Real-life homeschooling, family adventures, homesteading, and faith woven into everyday moments.https://pioneerhomeschool.org/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/iron-love-celebrating-6-years-of-teamwork/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/iron-love-celebrating-6-years-of-teamwork/Six years of marriage, a whirlwind proposal, and why iron is the perfect symbol for a marriage built on teamwork.Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTFamily Lifehttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/when-life-gets-messy/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/when-life-gets-messy/Errands, appointments, homeschool, and a flipped mattress. A reminder that real life is meaningful even when it isn't put together.Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTEncouragementhttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/lessons-learned-through-baking-bread/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/lessons-learned-through-baking-bread/A homeschool bread-making assignment turned into a lesson in measuring, patience, responsibility, and joy.Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTHomeschoolhttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/logans-light-from-a-thought-to-a-finished-book/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/logans-light-from-a-thought-to-a-finished-book/How a quiet idea became Logan's Light, a children's book about grief, hope, and sibling love written in memory of our son.Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTEncouragementhttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/life-lately-love-loss-and-finding-our-rhythm-again/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/life-lately-love-loss-and-finding-our-rhythm-again/A look back at a year of bucket-list travel, a published book, losing my dad, Landon leaving for the Army, and finding our homeschool rhythm again.Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:00:00 GMTFamily Lifehttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/im-back-whats-new-on-pioneer-homeschool/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/im-back-whats-new-on-pioneer-homeschool/After a quiet season, Pioneer Homeschool is back with family recipes, homeschool tips, curriculum we actually use, and family adventures.Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMTFamily Lifehttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/book-dreams-to-write-or-not-to-write/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/book-dreams-to-write-or-not-to-write/Wrestling with whether to write a book honoring my son Logan's God-fearing life, and asking readers to help me decide.Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTEncouragementhttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/where-did-the-time-go/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/where-did-the-time-go/A city hall job, an at-home daycare experiment, and finding our way back to a normal that works for our homeschool family.Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTHomeschoolhttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/school-is-back-in-session/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/school-is-back-in-session/Starting the new homeschool year with a 3rd grader, a 10th grader, and an almost 1-year-old, and remembering Logan along the way.Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTHomeschoolhttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/happy-independence-day/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/happy-independence-day/Remembering the true meaning of the Fourth of July, holding to our values, and praying for our country.Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMTFamily Lifehttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/what-is-love/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/what-is-love/What 1 Corinthians 13 teaches about love, comparing ourselves to other moms, and finding a love greater than social media likes.Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMTEncouragementhttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/schools-out-for-the-summer/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/schools-out-for-the-summer/End-of-year homeschool reflections, summer expectations for our kids, and why we're switching to The Good and the Beautiful curriculum.Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 GMTHomeschoolhttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/what-is-the-utmost-thing-important-to-you/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/what-is-the-utmost-thing-important-to-you/Old-fashioned values in a changing world, chasing social media likes, and narrowing down what matters most: faith, family, and friends.Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMTEncouragementhttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/spring-has-sprung/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/spring-has-sprung/Meet our first backyard chicks, Bella, Daisy, Chicken, and Nuggie, plus the veggies we started from seed indoors.Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTHomesteadhttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/perseverance/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/perseverance/Watching our kids push through hard schoolwork, and how faith, family, and friends keep us persevering when we want to quit.Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTEncouragementhttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/spring-is-in-the-air/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/spring-is-in-the-air/Spring gardening, camping, and the big family decision to start raising backyard chickens again.Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTHomesteadhttps://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/hi-im-jana-the-mom-here/https://pioneerhomeschool.org/blog/hi-im-jana-the-mom-here/Meet Jana, homeschooling since 2010, and the family behind Pioneer Homeschool: Todd, Landon, Josie, Erik, and our son Logan.Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTFamily Life