Enjoy and Bless

(Totally off topic intro: I’ve noticed as I’ve been recording these podcasts that my voice fluctuates from week to week, day-to-day, kind of like my handwriting does. I don’t know if anyone else experiences this: Sometimes when I sit down to journal, my handwriting flows smoothly and beautifully, and it looks presentable, like you’d want… Continue reading

Episode Transcript: So I listened to my last episode, and I feel like I could have left you all with the impression that I do not limit my children’s access to things or just let them have free reign, and it just sounded way too open-ended as far as what I allow into my children’s… Continue reading

This is kind of a part two to the idea that yes—Christians can unschool. I’ve been reflecting on how my theology actually led us to unschooling.  There are many layers, but today I want to focus on one: The way God exercises authority—through freedom, relationship, and guidance—has deeply shaped how we approach parenting and education.… Continue reading

For Black History Month, we watched Hidden Figures—a fantastic movie about three African American women working for NASA during the space race. One of the women, Dorothy Vaughan, led a group of Black women mathematicians called “computers.” (Before watching this movie, I had never thought about computer being a common profession before electronic computers were… Continue reading

Podcast Transcript: So today is another unscripted episode. I said in the previous one that I would share about our random Wednesday, sharing what we did that day. It’s been really helpful to me throughout our homeschooling education, to hear how other families spend their weeks, how they decide what to do day to day,… Continue reading

Reader note: I did not write today’s episode ahead of time so below is the transcript. Listening to this episode may be more engaging than reading! Transcript: Today on the podcast I’m trying something different. I am stepping way out on a limb for my comfort zone and trying to record a podcast that I… Continue reading

My mom keeps prompting me to tell people about my blog/podcast. Of course I feel loved by how proud she is of me, but something keeps holding me back from sharing this new endeavor. It feels a bit like I’m coming out—revealing a lifestyle choice that is often misunderstood and frowned upon. And sharing it… Continue reading

When I first started trying to find other Christians who unschooled, I found several posts and podcasts that asked the question, “Can Christians unschool?” or mentioned that the phrase sounded like an oxymoron. The question didn’t confuse me, but it did trouble me. What part of the gospel says anything about how we educate our… Continue reading

I’m always hesitant to share my concerns regarding our current education system knowing that I have friends who are teachers and friends who rely on public education out of necessity. I don’t have answers for society as a whole, and I would never claim that our family’s path should be everyone’s path. But I do… Continue reading

Well I had plans to make this episode a bit more light-hearted than the previous episode on the legality of unschooling, but something happened in my world that motivated me to talk about something important.  My brother is attending a funeral this afternoon. Some close friends of his unexpectedly lost their 5 year old son… Continue reading