5 Reasons to Homeschool

men·tor noun1. an experienced and trusted adviser. synonyms: adviser, guide, guru, counselor, consultant I love being a mentor to new homeschool moms and  to younger women in general.    It is one of the good things about “getting older.  For the past several years I have mentored small groups of new homeschool moms, and I really …

Graduation and Hope

Graduation. Maybe it seems eons away, or maybe it is right around the corner for you. No matter where you are in your homeschool journey, are you educating your children with the end in mind? What are you preparing your children for? Who are you trusting for guidance along the way? Our support group holds …

Creative Bible Journaling

A few years ago, with only one teenager left at home, I realized that now was the “someday” I had been talking about when I said, “Someday I will do such and such” or “Someday I will have time for xyz again”. The art supplies that had been sitting in boxes in the closet, the …

Welcome to my Blog

Welcome! Now that my children are grown and out of the house, my life has changed pretty dramatically, so I felt it was time for a fresh start and a new venture into blogging here on WordPress. “Retired Homeschool Mom” is a place to discuss all the new things happening in this stage of life! …