I’m still smiling from Thursday night. If you were at our Facebook party, you know exactly what I mean—hundreds of families jumping in, laughing, commenting, sharing their stories, asking questions, and getting genuinely excited about what God is doing in this community. There was so much joy… but there was also something deeper than excitement. There was hunger. Hunger to build homes that are stronger. Hunger to parent with courage. Hunger to raise children who
Fifteen years. Thousands of families. Countless stories of God’s faithfulness. As Teach Them Diligently celebrates 15 years of encouraging homeschool families, one thing stands out: there’s no single “perfect” way to homeschool — but there are patterns we’ve seen in families who flourish year after year. From coast to coast, through changing seasons and different methods, certain habits and heart-postures make all the difference. Here’s what we’ve learned from walking alongside these families for a decade and a
Homeschool Experience. When I say this, what kind of emotion does it illicit. Excitement? Meh? Dread? To me, an experience is something that engages more than one of our senses because when it does it crosses over into a new level. It is no longer an event or a concert or spectacle. It is sensory and becomes more memorable and impactful. When we engage more than one of our 5 senses– vision, hearing, taste, smell,
We pray for you. David and I say that all the time, but I wanted to make sure you know that we really do. Some days, it’s more general—we pray for Teach Them Diligently families and that God will encourage and challenge their hearts, give them wisdom as they raise their families, and grow them all closer to Him so they can impact their communities for the sake of His name. Other days, we lift
Samaritan Ministries is a community of Christians paying one another’s medical bills. It’s not insurance; it’s assurance that you’re part of a health care sharing community where members care for one another spiritually and financially when a medical need arises. It’s a Biblical way to meet your health care needs. How it works $30 million shared monthly 80,000 member households across the nation are sharing $30 million in medical needs each month. Households like yours.
Today, we are joined by Chelsea Cameron. Leslie and Chelsea are going to be talking about the home part of homeschooling, because that’s where the stakes are high and the rewards are even higher. You’re going to love to hear her heart and practical advice, and I believe you’re going to get even more excited to hear her in just a couple of weeks at our Teach Them Diligently homeschool conference in Pigeon Forge, TN
This week, Leslie will to talk to you about something that’s been on her heart for a while, and that’s the importance of living in community with one another. God created us and called us to be part of a body of believers, but she talks to so many who are isolated, often by choice. Prioritizing community always seemed like a foreign concept to Leslie. As a deeply introverted person by nature, she never saw
Samaritan Ministries is a community of Christians who stand strong together when a medical need arises. Just ask Courtney whose son, Shepherd, was born with Double Inlet Left Ventricle. She was 17 weeks into her pregnancy when she and husband Gregg learned of Shepherd’s heart condition, and throughout it all – pregnancy, birth, and surgeries – they found comfort in the prayers and encouragement of fellow Samaritan members, and in the financial support that helped
This week, we’re going to be follow up on an article David wrote for our Homeschool Subjects email on Sunday night all about what we refer to as camp decisions– or those decisions you make in a mountain top environment that we sometimes get discouraged about as we try to implement or keep them once we’re back in our normal arena. We have some strategies for you no matter what mountain top experience you’re coming
It’s been a little more than a week since Teach Them Diligently in Pigeon Forge. Many of you are still talking about the event, especially if you purchased the TTD 365 membership and are listening to the sessions. We love the conversation in the app! But, there are some that I fear are a little frustrated. Maybe you are one of the families that made commitments in Pigeon Forge and decided you were going to
“Can you imagine spending a three-day weekend with 2,800 FAMILIES who love God, love their families, and love America, singing, praying, having fun and investing in their children’s faith, character, and education? No imagination necessary… I saw it today with my own eyes as I spoke to them at the Teach Them Diligently homeschool conference in Pigeon Forge, TN! These families are next-level inspiring…” Kirk Cameron after joining us this weekend. Click here to see
This is our 10th year of hosting families for Teach Them Diligently events, so I’ve been waxing a little nostalgic as we’re gearing up for our next event in May. All those years ago, God called us to point parents to what’s at the heart of our call to homeschool—the discipleship of our children. We believed way back then as we do now that home education is a form of ministry, and that whether we’ve
Teach Them Diligently Pigeon Forge is sure to be the family event of the year– and we’ve teamed up with a number of attractions there to make sure TTD Families have the most awesome trip ever! GRAND PRIZE: $500 Visa Gift Card Family Registration To Teach Them Diligently 2022 TTD365 Annual Membership Titanic Museum Family Activity Package Family Passes to Paula Deen’s Lumberjack Feud Adventure Park Passes to Pigeon Forge Snow Passes to Beyond The
Hebrews 13:3, “Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.” Amazing Timing! Just last night, I was reading a story regarding a pastor in a nearby country who was arrested for holding an outdoor service. In America, when we think of religious persecution, we think of sandy landscapes and huts in faraway places. Do we feel too removed from
I hate masks!! This is probably no big surprise to you, but the reason why may be. Teach Them Diligently is now ten years old, and we first started these events because we prioritize the importance of discipleship in families through homeschooling but also because we believe strongly in the power of people getting together. We believe there is something innate in our Creation that God placed within us that longs to be with others. We
…plus, BIG, HUGE Announcement! Over the last several weeks we have been talking about standards in parenting. This week I expected to discuss the concept of the “weaker brother” found in I Corinthians. However, I am going to pivot. With our event in Nashville coming up this week, and Rogers soon after, I decided it was very important to change gears. I have a huge announcement!! But, first I want to tell a story that
Over the last month or so, I’ve been working on the next installment of our new Thanksgiving Journals. Around Christmas, we released pre-orders of our Thanksgiving in the Psalms Journal, which should be in-hand soon. Recently, I’ve been working through Thanksgiving in Paul’s Epistles, and I’m in First Corinthians. One of the aspects of thanksgiving that Paul draws out is that it removes hindrances to people coming together. Thanksgiving is like glue in that it
Tonight’s note is written as much to myself as anyone. The Lord got my attention this evening when I got a text from a dear friend who’s visiting from California. She and her family had spent the day with us today. We went to church, had lunch together, then spent some time playing with a bunch of teenagers and fellowshipping at my parent’s house afterwards. At the end of our day together, she said, “Wow!
As I look at pictures from TTD events of the past, I’m forced to admit to myself that I took fellowship and the ability to gather for granted. I took the smiles and hugs and noise of all the families being together for granted. I took being able to do whatever we wanted while we were all together for granted. But no more! If 2020 taught us anything, it should be to take advantage of and
It’s hard to know what to say right now. It’s hard to know how to answer questions with 100% certainty. Every day, it seems like I find myself saying something to the effect of, “I never would have imagined…” or “I’ve never seen anything like that. I’ve read about it but never seen it…” I think often of the old gospel song, “This world is not my home, I’m just a passing through…” I’m so
They say that change is never easy. Well, this certainly was a year where we all faced a lot of changes– many of which were quite unwelcome. But as is so often the case, God used these great disappointments and challenges for His glory. I can say without reservation that there’s no logical reason that Teach Them Diligently should have survived 2020. With no warning whatsoever, so much that we had worked for, invested in,
What a year this has been. We have truly missed seeing everyone, fellowshipping together, praying together, growing together, and generally enjoying just being together at Teach Them Diligently… but all that is about to change!! It’s time to start making our plans to get back TOGETHER AGAIN very soon, and we want to do that with a BANG! So, join us Tuesday, September 22 at 9 PM Eastern on our main Facebook page for a
If you’re a Christian homeschool family looking to refine your vision, get encouraged, and get better equipped for the mission God has given you, you belong at Teach Them Diligently.
