ACHEV Blog
Quick start Homeschooling
Are you brand new to homeschooling? Already homeschooling and fielding questions from friends? This post is for you. ***Resources to share with prospective homeschoolers*** You probably have friends and neighbors asking you about homeschooling!...
Groups Within Our Group – How Does it Work?
How does this all work? – First comes the wish. If you wish for something (group, club, class, co-op…), check out the list. If it’s not there, add it, and include your name as...
An Easy Way to Support ACHEV
For several years, our family has enjoyed Farm Fresh To You. It’s a great way to have organic produce just show up at our front door every week or two. They also carry pantry...
On a Mission, Without Leaving?
So many mission trips happening this summer. I love it! But, I am not going. That is not my call, or at least not at this time. But, what if we can still be...
The Quilt of Life
By Cara Shelton, ACHEV board member Isn’t it funny how life just keeps changing? As women, it seems like our lives are a series of quilt blocks that patch together into something beautiful. Each...
Overview of ACHEV – Part Four: Leadership
Overview of ACHEV continues! Last month we pointed out: Every member has a role. Every role is vital. We covered the roles, which are: board members, officers, coordinators, and participants (working and attending). Together,...
Overview of ACHEV – Part Three: Our Structure
Overview of ACHEV continues! Can you believe ACHEV has been around for over 30 years? Many of us were kids when the first homeschool moms and dads started this adventure! (Where were you in...
Overview of ACHEV – Part Two: What is our Purpose?
Please enjoy part two of a series first published in May, 2016. Last month we covered a brief history of ACHEV’s formation in 1981 and eventual incorporation in 1998. What is our purpose? ACHEV’s...
Overview of ACHEV – Part One: What is ACHEV?
Overview of ACHEV – first in a series! Please enjoy the first in a series of articles published in the April 2016 newsletter. What is ACHEV? What is our scope? How are we organized?...
Suspending Your Disbelief
-the scary and the sacred
By: Norma Jean Bennett I never meant to do it. I told myself that the addiction had to end with me—that my children and the generations to come would not suffer as I had....