It's one of our "frequently asked questions" - How in the world can I get my kids to obey? How do you teach them respect? And it's not just because obedient kids are agreeable - we know it's important for their safety, and it's Biblical. This episode,

It's not just cold and flu season - this year's battle with influenza is worse than usual. How do you deal with the challenge of sickness at home while homeschooling? Does your response to sickness show your faith or cast doubt on it?

Whew, that was busy! The season from Thanksgiving to Christmas is overwhelming enough when it's not as short as this year's calendar made it. Now we're safely past New Year's and if you're like us, it's time to get the train out of the ditch and back o...

For many families, Christmas is the time they update their smart phones, unwrap a new laptop, or add a phablet to the home network. Once, concerned parents were told, "Keep the computer in the family room and turn the screen where everybody can see it.

It's a difficult thing for most parents - gathering the courage to have "The Talk" with our children. Why can't we just wait until they're more grown up? Can't we shield them from the sexualized culture so they can stay innocent until they're adults?

This episode our guest is Hope Auer. She's the author of the award-winning novel A Cry From Egypt which she began when she was just a 13-year-old homeschool student. Now in her early twenties, Hope has already won Book of the Year for her first novel,

It's the most commercial time of the year, the Christmas shopping season. For some businesses, the sales for these few short weeks make up for months of sluggish economy. For many of us, though, our own personal economy isn't ready for big spending ...

We like the whole giving-and-receiving tradition of Christmas because it celebrates God's greatest gift - His Son, bringing His grace -- and face it, it's just fun! But sometimes we get discouraged at not just the commercialization of the holiday,

We all have them - people we love too much to ignore, but can really make a holiday gathering awkward. The ones who ask your homeschooled kids wouldn't they rather ride the nice yellow school bus, or the ones who poke the new father in the ribs and ask...

Holidays are meant to be times to remember and celebrate God's work in the lives of our family and nation, but too often we let the celebration overrun the memory. This episode we talk about how to make your family's Thanksgiving more meaningful - and ...