“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’s nice to have the privilege to homeschool. But not everyone has that privilege.” This comment always makes my eyebrows arch. 🤨

This is where I woke up this morning. At a cabin by the lake, thanks to my hubby.

"Look on education as something between the child's soul and God. Modern Education tends to look on it as something between the child's brain and the standardized test." ~ Charlotte Mason

Moms and Dads, I’ve watched the homeschool community grow and change since 1984. And one of the aspects of modern homeschooling that grieves me is that parents are not confident in their ability to teach their kids, or they are afraid of missing something, leaving gaps in the education, or something else. And so they remedy these fears with classes here and there every day of the week, or hours of sitting in front of a computer for online instruction. The family relationship that used to happen in homeschooling is conspicuously absent. We still trust everyone else to do a better job than us.

Psalm 20. For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Parents, since the founding of this nation, I can't think of a time when it was more important for her citizens to understand the Constitution. And if you take a look around you, it's apparent that very few people know what it says.

If you woke up this morning feeling panicked, sorrowful, or afraid, you’re not alone.

We just completed Mystery of History Volume 1. LET ME TELL YOU. If you have never learned how ancient history and the Bible align (and I'm betting a lot of you haven't), you need this curriculum. History is not taught this way in public schools, because they have to leave God out. And by doing so, the story is woefully incomplete.

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Mystery of History Volume 1: Week 26: Lessons 76-78 – Socrates, Hippocrates and the Statue of Zeus, and Ezra and Arezxerxes

See my main page for this course and the explanations of resources used. This post may contain affiliate links. Lesson 76: Socrates Along with the lesson on Socrates, the kids are continuing through their Usborne Books on The…

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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.”