by Jessica Frierson | Aug 17, 2026 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Spiritual Growth, Getting Started, Resources, Freedom to Homeschool, Discipleship, Teaching Strategies, Schedule, Family life
I don’t know about you, but my summer disappeared faster than the sweet tea at a church picnic in July. No sooner was I sorting through last year’s stack of dog-eared books, wrinkled papers, and half-finished word searches than it’s time to plan the next school...
by Jessica Frierson | Jan 4, 2023 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Getting Started, Young Children, Teaching Strategies, Schedule, Reasons to Homeschool, Family life, Uncategorized
by Jessica Frierson, January 2023 This month marks the beginning of the end of an era in my life. My youngest child will turn seven in just a few days, marking the beginning of his official school years. Although we have a decade or so remaining until our youngest...
by Jessica Frierson | Aug 31, 2022 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Summer, Schedule, Reasons to Homeschool
by Jessica Frierson, August 2022 Many of us in the homeschool world are transitioning back into school mode from either a summer break or, for year-round schoolers, a mini-break. Our family falls into the latter camp. We took July off intending to use the time to...
by Evelyn Bickley | May 3, 2022 | Schedule, NCHE Blog, Teaching Strategies
by Evelyn Bickley, May 2022 When I was a public-schooled child in Pennsylvania, the best day of the year was the one day we went on a field trip. First grade was the Philadelphia Zoo. Second was Washington’s Crossing State Park. Third was a visit to the Audubon...
by Diane Helfrich | Apr 12, 2022 | Peace, Rest, Schedule, Family life, NCHE Blog, Encouragement
by Diane Helfrich, March 2022 A feeling of exhaustion, constant concern that you are doing the right thing, a new-found cynicism or sadness, difficulty concentrating, difficulty sleeping, no sense of purpose or satisfaction, changes in health—these are all signs of...
by Jessica Frierson | Feb 15, 2022 | NCHE Blog, Young Children, Nature, Science, Middle School, Schedule, Reasons to Homeschool
by Jessica Frierson, February 2022 Last week gave us a spring preview here in the Catawba Valley area. Birds were singing the praises of the nest they had begun constructing under our eaves. The sun was shining brightly in every window, enticing us to come out to...
