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2023 TSHS Conference Registration is open!
The second Tri-State Homeschool Conference is rapidly approaching. We are working diligently to ensure that this year’s conference is better than last year! Our goal is to make it even more informative and beneficial to homeschool parents. We are working with great speakers and vendors, both new ones and also a lot of faces you will recognize from last year. The good news is that winter registration is open now! We are offering an early bird registration for $35 for the next two weeks, through February 2, 2023. For this amazing price, you will get five incredible sessions with multiple seasoned homeschool parents and advocates who will share…
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100 Days!
The countdown is on! It’s hard to believe that we have 100 days until our 2023 Tri-State Homeschool Conference. Part of me is thrilled with the possibilities – networking, encouraging, gaining insight, increasing knowledge, and part of me is trying not to worry about all the specifics – acquiring speakers and vendors, setting a schedule, making decisions, ironing out the schedule, and paying attention to the details. So, while we work on this end making sure to do everything possible to make this year even better than last, here’s a few things you can do: 1. SHARE. Will you please talk to others about the Tri-State Homeschool Conference and share…
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New Year, Big Announcement
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New Year, Big Announcement
Friends, it is the announcement you have been waiting for! The Tri-State Homeschool Conference will be Saturday, April 22, 2023! It will be held at Fellowship Bible Church located at 160 Daniel Rd, Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia 25442. We have been very busy planning this event, and as we add amazing speakers and vendors to the line-up we will share that with you. Make sure you are following us on social media for updates! Last year was our first conference and we had such a wonderful time. We met people from all over the region. They came to learn and grow and be encouraged. It was so refreshing to meet…
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Merry Christmas
Coming into this holiday season, I was determined to make the most of it with my kids and husband. I had read about the Danish lifestyle of “hygge” (pronounced ho͞oɡə), which is defined as “a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being (regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture).” It’s so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of doing and getting and going, and to lose sight of our family and the connections with them that can and should be made and maintained. We had a rare ice day last week, and the five of us gathered on…
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10 Ways to Homeschool through the Holidays
Do you homeschool through the holidays? Every year, I go back and forth. The problem for us is if we take a break in December, it’s very difficult to get back in the groove in January. So this year, I’m taking the bull by the horns, so to speak. Here are a few ideas for easy homeschool days through December (just in time for your monthly planning): 1. Revisit some of your favorite holiday books. While looking for one of my Advent devotionals last night (yes, I’m extremely late trying to find it), I came across a bunch of picture books we *used* to read aloud in December. Books like…
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The Doldrums of Winter
As we are heading into the holidays, there is a lot on my mind. While I love Thanksgiving and Christmas and the thought of a new year, January and February tends to not go so well for me. It should. One of my kids has a birthday, our co-op is on break for the month, and with the cold and sometimes snowy weather, it’s nice to just be home. But. There’s always a but, isn’t there? But the days are horribly short. Darkness hits us by 4:30 pm it seems. And it’s winter, which means gray dull days. And I find myself slipping into a quagmire of bad moods. Add…
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Homeschool Adventures
I LOVE adventure! The feeling of going off into the unknown and exploring a new place is exhilarating to me. I can’t wait to discover something unique and interesting! Now to some people this may be very frightening and more of a nightmare than fun. But for me, I’m a very curious person and welcome opportunities to learn about things I didn’t know. So as a homeschool mom, I have incorporated as much adventure into our journey as I can. And you know, kids love that! When you are having fun, it rubs off on them. They “sponge up” all the curiosities they can find. I have two kids and…
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Homeschool in the Military
Hi there, I’m Emily and I love being a part of the homeschool community. Maybe we need meetings? This is just a brief look into our lives. My husband has served in the US Government for over 20 years. Our boys are 15 and 16 years old, just 19 months apart. We have lived on 4 continents, 4 countries, and 4 states. We just started our twelfth year of homeschooling which is unbelievable to me. Homeschooling has been our one consistent thing through different climates, housing situations, people, languages, huge international moves that take months, and not having a church family or our own family anywhere near us. It has…
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How it all started . . .
Have you ever felt that tug on your heart to pursue the desire of your heart? About a year ago, I felt the tug. In my mind, I could picture a group of people coming together to discuss, learn, grow, and encourage everything homeschool. I pictured tables set up in a big room where people could peruse curriculum and purchase items for their children. I envisioned break-out sessions where speakers could present seminars on topics from special needs to homeschooling through high school and everything in between. I pictured perfect strangers having a conversation where they were able to encourage and give strategies to help them in their own homes. …
