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8 Ways to Get Involved in Your Homeschool Community
On June 11, 2026 by Anna De LayAs a long time home educator, I know that a good support base is pivotal to homeschool success. Being a part of a community that supports one another can lighten the load exponentially. If you’re not sure where to start, here are eight ways to get involved in your homeschool community. 1. Join a weekly
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When the girls were little…
On May 5, 2026 by Anna De LayWhat’s a moment you wish you could freeze and live in forever? When the girls were little, they would jump on their dad’s back and ride him like a horse. Once he took my good pillows and strapped them to his knees because the floor was getting too hard for comfort. Ruined my pillows, but
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Guard Your Heart: Am I Tolerating Evil in My Home?
On February 17, 2026 by Anna De LayAbout a year ago, the Lord started to deal with me about things and behaviors I should no longer tolerate – not only as a peaceable, forgiving person (sometimes to a fault), but specifically as a mother and caretaker of my house and family. And while I pondered these things, He also warned me about
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7 Biblical Truths to Remember When Progress is Slow
On December 2, 2025 by Anna De LayI saw this sign on my walk the other day and thought, “Boy, isn’t that how progress feels right now!” SLOW. Whether it’s getting healthy, finishing a degree program, or aspiring to some other life goal, staying the course can often seem monotonous or even impossible. If that resonates with you, keep reading for 7
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Worship in the Battle — Lessons from Jehoshaphat
On November 7, 2025 by Anna De LayWhen life presses hard and opposition arises, praising and worshipping God might be the last thing we feel like doing. So often, we begin to worry or try to fix things in our own strength. Yet, when we surrender to God’s will and acknowledge that He is the only One who can help us through,
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Say Yes to God! Don’t be Afraid to Enter Your Promised Land
On October 11, 2025 by Anna De LayThe Old Testament Israelites often come to mind when I think of human frailty, doubt, and the propensity for us to wander. How do we forget God’s words so easily?? The events surrounding the Exodus are the perfect examples of this. The Israelites had been enslaved by Pharaoh for 400 years. Finally, God heard their
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Choosing Forgiveness When it Still Hurts
On May 4, 2025 by Anna De LayLessons I’m learning about forgiveness… Forgiveness is the only path to wholeness and healing of your own broken heart. Even so, the memories, the hurt, the feelings of betrayal don’t magically disappear when you choose to forgive someone who has hurt you deeply. There is an initial forgiveness that we choose, but the harder part
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Do Justly, Love Mercy: Accepting God’s Loving Sovereignty
On December 10, 2024 by Anna De LayFor my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. Isaiah 55:8 Not too long ago, I found myself standing in the face of God, telling Him how to do His job. Crying about how hurt I am by a loved one’s actions and how my family is now forever
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Don’t Lose Heart: You Will Get Through This
On November 27, 2022 by Anna De LaySo we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison… 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 Lately, Steven Curtis Chapman’s latest radio hit, Don’t Lose Heart has been playing over and