by Jessica Frierson | Apr 25, 2023 | Spiritual Growth, Peace, Parenting, Discipleship, Young Children, Family life, NCHE Blog, Uncategorized
by Jessica Frierson, April 2023 One of the things that really bothers me as a parent is hearing my children mutter an insincere “I’m sorry.” In search of a way to make the phrase more meaningful, I considered what the point of an apology is to begin with. It is often...
by Jessica Frierson | Mar 15, 2023 | Reasons to Homeschool, NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Getting Started, Parenting, Teens, Considering Homeschooling, Young Children
by Jessica Frierson, March 2023 In last week’s blog post, I wrote about what the homeschooling parent needs. This week I will look at the five needs of the homeschooled child. You may expect those needs to include Internet access, a study area, the best...
by Jessica Frierson | Mar 16, 2022 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Parenting, Young Children, Family life
by Jessica Frierson, March 2022 There are five requirements for crystals to form: ingredients, temperature, pressure, time, and space, according to Gem Rock Auctions. If you are the parent of more than one child, you know that all of these ingredients are present in...
by Jessica Frierson | Mar 8, 2022 | Family life, Grandparents, NCHE Blog, Parenting, Teens, Culture, High School, Discipleship, Young Children, Middle School, History
by Jessica Frierson, March 2022 The house was burning down around them, and six-year-old Emery couldn’t get two-year-old Hazel to put her spoon down so he could get her out of her highchair and escape the flames. That is the incredible story my children’s grandfather...
by Matthew McDill | Aug 20, 2021 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Parenting, Considering Homeschooling, Reasons to Homeschool
by Matthew McDill, August 2021 My dad always used to tell my sister and me: “You’ve got to learn to get along with each other. You two are best friends.” We would often make faces and deny this, but in the end, my sister and I were very good friends. This is the...
by Matthew McDill | Aug 17, 2021 | NCHE Blog, Resources, Parental Rights, Parenting, Discipleship, Reasons to Homeschool
by Matthew McDill, Aug 2021 Some of my very favorite times as a dad are when I sit with my teens, enjoying some coffee and real-life conversation. We talk about school, work, relationships, faith, the Bible, the world, philosophy, politics, and anything else they have...
