The Lord sanctifies us through homeschooling our children. Wow! That hit me hard ♥️ never thought of it like that

Thank you so much for sharing....I think a lot of times (at least in certain circles) stay at home moms or homeschool moms are looked down on by society and we don’t really take the time to realize that we are good at our “job.” God has given you a wonderful talent and I appreciate so much you using it to bless others.

This is my 2021 goal: be proactive not reactive!

My secret is self care. On days that I'm rested amd well fed, I homeschool very well. On days I neglect my own needs because I'm stressed about homeschooling, I'm less productive. That goes for the kiddos too. Let them rest and feed them healthy food. It makes a big difference!

Some things I do to help me homeschool well that you did not mention are spending time on personal development as a homeschool mom and spending time with supportive homeschooling friends.

Yes! Yes! Totally agree with these! Planning, expectations, good habits, consistency, produce good fruit! And yes! Homeschooling is a full time job and you do it very well!! That’s why we are all here 😂 you are so inspiring and encouraging!! ❤️ thank you for sharing!

I take homeschooling very seriously too 🙌 consistency and rhythms are key to successful and lower stress days. Not that there never are but it cuts it down tremendously. When kiddos know expectations and have familiar days it just gives a safety and security for them. Great advice!!!!!

Thank you so much! These were great reminders in a time I needed them!! Thank you!! ❤️

That was really great, and so encouraging!! Thank you!

NEEDED this today! Thank you 😊 💓

This was so sweet and helpful, thank you! Ill be coming back to this as a reminder.

Another amazing video, as usual ❤️ I love your passion and especially your tip of treating it like a job!

Thank you, Ashlee! You are an inspiration to me!

Thank you for this, I'm so glad you made this vlog!

Extremely encouraging and agree wholeheartedly with your heart and values towards the call God had given us as homeschool moms.

Thank you for this! It has really helped me.

Such great encourage and advice Ashlee 💕

Great video, thanks for sharing! Love these tips ❤️

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️ Such great reminders!

Heck yeah you homeschool well! What a gift from Above - and I’m so thankful that you share your gift with us 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thank you for your words of wisdom ☺️

Such a great video. I have been watching your channel for years, and you have always been a great help to me in so many ways. Thank you so much for the high school planning videos!!! God bless you still for all that you do, and I know Hes faithful.

This was so good! And so encouraging!

Awesome video, Ashlee! I look up to you so much! ❤️

This video helps me so much! Thank you for talking through all of that... really helping me to refocus.

Thank you for the video. Definitely challenging me to homeschool well ❤️

Loved this. It showed me a few areas where I have been lacking in. Thank you!💜💜

Hi! I love your content and what you stand for. I’ve been sitting here needing to make changes (or I guess establishing my homeschooling since my daughter is in K) for how I want to homeschool and this video was tremendously helpful. It spoke to so much about what I need to do so thank you for sharing. I too, am a planner girl and used to think I was just weird lol but I see how beneficial it has been in your life so I see how I can continue to establish those boundaries you spoke about. Thank you so much!

THANK YOU so much for this! I needed to hear this. I was too laced and things were souring out of control!

Such great tips! Thank you for this. I definitely need to try the blank schedule during school days. I feel so rushed to finish school when things are planned and feel that we miss the opportunity to really learn from our lessons.

As a new homeschooling Mom this year, this was super helpful! Thank you for these awesome tips.

Thank you so much Ashlee, you’ve minister to my heart in this video! ( and all the others!! ) May your light always shine❤️

I LOVE this video. Very inspirational and it is OK to say you are doing well.

Yes you do very well at homeschooling! Your such an encouragement to me and help me in so many ways! Ty and God Bless u and your family! I pray to get it together like you one day...its my goal anyways! I just started homeschooling last year so still trying to find the rhythms!

Thanks for sharing! I agree you homeschool well! ☺️ I also agree with what you said specially the part about changing curriculum too much. 👍🏽

I'm new to homeschooling this year and have loved your videos. Thank you for the time spent sharing and encouraging other moms. I'm needing to make some adjustments coming into this second semester and this video was exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you : )

Such a great video! You do homeschool well and you should be very proud of it! ❤️

I love how good you are at planning ahead. This video was so helpful!!

Thank you so much for this! It was good for me to hear and really think about how I approach homeschooling. Defiantly need to see this as my number one priority and not just a side responsibility.

You are an amazing mom and homeschool mom and I strive daily to be organized and prepared like you are. You have given me the courage to homeschool and I love all of your content!

I love that you are a seasoned homeschool mom, you have some awesome insight, and I have already began my "mom binder" for our future planning into high school. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We too have a "routine" we don't have a set "time" of schooling but we have a routine of which subjects are done when, this helps so much with the children understanding what needs to be done daily.

I enjoyed this video! Well thought out and inspirational. Sometimes I downplay what I do or the importance of my prep time. Over time, I'm getting over that! I'm also glad to be over the point where I lacked confidence... it just takes time to build, especially as a person who'd never considered homeschooling, until I had a 4 year old I didn't want to sign up for kindergarten 😄

I am loving the positivity you are giving in being a homeschool mother. Really needed this boost. And reality check. Also, I am in LOVE with your hair, absolutely adore that color 💛

I love your attitude and view about homeschooling. I feel the exact same way. That said I will admit I'm not as structured as you are and this is our 13th year. We also have our not so great days but I know this is what I want most for my kids. Tfs.

This was great! I’ve been homeschooling and doing it well because I do the same exact thing as you! You GO Girl! Great video ❤️

You are simply, very courageous. Congratulations! I have been following you consistently for more than 3 years. Yes indeed, you are doing it well, and you always make homeschooling looks doable and real to us. Thank you for all that you do.

I'm new to homeschooling this year...thanks C19 😒 Your channel has been such a big help to me as I am navigating this season! So thank you so much for this video... and all the others!

Love that you made this video. I think we don’t ever acknowledge ourselves and what a good job we do!

Loved this video! This is our 13th year of homeschooling and I found this so inspirational! Thank you!

This. Was. Excellent. Well done, friend! Thank you for laying this all out and sharing!

This is the BEST video! I’ve homeschooled for years, and what you are saying is ringing so true with me. I’m glad you felt confident enough to make this video, because you are spot on. Thank you for this! I’m going to watch it often for motivation.

Totally ok to say you do a good job and share with those who aren’t as far along on the journey. Thanks for sharing.

I loved all your points. I’m finding the same things to be true for me.

I really enjoy your videos. When I see a new video from you I can’t wait to watch it! One thing I’m struggling with is I’m trying to homeschool and I work full time outside the home. 😳 I’m thankful I have one child as it is manageable but it’s also a lot. I’m praying the Lord let’s me continue this amazing journey but it’s crazy. Thank you for all your encouragement!! You’re truly amazing.

I finally had a chance to sit and watch this video. As always thank you for sharing your heart and wisdom. I truly look up to you as a homeschool mom. I'm only homeschooling one at the moment as my youngest two are still little but your videos encourage me for the future and the impact I can make with my kids. Thank you again ☺️

These are great tips Ashlee! So many of these resonated with me. Being prepared and taking homeschooling seriously are two that help me stay focused and try to do my best as a homeschooling Mom! 🤗

And yea from what I see you do an amazing job homeschooling. I really admire you!

So amazing! So nice to hear! I’m starting kindergarten with my 5 year old in August... I’ve been preparing myself for years 🤣 I’m so nervous I won’t have the motivation each day... I will remember this on those days I’m not so excited!! Thank you!!

This was amazing!! I took notes ;-)

Thank you for this video. It has truly blessed me. I’ve followed along and watched you grow in your journey from the very beginning and The Lord has used you in such a mighty way! Keep on encouraging & being a light ♥️

That's one of my favourite videos, thank you! I love the thought about treating homeschool as a job and a noble calling. I am a homeschooling mom from Russia and the past week was the best in my life because I was extra organized in my home and curriculum. Like you said there is power and peace in preparing well. I love your thoughts, thank you for the inspiration!

I’m so glad that you shared with us how you are homeschooling well. It’s been a good reminder for me as I feel that I homeschooled well with my older boys but I’m struggling with my younger girls. I’ve been letting things creep into our time too often and wondering why our days are so hard.

I'm really appreciative of your channel and content. This is my first year homeschooling but not because of the pandemic. It was the plan all along before our first child was ever born. We just got to start with the whole world as well 🤣 It's been a journey and I do feel called to this. I really resonate with everything you say and our approaches are similar. I love getting a "sneak peek" into what homeschooling is like down the road (yes, I know it won't look the exact same 😅). All that to say, thank you for the work that you do in your home and on KZfaq to help others. It is impacting your family tree generationally as well as multiple homes across the globe ❤️

Thank you for making this video. I so needed this refreshing encouragment! I don't like hearing how you felt hesitant to make this video but I understand and see your humble heart and can understand why you would feel like that, but please believe that God has used you in more ways than you could know. Please never hold back or be deterred by what others might think, say, or assume of you. You're definitely a blessing to so many. There arent enough humble, honest, and open moms willing to share it all. You're the mom best friend we all need.

I love your advice to take some time for yourself and your hobbies and taking care of yourself. I think with all the research that initially goes into schedules and curriculum and state laws, etc etc, it can be very easy to lose yourself in all of that. This is definitely an area I need to be more mindful of.

I love and appreciate this video SO much for so many reasons! One of them being your disclaimer that not all families will do things the same way, you making it a point that this is what works for you and sharing those tips. I loved it! We will be starting our homeschooling journey in the fall and I am so grateful for your words of wisdom and the constant reminder that homeschooling will never be a One size fits all! It's important for this Type A, Enneagram 3 Momma to remember that! 😉💕

I really appreciate you taking time out to make this video. It made me stop and think. I personally feel like I need to do better. I feel like we are floating on a breeze. I love planning and organizing but get so frustrated when things dont go as planned. So I'm going to sit down and pray about this, get this figured out. I want to know that I homeschool well!

Thanks for sharing this. I am challenged to be more prepared each day before we begin. It’s something that’s been in my heart, but I haven’t made it happen. I’m going to be more intentional in that area!

I am so glad I found your channel back in 2018 when I took my twins out of public school. It has been such a blessing to homeschool them and you have helped me a lot.

Loved this. I needed this. I’m new to homeschooling with kids ages. 3,4,5 and it’s crazy and I’m def more reactive in my days and lacking the preparedness I had at the beginning and it’s showing in my attitude and stress. I need to regroup and get my passion and gratitude back. Thank you.

This was so helpful! I have been feeling frustrated lately because sometimes it feels like we just rush through the homeschool day just to move on to other things. I really appreciated your reminder to pray and ask the Lord for help to change my heart and perspective.

Great tips! The thing I need to work on most is something for me. I think that is why I'm feeling overwhelmed and considering putting my youngest in public school next year. I need a break and making time/or something for me just might be the answer.

After 17 years of homeschooling, I agree 100% with all of this!! Great video!

We have been homeschooling for 15+ years. We are also a foster family for infants and toddlers. We often have 2 littles under the age of 2 along with our 4 bio sons and 1 soon to be adopted special needs son. I find myself truly struggling to juggle it all. Putting school off until late in the day has become the norm. Trips to and from CPS are frequent and required along with home visits and meetings. Both homeschooling and foster care are our family's calling without a doubt. We just need to find a way to make them coexist and to do them both to the glory of the Father. Your tips are exactly what I needed to hear today. Thank you for sharing your heart on this.

I’m so grateful you took the time to make this video Ashlee! I 100% took notes because I think you do an excellent job homeschooling and I can absolutely use the help. I found your final point of operating from a prepared standpoint and not just reacting to the circumstances of the day particularly helpful, I definitely think I can make improvements in that area of my own life. Now let me know when your “How I life well” video comes out because I think you’re an excellent mother, wife, and woman and need all those tips too! 😋

I've recently was sent one of your videos and have loved your channel ever since! You say you prepare the night before for the upcoming day... would you be willing to do like a night time routine video that shows how you prepare for the next day? (in regards to getting things ready for school, etc.). This video was very convicting in that I do need to pray and ask the Lord to help me find the joy in homeschooling... I was never exposed to homeschooling before having children, but where we live, homeschooling is the only viable option and I so want to love and enjoy it. But the days can be hard. Thanks for all the encouragement you often share!

Being prepared vs being reactive! Love that ❤

Praise God 🙌, you are humble and you give God glory in your homeschooling. You are an encouragement to me. ❤

Great video! I realized over Christmas break that our first semester this year was pretty terrible and I REALLY needed to make some changes. This was so encouraging, bc it solidified that the changes I have made and am making are putting me back on the right track. Prioritizing the right things and setting yourself up for success make such a difference. 💕 Thanks for the reminder and encouragement.

I definitely needed to hear this. This is our first year homeschooling like so many families. I have not made it the priority it should be, thinking doing it in the afternoon would be a good idea because I’m not a huge morning person and I’m pregnant with our 5th. Instead I think it’s made it easier to just not do it most days. I’m supremely grateful for a husband that has been patient and understanding during this time. I’ve never been a schedule oriented person even when I was in the Marine Corps. I think it’s time to change that. I will be book marking this video to come back to. Love your channel ❤️

It is an immense privilege to teach our children and have resources at our disposal to make it easier. I work just about full time and have 4 kids, 3 homeschooled (grades 3, 7, and 9). Our little one experiences a lot of suffering and sometime unexpected things arise that need to be prioritized. Being prepared and having a plan allows me to delegate and the kids know what’s next with their list. The kids enjoy the rhythm and meeting the expectations of the day. And flexibility is key when it isn’t overused. Great video and good tips! As a working mom for 15 years I agree with all you said!

Not sure how this ended up in my feed (Providence😊) but I am grateful it did. This our 9th year homeschooling and I always need encouragement this time of year to keep going. I am the unorganized, very much opposite of type a mom, but we finally found our groove a couple years ago but this time of year always requires extra prayer and encouragement. Thanks for this video!

Thanks for this!❤ "Be prepared instead of being reactive." This is part of my problem. I am not always prepared for the day. I try to write things down, but there are still things I forget. Overall, homeschool is going well, but I know I can improve.

Wonderful video I needed to hear. I have called myself a “reluctant homeschooling mom” since I began during the pandemic and due to a cross-country move. Now I know the Lord is calling me to uplevel and take it seriously, as it is a calling, and I’m called to it for the next couple years. Hearing you say it’s a privilege and you have to really articulate your “why” so that it positively infiltrates your homeschooling was very convicting/helpful. I’m excited the Lord led me to your channel. ❤️

Operating out of a prepared place! Soooo good!

Thank you so much! I need this... Michelle

Excellent advice! I needed to hear this, thank you. Homeschooling has been very challenging for me these past months due to a difficult pregnancy. I have felt like I’ve lost my motivation, passion and routine which made me feel so discouraged and unaccomplished. I just recently, nearing the end of my pregnancy, am looking for and finding my “mojo” again and it feels good to have instances when I’m in my element. Homeschooling sure is a stewardship to the Lord and it’s important to do it well. Again, thank you for sharing. You’re playing a part in restoring my motivation as I have also been watching your other videos. May God continue to bless your dedication and stewardship over your kids, life and most importantly Jesus.

"There is growth to be had as the Lord sanctifies us through home-schooling our children." I love that right there so much! Catching up on your videos today after a short school day and, as always, feeling refocused & encouraged!

A year later 🤦🏻‍♀️ but I loved the thought of not rushing through but enjoying the experience of homeschooling day to day..I’m still fairly young to this 11 yr old & 4.5 yr old girls & I find us rushing through to much!

This is probably my favorite videos that you’ve made. We should be able to proudly say, “yes, I DO homeschool well.” A lot of times, as moms, we’re really hard on ourselves and constantly feel like we could be doing better. Thank you for always being so encouraging ❤️

Oh hey I'm the first comment! It's my mind day coffee amd what perfect timing

Such good tips!

Love your heart and how you share it❤️

Excellent video and tips!

New subscriber here! I’ve been trying to balance homeschooling while working from home & working out. It has been a struggle. This video was definitely helpful! Thank you so much!

oh my god I worked full time our first 8 years of marriage and then had children and never did I phantom the thought of Homeschooling or even being a full time stay at home momma that is Homeschooling but over the years God has confirmed for me to homeschool my children im a rookie at it ik God will lead me. I also will b watching u with ur techniques of homeschooling. 💕 ur channel !

This was such a great video! You are an amazing homeschool teacher and mom! You inspire and encourage me each time I watch your videos! Can you share or do you currently have any videos that show your exact routine or dos and dont's of each week to help the flow of your weeks run so smoothly (rules on screen time during the week, do you all get outside each day, do you have a time frame on when you start school, eating times and when you end, what your expectations are each morning from your children before the day starts, how you fit school, your chores and time for yourself into each day)? I have a 6 year old, 5 year old and 3 year old and it has been so hard for me to feel like I am having any productive homeschool days. What helped you when your kids were younger with issues like wanting to play all day, them wanting screen time more than I want or just making sure they are having fun and enjoying school? I feel like I am failing at all of these things even though I try very hard to be organized and plan. Thank you again for being so open and honest with us all! I look forward to your videos and they really help push me and get me to get back up again and try again!

Love this! You inspire me, having a hard time with my first year of homeschool. I have a 3 year old rambunctious boy and 6 six year old daughter who was in pre-k and missed the uniformity of school. Would love to see your tips on how to balance young ones and get them excited in school with such short attention spans. I am not a planner by nature and struggle with household chores and balancing school. Your video was so helpful and would love to see more.

I needed this. I need to be more prepared.

Not a job but “life’s work!” ❤️