Homeschool moms, there are so many reasons to celebrate you for your service to your families! But is there danger in just focusing on ourselves for one day on Mother’s Day? What if we are not celebrated as moms as we think we should be? We observe Mother’s Day once a year, but Heaven celebrates moms every day when we do the eternal work of making God’s Son known to our children and living a cross-centered life. Hear Deborah Wuehler’s gentle and interesting perspective on the work of a mother in Episode 14 of the Hey, Mama! Homeschool Show: “How Should We Celebrate the Homeschool Mom?”

Connections

Connect with God’s Word 

“We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed—always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.” (2 Corinthians 4:8–10 NKJV)

“He grants the barren woman a home, like a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord!” (Psalm 113:9 NKJV)

“A woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, ‘Why this waste?’  . . . Wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, it will also be told what this woman has done as a memorial to her.” (Matthew 26:7–13 NKJV)

“O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” (John 17: 25–26 NKJV)

Connect with The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine 

For more on today’s topic, click on the links to these articles from The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine:

• “When Mom Goes Back to School”
• “Hope for the Weary Homeschool Mom”
• “Encouraging Moms to Homeschool Their Children”

Connect with The Homeschool Minute 

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The Homeschool Minute is a weekly eNewsletter for anyone homeschooling or considering starting. It’s brief yet packed with a powerful dose of encouragement to keep you going strong in your commitment to your family and to the Lord. Each week the Hey, Mama! Homeschool Show podcast and The Homeschool Minute focus on the same theme. Subscribe to the free homeschool newsletter. 

Connect with SchoolhouseTeachers.com 

Have you ever wondered when and how Mother’s Day came to be? What about Veterans Day, Valentine’s Day, or Flag Day? Learn all about these special days and many more in the History of Holidays in America course on SchoolhouseTeachers.com. Members can access over 400 courses. There’s truly something for every subject, every grade, and every student. Find out more at SchoolhouseTeachers.com. 

Connect with The Canadian Schoolhouse

Have you visited The Canadian Schoolhouse site yet? Canadians will love the resources there, but so will homeschoolers all over the world! Here’s an article to start with: “Women of the Bible Just Like Us.” Enjoy more content from TCS contributors and staff writers by visiting the Front Door page with content on a monthly theme and links to all content sections.

Connect with the TOS App

Do you have the new and enhanced TOS App? It is 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 will 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 Upcoming Episodes

New episodes of the Hey, Mama! Homeschool Show are released every Monday. Check back right here for show notes and links at HomeschoolShow.com. Here’s what you can look forward to next: 

• 5/8/23: Episode 15—“Help When Special Needs Are Hard” hosted by Stephanie Morrison of The Canadian Schoolhouse
• 5/15/23: Episode 16—“Remembering Why We Homeschool” hosted by Christine Weller of SchoolhouseTeachers.com and The Canadian Schoolhouse
• 5/22/23: Episode 17—“Living Books and Good Literature – What Are They?” an interview with Dr. Mark Hamby of Lamplighter Ministries hosted by Heather Vogler of The Old Schoolhouse®

Questions or comments on the Hey, Mama! Homeschool Show podcast? We’d love to hear from you at HomeschoolShow@TheOldSchoolhouse.com.