Monday, May 28, 2018

HomeWorks Blog Posts

Isn't it fun to do something you REALLY love doing?  I really love to write.

Many years ago when the children were small, I wrote a couple articles that were published in a small homeschool magazine, Encouraging Word.

Some time ago, I spent a delightful evening with a new friend. She and her family have just purchased a large farmhouse, and the previous owners left her a large shelf of homeschool books. We were having fun going through the books when I spotted a couple of issues of the magazine. Imagine my delight. . .and swallowed pride. . .as I showed my friend my name on the articles.

I haven't written much in the past few years. With so many responsibilities, I feel guilty taking time to write purely for enjoyment. However, not long after that evening with my friend, I had the joy of receiving a check, albeit small, for writing! Now I can write and not feel guilty. And when a little check comes in the mail, I am reminded to write a little something else. 😉

Here's a list of my writing on the HomeWorks Blog.  My favorites are probably "Bubble with Joy" and "How to Build a Reluctant Reader"

1. What’s Your Why?
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...ing journey and provide you with help and encouragement along the way! Meet the Author Cynda Moore - HomeWorks by Precept Consultant www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cynda-moore ...
Friday, 27 April 2018

2. 7 Tips for Newbie Homeschooling Parents
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
... . the list is endless! These opportunities make homeschooling special. Meet the Author Cynda Moore, HomeWorks by Precept Consultant & Homeschool Mom www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cy...
Wednesday, 26 July 2017

3. A Time to Keep and a Time to Cast Away
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...’ll feel much more inspired to get started on a new school year. Meet the Author Cynda Moore, HomeWorks by Precept Consultant & Homeschool Mom www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cy...
Thursday, 01 June 2017

4. Legal Requirements and How to Homeschool – Kentucky
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...requirements. You can also check your state laws on the HSLDA website. Meet the Author Cynda Moore, HomeWorks by Precept Consultant & Homeschool Mom www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cy...
Tuesday, 23 May 2017

5. Minimizing Grading Time – Maximizing Teaching Time
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...hool time more efficiently. What are your time-saving grading tips? Meet the Author Cynda Moore, HomeWorks by Precept Consultant & Homeschool Mom www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cy...
Thursday, 23 March 2017

6. Homeschool Hacks for Time Management
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...you want to see them excel, do them in a way that benefits them the most. Meet the Author Cynda Moore, HomeWorks by Precept Consultant & Homeschool Mom www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cy...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017

7. Minimizing Planning Time – Maximizing Teaching Time
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...or minimizing time for planning so you can maximize time for teaching? Meet the Author Cynda Moore, HomeWorks by Precept Consultant & Homeschool Mom www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cy...
Monday, 13 March 2017

8. Budgeting Funds for Homeschool
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...tanding the pricing structure, to come up with a plan that is practical. Meet the Author Cynda Moore, HomeWorks by Precept Consultant & Homeschool Mom www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cy...
Thursday, 09 March 2017

9. Curriculum and Cooking
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...art with your curriculum, but use it to cook up an education that is wonderful for your family. By Cynda Moore Cynda MooreHomeWorks Consultant at: www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cynda-moore ...
Thursday, 17 November 2016

10. Ready, Set, Order!
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...orget to do the SIMPLE things that keep everyone fed, clean, and happy. Ready, Set, Order! By Cynda Moore HomeWorks Consultant & Homeschool Mom www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cynda-moore ...
Thursday, 18 August 2016

11. Bubble With Joy
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...ope will reach first? The precious children beside you in your homeschooling journey. By Cynda Moore HomeWorks Consultant & Homeschool Mom www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cynda-moore ...
Thursday, 11 August 2016

12. How to Build a Reluctant Reader
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
... a major change in habits, your child is likely to remain a reluctant reader for a long time. By Cynda Moore Cynda MooreHomeWorks Consultant at: www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cynda-moore...
Tuesday, 28 June 2016

13. Saving Student Work
(Blog/Sharon Fisher Blog)
...knowledge and wisdom you are imparting are stored safely in your students’ minds and hearts. By Cynda Moore HomeWorks Consultant and Homeschool Mom http://www.homeworksbyprecept.com/c...
Thursday, 02 June 2016

...rther in a subject that may have ignited a spark of passion. For those things, they need a teacher. Cynda Moore, HomeWorks Consultant http://www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cynda-moore 270-378-525...
Wednesday, 10 February 2016

15. Distance Learning Meets Our Family's Homeschool Needs
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...stance learning, I encourage you to contact your consultant today. I know you’ll be glad you did. Cynda Moore HomeWorks Consultant & Distance Learning User 270-378-5251 http://www.homewor...
Thursday, 10 December 2015

16. What About Electives?
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...iver Education What would your students love to study as an elective? Please leave a comment. By Cynda Moore, HomeWorks Consultant www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cynda-moore...
Saturday, 05 September 2015

17. How to Set Up Testing for Your Homeschool Student
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...instance, but that information does not go to IOWA™ with any link to your individual child. By Cynda Moore HomeWorks Consultant and Homeschool Mom http://www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cynda...
Tuesday, 30 June 2015

18. Determining the Need for Year-End Assessments
(Blog/HomeWorks By Precept Blog)
...iscount on the fee for access to the materials. What about you? Can you add to this list? By Cynda Moore HomeWorks Consultant and Homeschool Mom http://www.homeworksbyprecept.com/cynda...
Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Mama’s Mission: Inspiring Your Child to Love Missions


            When I was about seventeen years old, I was doing what many seventeen-year-old Christians do.  I was pondering God’s will for my life but not coming to any conclusions very quickly. My mother, sharing her heart, said to me, “Cynda, you could do absolutely anything you want to in life. You’re having so much trouble deciding that I’m starting to wonder if you are called to be a missionary. Just so you know. . . I don’t really want you to be a missionary.”
            I think many mothers, even devout Christian mothers, if they were honest as mine, would say the same.
Mission Inspiration #1 – Decide if God wants your children involved in missionary work – that you are at least ok with that. 
            God never called me to be a missionary.  So far, I’ve considered my life’s calling to be a wife and a mother and to homeschool my children. Perhaps God will call one of my children to become missionaries. . . (Reminding myself again of Mission Inspiration #1.) Because I am at least kind of ok with my children becoming missionaries and totally ok with them sending their support, missionary studies have always been part of our homeschooling journey.

Mission Inspiration #2 – Make missionary studies part of your homeschooling journey.
            Missionaries have some great stories. My husband has read many missionary biographies to the children. We’ve listened to stories about Hudson Taylor, Adoniram Judson, and Gladys Alward. We’ve read all about the history of Wycliffe Bible Translators and Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF). We’ve read about Betty Greene, who piloted the first missionary aviation flight. These were fun times as a family, with the children usually begging for just one more chapter to hear the next exciting part of these missionaries’ lives. This wasn’t doing school, per se, but to understand the stories the children learned a lot of geography and history that stuck with them.  Of course, they encountered these heroes of the faith in their regular school work, too. Over time, I believe they have become just that to my children – heroes with lots of adventures.


Mission Inspiration #3 – Go camping and be adventurous.
            The number one reason our family has done lots of camping is because it makes vacation possible for a family of seven living primarily on one income. We can buy a lot of great school books for the same cost of getting TWO hotel rooms even for a weekend.  Just sayin’.
            The children have learned that living conditions don’t have to be perfect to have a good time.  The thought of being a little hot, or sleeping on the ground, or eating simply for a few days just really isn’t a big deal. And, it’s fun to see a new part of the world. We’ve hiked and camped from Florida to California and many places in between. We have our own adventure and misadventure stories to tell.
Mission Inspiration #4 – Do stuff. If you run out of stuff do to do – find stuff to do for others.
            We have never considered ourselves unschoolers, but we do try to leave lots of time for projects, interests, and helping others. For us, that has meant things like building a small barn out of pallets, making a zip line to haul wood down from the hills, building an outside wood-burner, helping neighbors with clean up and construction projects, and wiring up a house with a grandparent who is also an electrician.
            Little by little, the children are learning work ethics and valuable skills which could be used on the mission field.
Mission Inspiration #5 – Enjoy the Joy
The Bible says, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”  
My seventeen year old son just got back from a short-term missionary trip to Haiti. It was his second trip. I have had a few people (that don’t know him very well) ask me if he wanted to go or if my husband and I had “sent” him. It was definitely that he wanted to go. In fact, he had been saving money and praying for the opportunity to make another trip.
It got me to thinking about Isaac’s background and how it had prepared him for the trip. When he heard that they were taking a Missionary Aviation Flight across Haiti, his face lit up. It seems I only hear the word “surreal” in sports movies, but it was definitely “surreal” to me that Isaac was on a MAF flight after reading about it as a child. The team wired several staff houses and the orphanage at the mission. Isaac had done the same kind of “stuff” with his Grandpa. They also camped during their stay and enjoyed the beautiful Caribbean beach nearby.
   
Now for the disclaimers: I don’t have all the parenting answers, and I realize things still hang in the balance as far as how the kids turn out. I can only say that God does have wisdom and I am trying to learn from Him. I left out the parts where my son forgot his sunglasses, left his ipod on the beach where it was stolen, and worried his team members when he wondered from the group at night. He is seventeen and not forty-seven.  However, right now, I am hearing that my children are walking in truth, and I can honestly say, I have no greater joy.
Cynda Moore is a wife, mother, homeschooler and a consultant with Homeworks Marketing.