The Unhurried Homeschooler Quotes

“Quiet your heart. Is there anything that keeps coming to your mind about your family life, homeschooling, or a particular child? If the answer is yes, take some time to pray about what changes you could make that might be a better fit. Be willing to let go of expectations that may be unreasonable right now. James 1 tells us that if we ask God for wisdom, He will give it to us if we believe and do not doubt.”
― Durenda Wilson, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling

“If you are planning to homeschool indefinitely, one of the first things you need to understand is that homeschooling is not a sprint but a marathon. You need to pace yourself, because if homeschooling becomes too stressful for too long, chances are you won’t make it through to the end—or you and your kids will hate it most of the time, which could damage your relationship with one another.”
― Durenda Wilson, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling

“That’s the beauty of homeschooling—our kids have the chance to think their own thoughts and come up with their own ideas, and they actually have the opportunity to experiment. All of this is possible if we give them time.”
― Durenda Wilson, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling

“The educational system in the United States is broken and we know it. Why, then, do so many homeschool parents keep using it as a frame of reference? Why are we letting it beat us down, and why would we let that same broken system steal our kids’ childhoods and—in some cases—even our relationships with our children?”
― Durenda Wilson, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling

“Children are adept at learning on their own, in their own way, if we allow them the space to do so. Be a student of your child, observing what strikes interest and curiosity in them. Trust and respect their natural ability to learn.”
― Durenda Wilson, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling

“God’s plan for homeschooling isn’t to leave us worn out and broken on the side of the road. He says His yoke is easy and His burden is light. He wants us to walk in freedom. You have the freedom to use whatever curriculum is a good fit for your children, and you also have the freedom not to let curriculum be what defines your homeschooling—or your family. Instead, your homeschooling can look like heart discipleship, walking alongside one another, relishing the qualities that make your family unique, and taking part in simple everyday joys. Those are the things God wants for your family life and homeschooling journey. At the end of the day, we want to embrace God’s good plan for us and for our kids because this sends a very clear message to our kids that God really is good, that we can trust Him and that He’s worth following.”
― Durenda Wilson, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling

“The beauty of homeschooling is that we can walk through those times together. As parents, we can carefully expose our kids to as much as we feel is age appropriate in a timing that is intentional and unhurried. We can decide how to word things in a way that is fitting for each child, and by doing so we give them a very precious gift: the gift of a biblical worldview.”
― Durenda Wilson, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling

“I firmly believe that as a parent, you have a God-given compass inside you when it comes to raising your children. He equips us for what He puts in front of us to do, and raising our children is one of our greatest callings and accomplishments in life.”
― Durenda Wilson, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling

“Learning is snuffed out quickly under pressure. Too much too soon is stressful for children. Children have a good sense of when they are ready to learn things and when they are not, and they will exhibit certain behaviors that clue us in: crying, defiance, lack of interest, and other stressful responses. We need to pay attention to these, especially in the early years. Children are adept at learning on their own, in their own way, if we allow them the space to do so. Be a student of your child, observing what strikes interest and curiosity in them. Trust and respect their natural ability to learn.”
― Durenda Wilson, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling

“Second, I also feel like crying because these unfounded fears can easily keep us from engaging with our kids’ hearts and truly enjoying them during their growing-up years. All of a sudden, what God designed to be some of the best years of our lives—raising our children—turn into years of ongoing stress and worry and, in turn, rob our children of their childhoods and our families of their joy.”
― Durenda Wilson, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling

“Personally, I see so many homeschooling parents stressing about the right curriculum, “getting behind,” or feeling inadequate, and I am immediately flooded with emotions. First, I feel angry because I know these are lies that continue to be repeated to parents over and over again. For twenty years, I’ve heard them play like a broken record as I watched homeschoolers constantly under siege. There are preconceived ideas and much misinformation about homeschooling floating around out there. As parents, we need to be discerning in whose opinions we value. Homeschooling can be challenging enough. It’s important to guard our hearts (Proverbs 4:23) and remember that our children have been given to us. With the exception of their Creator, no one knows them better than we do.”
― Durenda Wilson, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling

“We need to see ourselves as facilitators of what God wants for our kids, rather than the ones who need to teach them “everything.”
― Durenda Wilson, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling

“making sure that “school” revolved around home life, not home life around school.”
― Durenda Wilson, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling