Is working while homeschooling actually possible ā a real, full-time, hands-on job and a thriving homeschool under the same roof? In this episode of Everyday Educator, host Delise Germond sits down with Lisa Bailey ā veteran homeschool mom of two grown daughters who has worked for Classical Conversations since her girls were in Foundations ā and Randa Clay ā graphic designer, former Foundations and Essentials director, and mom of three boys ā for an honest conversation about how working homeschool moms make it all fit.
Lisa’s motto: you can have it all, just not all at the same time. Together they share how their rhythms shifted as their kids grew ā deep work before the house wakes up, mornings with the kids and afternoons for work, and working side by side with teens in Challenge. You’ll hear Randa’s case for a daily afternoon quiet time with a pile of Usborne books, Lisa’s āhot chocolate coffee breakā and her silly end-of-workday song, and Delise’s mid-day sweet treat that makes mom’s work time a highlight of the day. Plus: training kids to wait respectfully (a hand to hold, a whiteboard, a āspecial thingsā box), setting up a workspace anywhere ā from a plant stand to a tool crate ā go-to weeknight meals like crockpot chili and baked salmon, and why meaningful chores are a gift to your kids.
If the Lord is calling you to work and homeschool ā even just for a season ā this conversation is your reminder that it’s doable, and it doesn’t have to look like your neighbor’s. Grab a hot chocolate (or a coffee) and share this one with a working mom who needs the encouragement.
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š Teaching From Rest by Sarah Mackenzie
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āAnd God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.ā ā 2 Corinthians 9:8
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