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Help for the Anxious Homeschool Mom
Homeschool mom, what are you anxious about? I can tell you what I was anxious about as a new homeschooling mom. I was afraid I would fail at teaching my kids. I wasn't a trained teacher, after all. But even though I'm a psychologist, I was also afraid I would fail as...
How to Trust God to Overcome Sin
Trusting God to overcome the sin in our lives is one of the tougher areas to trust. I know from experience! I'm talking about the besetting sins, the sins that feel like addictions because no matter what you do, you can't seem to change. But we can learn to trust Him...
The Most Important Areas to Organize This Year
Soon, we'll be in a new year. It's that time when many of us think of goals like getting organized. You know you're unlikely to organize everything in a year, so what are the most important areas for homeschoolers to focus on? My answer may surprise you. Organize Your...
How to Trust God with Your Success
It's time for another installment of the Trust Project. This month we will focus on trusting God with our success--success in our homeschools, parenting, work, business, ministry, and more. I'm excited about this focus. [button...
How to Trust God with Pets and Possessions
It's time for another edition of the Trust Project. This month we will discuss how we can trust God with our pets and possessions. This may seem like a more minor issue than some others we've addressed in this project. But I know from experience that it can be...
How to Trust God with Your Friendships
Do you trust God with your friendships? Do you believe He will provide you with friends? That He will provide your kids with good friendships? Do you worry about a friend's health or salvation? That's this month's topic in the Trust Project. [button...
How to Trust God with Your Parents
Many of us homeschooling moms not only have fears about our children but about our parents as well. This month in the Trust Project we will focus on trusting God with our parents. [button link="http://ultimateradioshow.com/trustparents" type="big" color="orange"...
How to Know if You’re Doing Enough in Your Homeschool
One of the most common concerns I hear from new homeschoolers is whether or not they're doing enough. If that's your question, regardless of how long you've been homeschooling, I have six ways you can know that you're doing enough in your homeschool. [button...
How Homeschooling Can Be a Fulfilling Career
I wrote what became a very popular blog post about why I wasted my education to homeschool. I will summarize by saying that there were people in my life who thought trading in a PhD in psychology and clinical practice in a Christian clinic to homeschool was a waste,...
How to Trust God with Your Finances
Trusting God with our finances can be tough. But if we are going to complete this Trust Project, we have to deal with our fears about money. Have your Trust Project printables ready, and let's do this! [button link="http://ultimateradioshow.com/trustmoney" type="big"...
How to Close the Complaint Desk in Your Homeschool
Are you dealing with complaining when it's time to start school, or time to do chores, or time to do anything your kids don't like to do? If so, you will want these six ideas that will result in a complaint-free homeschool. [button...
How to Handle a Troublemaking Child
I hear from many parents who have a child who antagonizes siblings, rebels against them, or otherwise makes life difficult. I have six strategies for turning your troublemaker into a terrific child. [button link="http://ultimateradioshow.com/troublemaker" type="big"...