FREE Children's Ministry Lessons
Mandy wanted to create a coloring sheet activity for all the homeschool students as they get the new year started. Use the links below to download each file for these “Our home is our school” coloring pages. Coloring sheet in PDF or JPEG Cut-out version sheet #1 in PDF or JPEG Cut-out version sheet #2 … Read more
As I was reflecting about our homeschool this year, I knew something was missing, but I just couldn’t put my finger on it. Then one day, as I was praying, it came to me! Prayer! Prayer was missing from our homeschool. I couldn’t believe that I left out such an integral part of our day! … Read more
I have always loved the “Back to School” time in August/September. “Back to school” time to me means sharp crayons, new pencils, and any new gadgets that will make school just a little more fun and colorful. We have decided to homeschool year-round. Taking 3 months off in the Summer doesn’t work for us and … Read more
2 1/2 years ago, my husband and I decided that we would be homeschooling our two boys. It was, and still it, the right decision for our family. Since I stay home with our boys, you would think that I have oodles and oodles of quality time with them. After homeschooling them, housework, meals, and … Read more
While homeschooling school-age children, we often forget that our little ones need some structured learning as well. I’m not saying that they should be sitting there for hours on end every day, but it is good for them to have a few structured activities to do where they do have to sit for just a … Read more
As with many families, my husband, 2 boys, and I live in a different state than any of our family. We moved away for ministry reasons. The choice to move was a difficult one, since we would be leaving all of our family behind, but it was the right one (as is every decision to … Read more
Bible study is so important in our daily lives. If we want to get to know our Creator, we have to read His book. We also want our children to read their Bible so that they can grow in their relationship with the Lord. For children who go to public school, this has to be … Read more
While going through some “mystery” boxes in some of our closets, I came across some items that I thought my boys could play with, instead of just throwing them away. I decided to make a Writing Center for them. Playing is one of the many ways that children learn, so I thought that this was … Read more
One year ago at this time, my husband, son and I had packed up our apartment in Louisville, Kentucky (where my husband attended seminary) to move back to our home state of South Carolina.  My husband had graduated from seminary, and we were searching for God’s plan for our lives. We had homeschooled our son … Read more
We are officially in our 2nd year of homeschooling now. I have a 2nd grade boy and a 2 year old boy. I think the most challenging part of homeschooling, so far this year, has been trying to homeschool my older son, while my younger son is around. This is a new problem for us … Read more