“Rather than society influencing the home, it ought to be the Christian home influencing society. Righteousness brings beauty of character. Character creates harmony in the home. Harmony in the home brings order to civilization, which makes peace on earth.”

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Nicki Truesdell

Christian. Wife. Mother of two sons and three daughters. Author, blogger, speaker, and book lover. Second-generation homeschooler.

This blog has been my space to share all things Christian parenting, homeschooling, and conservative issues since 2009. I belive in bold truth-telling, biblical womanhood, and discipleship parenting.

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It is well-known that children in public schools spend anywhere from 10,000 to 15,000 hours of their childhood in the classroom. They are taught by a multitude of teachers, websites, and textbooks on every subject under the sun. In a public school setting, parents have little to no involvement or choice in the materials used. They might help with homework, but even that is difficult when they don’t always understand or even see the source material used. Parents are often left shaking their heads trying to figure out the new way of teaching math, or even angry at the revisionist history lessons.

My teenage son recently said, “Mom, I totally get why the catechism is important now.” Moms, that’s about the same as your child saying, “I understand the importance of eating green vegetables! 🙌🏻

NEW BLOG POST: “The only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be aid in religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty, and liberty is the object and life of all republican governments. Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.” (Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independence)

Last night, I spoke to a group of parents who wanted to know more about homeschooling. After telling them that anyone can homeschool, and encouraging them to embrace the incredible freedom that it brings, I saw them gather into little groups and start brainstorming how they could meet together, what curriculum they might use, and how they could help each other.

For the second summer in a row, parents are outraged over masks and responses to the virus, which I applaud. But where has the outrage been over a Godless k-12 education on the part of Christian parents?

Christian education involves more than the transfer of information or knowledge to children. It includes the development of understanding and wisdom based upon knowledge as defined in Scripture. (Exodus Mandate)

Homeschooling with the grandbaby today! It reminds me of homeschooling with lots of littles a few years ago. Now that our youngest is 10 (!) it’s smooth sailing, but I know it’s a lot harder with babies and toddlers in the mix.

"I can't homeschool because I don't have the patience."

When your kids are learning about life in America in the 1800s, be sure to use original sources! No matter what history curriculum you use, reading the stories written by people who were there is the best!

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Our Homeschool Curriculum Picks

Over the past 21 years of home education, we have tried quite a few things. Our homeschooling style is a mix of relaxed and rigorous, year-round, and large-family-style. I believe that a Christian education with a biblical worldview is vital, and I believe that it does not take twelve years to educate a child. With all of that, I present our homeschool curriculum picks.

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“Rather than society influencing the home, it ought to be the Christian home influencing society. Righteousness brings beauty of character. Character creates harmony in the home. Harmony in the home brings order to civilization, which makes peace on earth.”