Raising Arrows - Large Family Homeschool Life

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Finding Ways to Say No Sep 23, 2026

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There's not much I can say no to, but I can adjust how I say yes so it's more like a no and becomes more manageable in the process.

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Do I Really Need a Homeschool Schedule? Jul 02, 2026

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What do you think of when I say Homeschool Schedule? A rigorous, segmented schedule that must be followed exactly or you will fall miserably behind? Let's change that!

Get my homeschool scheduling books:

Creating a Homeschool Schedule You Love and Flexible Homeschool Planning

Resoures mentioned:

Podcast 07 - Should You Homeschool Year Round?
Podcast 10 - Schedules for Homeschooling Year Round
Podcast 50 - How to Put Your Homeschool on Autopilot
Podcast 77 - How to Anchor Your Homeschool Day
Podcast 83 - How to Set Up a Simple Homeschool Schedule
Podcast 86 - An Easy Morning Time Routine
Podcast 125 - Ideas for Homeschool Schedules
Morning Time with Multiple Ages - post
Year Round Homeschooling page on Raising Arrows
Autopilot Homeschooling - post
Are Homeschool Groups a Waste of Time? - post

Getting Your Kids to Help with Meals Jun 18, 2026

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Large family methods for getting your kids in the kitchen helping with daily meals.

Resources mentioned:

Podcast #189 - Creating a Meal Rotation that Isn't Boring
Kids Cook Real Food curriculum

Creating a Meal Rotation That Isn't Boring May 12, 2026

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I don't love to cook and I have a very busy life, so I had to find a way to make meal planning less stressful and time-consuming.

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Getting Things Done When You Don't Feel Like It Feb 18, 2026

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3 simple hacks to get back on track when you are overwhelmed and don't know where to start.

Resources mentioned:

Podcast #50 - How to Put Your Homeschool on Autopilot
Podcast #184 - Living in the Sandwich Generation

At What Age Does my Homeschooling Need to Get Serious? Dec 31, 2025

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We all want to enjoy the little years of homeschooling, but we also have this nagging feeling we aren't doing enough. When do we need to get serious about when and what we are teaching?

Get my book: Flexible Homeschool Planning to make your plans work no matter what kind of week you've had!

Resources mentioned:

Podcast #26 - How Many Hours Does It Take to Homeschool?
Podcast #138 - Tests Don't Teach
Podcast #178 - Testing Your Child's Knowledge Without Tests
Podcast #183 - Creating a Homeschool Transcript
How Many Hours Does it Take to Homeschool? (free download)
Preschool & Kindergarten Curriculum for Large Families
Wonderment Curriculum
Review of Peaceful Preschool
Tapestry of Grace (page full of resources on my blog)
How we use Apologia Science
Berean Builders Science

The Mother-in-Law I Never Wanted to Be Dec 09, 2025

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We all intend to be great at this mother-in-law thing, but it tends to be a bit of an ugly mess as we learn a whole new parenting role.

Resources mentioned:

Podcast 185 - The Black Wedding Dress
Podcast 80 - Mistakes We Made Parenting Our College Student Who Lived at Home
Podcast 102 - Homeschool to College
Podcast 161 - Mothering Sons into Adulthood
Podcast 163 - Spending Time with Your Teens
More Than Grand website

The Black Wedding Dress that Shocked the Conservative Homeschool World Nov 11, 2025

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My daughter's black wedding dress shocked a lot of people. Some comments were downright ugly, but they sparked a conversation that needs to be had in the conservative homeschool world - What are we teaching our children about appearances and "fitting in."

Original Facebook post
She Wears Skirts Series
Jinger Dugger's Book - Become Free Indeed

Living in the Sandwich Generation Oct 16, 2025

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Caring for aging parents while still caring for young children at home is happening more and more to my generation. This is my story and my way of managing it all.

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