Meet the 2023-2024 Blog Team
As we kick off the 2023-2024 school year, our Blog Team is looking forward to sharing some fabulous product reviews with you!
If you're a blogger and think you might like to join us, we accept applications all year long. Feel free to check out our expectations here and fill out an application if you'd like to be considered for the team.
We thought you might like to meet the current members of our Blog Team, who will be sharing their experiences. We have a diverse group of bloggers this year, from new mommies just starting out with their little ones to older moms with grandchildren. They blog about a wide variety of topics, including homeschooling, supplemental learning for public school, parenting, homemaking, homesteading, organization, money-saving tips, encouragement, faith, and more. They would love it if you would visit their blogs and say hello!
The Art Kit
Dana is a mama to her sweet little ones and owner of The Art Kit, where she blogs about all things crafty and fun. Join the adventure and discover fun new printables and activities, money-saving deals, homeschooling tips and tricks, and even woodworking videos!
The Brave Homeschooling Mama
Michelle is a special needs teacher turned homeschooling mom. She currently homeschools her two children with special needs. The content in her YouTube Channel, The Brave Homeschooling Mama is to encourage moms that homeschool their children with special needs.
Calm in the Chaos
Davene is a homeschooling mom to four kids, ages 10, 11, 12, and 14. She would call her homeschool a literature-based, Charlotte-Mason-inspired, eclectic homeschool. On her YouTube channel, she loves to share homeschooling tips and tricks, as well as many curriculum flip-throughs and reviews. She also loves chatting with anyone and everyone about homeschooling!
Crunchy Mama DFW
Lauren is a wife and self-proclaimed crunchy mama to three children who are equally responsible for her tired eyes and very full heart. She blogs about DFW adventures, DIY projects that double as learning opportunities, cooking, and business at Crunchy Mama DFW.
Cummins Life
Kathryn is currently a stay-at-home mom, and homeschools six of her children (her oldest is in college and thriving). She has a degree in Zoology and a passion for animals and education. She shares about life, family, kids, and product reviews on her blog Cummins Life.
Farmhouse on Third
Allison shares day-in-the-life videos, homemaking, and DIY projects on her YouTube channel, Farmhouse on Third.
Flanders Family Homelife
Jennifer is a wife of 36 years, mother of 12, grandmother of 19, and veteran homeschooler. She blogs about faith and family at Flanders Family Home Life, where you'll find a wealth of free printables, including calendars, chore charts, coloring pages, educational games, drills, and activities.
Gathered and Grounded
Ashlee is a homeschool mom of three. Not only does she homeschool but she works full time out of the home and runs two small businesses. She shares her latest and greatest tips, resources, and reads at Gathered and Grounded. So much goodness all in one place!
Homegrown Homeschool
Shauna is a Christian homeschooling mom who has four children. She shares her passion for all things homeschooling, curriculum reviews and tips on her YouTube channel, Homegrown Homeschool.
Homeschool Happenings
Jennifer is a wife of 28 years, mother of 6, and gammy of one precious grandson. She blogs about homeschooling, reviews, and family life at Homeschool Happenings.
Homeschooling 4 Him
Sarah is a homeschool mom of two and an educator with over a decade of experience teaching kids in preschool through high school. She is the creator of Reading Better Together, a program that helps parents teach their kids to read with confidence. Sarah blogs at Homeschooling 4 Him where she shares tips and encouragement for homeschool parents.
Homeschooling Through High School
CJ is a Wife & Homeschool mom to three kids. On her channel, she shares about the tween & teen years of homeschooling, educational reviews & a li'l fun day-to-day activities, all with Christ at the center. Oh! And coffee is a must. :-)
The Hudson's Hub
Alithabel is a homeschool mom to two wonderful children and a wife to a veteran. She and her husband strive to train their children in a Godly way. They lead by example, create a Godly atmosphere, and teach them His words. They discipline with love. Alithabel shares about homeschooling, homemaking, and lifestyle at The Hudson's Hub.
Inside Our Normal
Cynthia is a homeschooling mom of 3 since 2014. With a variety of learning disabilities and other special education challenges across her 3 kids, her homeschool requires Outside the Box ideas. Normal at her house includes 2 trampolines, 5 sizes of pencils and indoor and outdoor swings, and a whole room full of LEGOs. She blogs at Inside Our Normal.
Laura Noelle
Laura is a second-generation homeschooler, a professional organizer, and a life-long learner. She blogs about simplicity for the home and family at Laura Noelle.
Life in the Mundane
Katie is a wife and homeschool mom of 6 kids. Life is crazy at her house but one thing she has learned is that the meaningful events in life happen in the mundane moments. She shares homeschool resources that will help you in your homeschooling and resources that will help you in your Biblical parenting so that you can make the most of the little moments at Life in the Mundane.
Little Earthling
Renee is the mom to 14 kids living in the Pacific Northwest. She blogs about large family life, homeschooling, special needs at Little Earthling Blog.
Little Learner and Mom
De-Shaun is homeschooling and loving it! She helps families find fun ways to educate their children on her blog, Little Learner and Mom.
The M Word
Melissa is a homeschooling mom of three and a wife of a firefighter. She and her children are starting their fourth year of homeschooling. She shares tips and information on homeschooling, motherhood, and homemaking on her YouTube channel, The M Word, and Instagram. She also provides a glimpse into her life as she navigates all things homeschool, motherhood, and life in general.
Making Everyday Magic
Shanna is a secular homeschooler and mom of 2 girls in the Houston, Texas area. She shares about homeschooling, home life, and family fun on her YouTube channel Making Everyday Magic.
Mama Smiles
MaryAnne lives in California with her husband and their four children. She loves family time, hands-on learning activities, and anything creative. MaryAnne blogs about crafts, education, parenting, and family travel at Mama Smiles.
Mommy of Mayhem
Tiffany is a mama of two incredible little boys, and wife of her middle school sweetheart . She blogs about Christian motherhood, clean eating, at parenting/kids activities at Mommy of Mayhem.
A Mom's Quest to Teach
Kristen is a housewife and mother to a stepson and two younger children. She is a certified social studies teacher and has worked as a volunteer at a National Park site, in the education department of a metropolitan zoo, and as a high school history teacher. She blogs about homeschooling, books, crafts, holidays, and history at A Mom's Quest to Teach.
Oaxacaborn
Gina is a Mexico-born, Eastern Europe-raised missionary kid who ended up in Nashville, Tennessee. A long-time blogger and second-generation homeschooler, Gina spends her days full of coffee and adventures while helping her asynchronous twelve-year-old with Chinese and Greek homework, and helping her preschooler read his favorite board books. She blogs about gifted education, neurodiversity, homeschooling, and books at The Oaxacaborn Blog.
Plan Prep Pray
Wendy is a working mother of five children, passionate about homeschooling with an unassailable faith in God and his direction for her and her family. Having tried everything from complicated cutouts to minimalistic manipulatives, Wendy focuses on practical solutions that work and fit within the framework of a busy family. Wendy is about finding homeschooling solutions and routines that work as hard as you do so that you won't have to over time.
Project Happy Home
Tanya is a bookworm, MD, JD, expert eyeroller, and homeschooling mom of 3 delicious hooligans. She shares information on secular homeschooling, parenting a child with ADHD, planning, and essentialism on her YouTube channel Project Happy Home.
Quad Squad
Siblings Ethan, Justin, Ashley, and Brandon host the QuadSquad YouTube channel where they share fun videos for the whole family. Science experiments, cooking, crafts, brain building games, and much more.
Rachel Easley Going
Rachel is married to the man of her dreams. She has three amazing kids, a beautiful daughter-in-law, and two adorable grandsons. She blogs about faith, inspiration, and creative projects at Rachel Easley Going.
Roads to Everywhere
Karla is a coffee-drinking, book-loving adventurer. She is married to her college sweetheart and a veteran homeschool mom of two. She blogs about road trips, the simple life, fiction, and faith at Roads to Everywhere.
Schoolin' Swag
Dawn is a passionate follower of Jesus, wife to Chris, and homeschool mom of four. In her spare time, she loves to read, hike, and write on her blog Schoolin’ Swag. She enjoys writing hymn studies, reviewing curricula, and helping moms find the right fit for their families.
Schulte Sweeties
Stephanie lives in Indiana with her husband and three daughters. She has homeschooled her children for 6 years. She shares about homeschooling, family life and their adventures at Schulte Sweeties YouTube channel. Follow on Instagram.
Thrift Schooling
Heather, her husband, and their five children call the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia home, where they homeschool and homestead. Heather has homeschooled her children from the beginning and enjoys an eclectic style of teaching. You can find her on her blog, Thrift Schooling helping to encourage families looking to homeschool on a budget.
To Sow a Seed
Christopher and Heather write about the daily happenings of their large family, the ponderings of two very much in-progress Christ-followers, and what it means to follow the road less traveled at To Sow a Seed.
Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home
Meredith lives in Georgia with her little family of five. She blogs about homeschooling and family life at Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home.