Whether you start back after the holidays with your normal homeschool routine or you take days one subject at time, Deborah Wuehler offers advice from her personal experience and from trusted resources. In Episode 101 of the Hey, Mama! Homeschool Show, listen to Deborah discuss winter projects and goals for the new year.

Connections

Connect with God’s Word 

• “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22–23)
• “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” (Deuteronomy 6:4–7) 
• “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” (Galatians 6:9) 
• “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.” (Acts 3:19)
• “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:33) 
• “I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.” (John 17:4)

Connect with The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine

For more on starting back after the holidays, click on the links to these recent articles from The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine:

• Harriet, You’ll Drive Me Wild!
• Navigating the Mid-Winter Doldrums
• Homeschool Burnout
•  Winter Boredom? Make a Board Game!
• 5 Powerful Weapons to Beat the Winter Blues

Connect with the TOS App

Do you have the new and enhanced TOS App? It’s the hub for homeschooling. You can access all The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine articles—and more—wherever you go, whenever you need them. Search for homeschooling topics important to you. You’ll find curriculum choices, resources, homeschool advice, help, and encouragement. The app content is updated weekly. The TOS App is now better than ever, and it’s free. You can find the TOS App on Google Play or download at the App Store today! 

Connect with Adulting University

Today’s episode was sponsored by Adulting University, the virtual co-op for homeschool teens that prepares them for life after high school. Go to Adulting-University.com to learn more! 

Connect with SchoolhouseTeachers.com

While there are hundreds of courses for your children at SchoolhouseTeachers.com, there are also courses and resources for you as parents. Check out these resources that may help you start homeschooling again after the holidays. 

Creating and Implementing a Personal Strategic Plan 

Decisions, and the process of making them, can set the direction for life. People are constantly bombarded with decisions that need to be made, each one requiring careful weighing of choices so time isn’t squandered. Sometimes, the options can seem overwhelming. One way to take some of the stress out of decisions is by forming a personal strategic plan. All successful businesses have one. They know their goals, what will help to accomplish them, and what will only be a distraction. This simple and straightforward Creating and Implementing a Personal Strategic Plan resource can help anyone develop the same kind of plan for life.

Help Me Stay the Course

Why continue to homeschool? Are you at your wits’ end with frustration over a particularly rebellious child? Have you ever had days when your eight-year-old doesn’t “get” the math problem you’ve just explained three times? Do you sometimes forget that with prayer we can be at peace during these times and that we can walk through it all in victory? This collection of fifteen eBooks shares homeschool mom encouragement and offers prayers, wisdom, and the precious reminder that homeschool moms are not alone.

When Things Don’t Go as Planned

Everyone has dreams for how their family’s future will look. What do you do when things don’t go as planned? When a child makes choices that devastate your family? When the people you thought would understand don’t? When there is an ache in your heart that never seems to end? When Things Don’t Go as Planned is a series of articles from a mom who has faced troubled family relationships and is still taking the future one step of faith at a time.

Connect with Resources Mentioned by Our Host

• Episode 96—Finding Rest in Spirit, Soul, and Body
• TOSMagazine.com or TOSApps.com 

Connect with The Homeschool Minute 

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Connect with Upcoming Episodes

Here’s what you can look forward to next:  

• 1/6/2025: Episode 102—“Looking Back” hosted by Stephanie Morrison, Christine Weller, and Deborah Wuehler of The Old Schoolhouse®