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    Part Two: Seeking God’s Direction

    - By Renée Gotcher

    When you are faced with major decisions regarding your homeschooling, your family, your own personal role and relationships, seeking God’s direction can seem very challenging. Even your daily decisions can get bogged down with the opinions and advice of others, self doubt, and conflicting messages from our culture. As I…

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    Christmas Sweet Treats to Make With Kids

    - By Renée Gotcher

    This month we’re joining a special series at So You Call Yourself a Homeschooler called, “A Goodie a Day Until Christmas.” Instead of sharing a specific recipe for this series, we wanted to share with you a concept that can be adapted in many ways for Christmas sweet treats that…

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    Five Reasons I’m Thankful for Homeschooling

    - By Renée Gotcher

    Join us in 30 Days of Thanks! We will be posting all month at NextGen Homeschool about some of the things we are personally thankful for, and when we do, the post will include a link-up at the bottom so you can share posts of your own on the topic…

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    Why I’m Thankful for Curriculum Choice

    - By Rosanna Gotcher

    Join us in 30 Days of Thanks! We will be posting all month at NextGen Homeschool about some of the things we are personally thankful for, and when we do, the post will include a link-up at the bottom so you can share posts of your own on the topic…

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    Homeschooling Through the Holidays: Engaging the Senses

    - By Renée Gotcher

    NextGen Homeschool is proud to join 26 fabulous homeschool bloggers for a special Christmas series at UpsideDown Homeschooling called, “The ABCs of Homeschooling Through the Holidays.” Homeschooling during the busy holiday season can be challenging, but it also presents a lot of unique opportunities for the whole family. Every Monday…

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  • Real-Life Homeschooling

    30 Days of Thanks: Good Sibling Relationships

    - By Rosanna Gotcher

    We will be posting all month at NextGen Homeschool about some of the things we are personally thankful for, and when we do, the post will include a link-up at the bottom so you can share posts of your own on the topic of thankfulness. If you don’t blog, no…

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  • Homeschool Encouragement - Real-Life Homeschooling

    30 Days of Thanks: Technology

    - By Renée Gotcher

    In recent years, many people have participated in a “30 Days of Thanks” challenge on their blogs or social media by expressing gratitude for at least one thing every day in November. At NextGen Homeschool, we’re going to take on this challenge together, and we’d love for you to join…

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  • Faith & Family

    Why Our Girls Said No To Halloween This Year

    - By Renée Gotcher

    There’s been a lot of sparring in the social media world this month about what a Christian should or shouldn’t do on Halloween. Personally, I’ll be glad when the opinions are put to rest for another 11 months — although in my neck of the woods, the local school board…

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    How to Choose Homeschool Math Curriculum

    - By Rosanna Gotcher

    Math was never my best subject. That being said, this is my ninth year as a homeschool teacher, and I have had plenty of experience choosing math curriculum. From my wealth of experience, I wanted to share my thoughts on how to choose a homeschool math curriculum — without any…

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    When Should I Consider Changing Curriculum?

    - By Renée Gotcher

    I recently had a conversation with a homeschooling mom who was new to our state and already feeling unhappy with the public online schooling program she chose to enroll with here in Colorado — and what made her feel worse is that she thought she was “stuck” for the year.…

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  • Faith & Family

    Seeking God’s Direction: Where do I Start?

    - By Renée Gotcher

    When you are faced with major decisions regarding your homeschooling, your family, your own personal role and relationships, seeking God’s direction can seem very challenging. Even your daily decisions can get bogged down with the opinions and advice of others, self doubt, and conflicting messages from our culture. We spend…

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  • Homeschool Encouragement

    Harried Homeschool Mom? When to Get Help

    - By Rosanna Gotcher

    I am a strong believer in the idea that life happens in seasons. And I freely admit that this past season has been a hectic, stressful, and busy one for me. I needed serious help, and I couldn’t seem to get it from my own family. Not because they refused…

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