Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

Mike Smith:
Denise, your 20-plus years of homeschooling make you a real voice of experience for homeschoolers, especially those of our listeners who are new to homeschooling. What advice can you give us in conquering the difficulties of living as a homeschool family?

Denise Mira: Mike, I would echo the words of one of my heroes, Winston Churchill, and say, “Never, never, never, never give up!” Number one, the fact is, no matter how you feel today, homeschooling works. Number two, don’t compare yourself to others. That’s a killer. And number three, make it an absolute priority to allow your kids to pursue their interests as a part of your curriculum.

The rains will fall, the winds will blow—expect them. But we as home educators must endure, persevere, and commit to the end! Character, both in us and in our children, will be built by us enduring difficulties and challenges in all their forms—whether educationally, financially, maritally, relationally, emotionally—we’re going to have a fight. But we continually remind ourselves of this highest of callings—to develop the raw material in our greatest treasure—our children.

Mike:
Well, Denise, it’s truly been a blessing to have on the program this past week! Your wisdom and experience have been very encouraging to all of us here on the program and to our listeners as well. And until next time, I’m Mike Smith.