A plethora of ideas to help you spend quality time with your teenagers as they move from childhood into adulthood.

Resources mentioned:

• Boys & Their Attitudes - Podcast #54
• Girls & Their Attitudes - Podcast #56
• Homeschool to College: Transitioning Your Teen - Podcast #102
• Mother Daughter Journaling (post)

Don't let your marriage slip through the cracks of your homeschooling day!

Resources mentioned:

• The 5 Love Languages (book)
• Just Between Us (app)
• Driveway Dates (post)
• 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson (book)

The relationship between a mother and her son is special, but it also changes as he moves from being a little boy, to being a teenager, to being a man.  As moms we need to learn to accept these changes and grow and change with them. 

Resources mentioned:

• Boys and Their Attitudes (Podcast #54)
• How to Parent and Discipline Boys and their Attitudes (post)
• Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy

Tactics for keeping the house clean with a bunch of kids underfoot!

Get my book - Home Management for the Homeschool Mom

Resources mentioned:

• 4 Steps to a Better Homeschool Day (free class)
• Mom's Daily Checklist
• Cleaning with Kids Podcast Series - #46-49
• How to Put Your Homeschool on Autopilot - Podcast #50

Are your Sundays anything but restful?  Are you tired of trying to get Sundays "right?"  When you have a lot of kids, Sundays can be hard - getting everyone ready, keeping everyone calm during the service, and then they still expect to eat when you get home!  It's time we changed how we see Sundays and lean into Jesus as our Sabbath rest!

Focus you calendar on Christ! Celebrating the Church Year Online Guide BUY NOW and start CELEBRATING!

 

 

Homeschooling a lot of different ages and stages presents a unique set of circumstances and challenges.  In today's podcast, we'll walk through several of these with real world solutions!

Teach your kids to dig into Scripture with games, puzzles, and more in the brand new Bible Investigators: Creation! Need help creating a homeschool schedule you can stick to? Take my class! Creating a Homeschool Schedule You Love!

 

Resources mentioned:

• How to Add Another Child to Your Homeschool (post)
• Simple Morning Time (post0
• Simple Morning Time (podcast #86)
• Morning Time with Multiple Ages (post)
• Independent Schoolwork (post)
• Teaching Textbooks Large Family Review (post)
• Secrets for Handling Attitudes in Girls (post)
• Girls and their Attitudes (podcast #56)
• How to Parent and Discipline Boys and Their Attitudes (post)
• Boys and their Attitudes (podcast #54)
• Homeschooling When Everyone Needs You (post)

How do you find time to clean the house while you homeschool? In this podcast, we'll talk about keeping up with the housework and schoolwork using simple routines and systems!

Useful resources for managing your home and homeschool:

• Creating a Homeschool Schedule You Love (ecourse)
• Home Management for the Homeschool Mom (book)

Other resources mentioned:

• How Many Hours Does It Take to Homeschool? (post or podcast #26)
• One Day House Cleaning (Home Blessing) - post
• Cleaning with Children Podcast Series: #46-49
• Mega Laundry Post
• Morning Routine
• Table Chores
• Morning Time
• Teaching Your Kids to Work Independently
• 15 Minute Tidy Up
• Evening Routine

How to use the Christian Church Year to focus your heart and mind on Christ as year long!

Get my Liturgical Calendar Guide for Protestant Families HERE! use code: LITRURGY10 for 10% off!

FREE Liturgical Calendar Wheel - https://raisingarrows.net/liturgical-church-year-protestant-family/

Resources mentioned:

• Celebrating the Biblical Feasts by Martha Zimmerman
• Celebrating the Christian Year by Martha Zimmerman
• Unwrapping the Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp
• Living the Christian Year Devotional by Bobby Gross
• Podcast #28 - Having a REAL Sabbath Rest
• Emily's Story
• Christmas Homeschool Ideas
• Free Easter Devotionals for Children

My personal journey of losing and gaining and losing again throughout 20 years of multiple pregnancies.

Resources mentioned:

• My Diastasis Recti Journey - Healing my Core
• Emily's Story

Your favorite homeschooling method may not fit your large family, but a few small adjustments can work wonders!  In this episode, Amy shares how to tweak 5 popular homeschooling methods to make them work for a large family.

Get the ebooklet mentioned in this episode! How to Make Any Curriculum Work for Your Family

Resources mentioned:

• Charlotte Mason Homeschooling in 18 Easy Step-by-Step Lessons (ebook)
• Notebooking for the Large Family (post)
• Tapestry of Grace (page on Raising Arrows)
• How to Have a Jubilee Homeschooling Year (post)
• Music In Our Homeschool (online learning platform)
• Morning Time with Multiple Ages (post)
• Karen Andreola's books
• Julia Rothman's "Anatomy" books

Related Podcasts:

• Podcast #124 - Taking a Jubilee Homeschool Year
• Podcast #70 - How to Use Workbooks to Lighten Your Homeschool Load

Homeschool moms have a lot to do in a day, including trying to keep the house clean! WHEN do you find the time to clean? Let's talk about what works best and why!

Buy the Book!Home Management for the Homeschool Mom 

Take my FREE Class: 4 Steps to a Better Homeschool Day

Related Podcasts:

• Podcast #46 - Weekly House Cleaning Without Help
• Podcast #47 - Creating a Chore Board
• Podcast #48 - Weekly Chore Rotation
• Podcast #49 - Weekly House Cleaning with Older Children

Related Videos:

• Weekly Rotation Cleaning List
• Chore Boards
• Friday Home Blessing
• How to Anchor Your Day
• Tidy Up Time
• Table Chores

Related Blog Posts:

• Home Blessing (cleaning your house in a day)
• Kitchen & Dining Room Chores for Children
• Morning Time with Multiple Ages
• How to Put Your Homeschool on Autopilot