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HomeWorks by Precept Consultant Brittney Henkel TX Homeschooling mom of 4 for 10 years (since 2015). HomeWorks Consultant representing BJU Press Homeschool. 10% disc

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOMπŸ‘©β€πŸ« This is the β€œschoolroom” of the journal.❀️ Here I record what we learned, character grow...
09/30/2026

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM

πŸ‘©β€πŸ« This is the β€œschoolroom” of the journal.

❀️ Here I record what we learned, character growth, real-life work around our home, and the lessons that never made it onto a worksheet. Chores, conversations, a breakthrough in math, a better morning rhythm-those things belong here.

πŸ‡ Curriculum matters. So does the atmosphere of the house.
I also write what I am learning as Mom: what to protect, what to simplify, what to try again tomorrow.
If you feel like your homeschool days disappear, this section will help you see the fruit.

πŸ“– Proverbs 9:1 KJV
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM ❀️ One section is for the gift of my husband.πŸ’“ Christian homeschooling is a family work. My...
09/28/2026

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM

❀️ One section is for the gift of my husband.

πŸ’“ Christian homeschooling is a family work. My husband’s spiritual leadership, hard work, and presence in our home are part of what makes this life possible. This page is where I write what I notice and what I am grateful for-his character, his care for our family, the ordinary kindnesses that build a house.

πŸ’– I keep it honoring and modest. The children could read it and only see respect.

πŸ’˜ If you are married, a short β€œtreasures” list is a sweet practice. What you notice, you tend to thank. What you thank, you remember to honor.
A grateful wife strengthens a homeschool home.

πŸ“– Proverbs 9:1 KJV
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM Every month I write what we asked and how the Lord answered.Some answers are clear. Some ar...
09/25/2026

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM

Every month I write what we asked and how the Lord answered.

Some answers are clear. Some are β€œwait.” Some are different than I expected. All of them belong on the page.

Homeschool families pray about health, work, attitudes, lessons, and the future of our children. If I do not record the answers, I forget them and start the next month as if God had been silent.

This section has made me more thankful and less anxious.

A lined page and a date are enough to begin.

πŸ“– Proverbs 9:1 KJV
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.

🏑 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM ❀️ This is the heart of the journal.πŸ–‹ I copy a passage, write a few insights, and add one a...
09/16/2026

🏑 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM

❀️ This is the heart of the journal.

πŸ–‹ I copy a passage, write a few insights, and add one application for our home. Sometimes it is Proverbs. Sometimes it is a passage from family Bible time.

πŸ‘ I do not aim for a commentary. I aim for obedience.

🐌 Homeschool gives us the gift of opening Scripture in the same house where math and laundry happen. That is a holy thing, and it is easy to rush past. This section makes me slow down.

❀️ If you add only one section to a notebook, add this one.

πŸ“– Proverbs 9:1 KJV
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.

🏑 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM πŸ“ƒ This section is a reading log.πŸ’— For each book I note the title, author, dates, a short su...
09/10/2026

🏑 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM

πŸ“ƒ This section is a reading log.

πŸ’— For each book I note the title, author, dates, a short summary, a clean takeaway, and whether it would serve our homeschool.

🏠 I especially love thoughtful historical fiction and stories with redemption, honesty, and a well-built home in the background. Those books give me language for conversations with my children.

πŸ“š A homeschool library is not only the curriculum. It is also what Mom is reading. When I write a book down, I remember what it gave me.

✨️ You can keep this section short. Four or five lines still counts.

πŸ“– Proverbs 9:1 KJV
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM 🏰 Page two and three are my reading goals and a simple β€œcastle tracker.β€πŸ I set a goal of 1...
09/10/2026

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM

🏰 Page two and three are my reading goals and a simple β€œcastle tracker.”

🏁 I set a goal of 12 books for the rest of the year. Then I made a tracker I can color or check as I finish them. Nothing fancy. Just enough to help me finish what I start.

🍽 Homeschool moms read in the cracks: after math, before supper, while a child works independently. A goal keeps that reading from vanishing.

πŸ•΅β€β™€οΈ Some books will be clean mysteries and classics. Some will be for me alone, logged briefly. The point is not a bookstagram. The point is wisdom.

✨️ If you copy this idea, choose a number that fits your season. Then give yourself a box to check. Finished work is encouraging.

πŸ“– Proverbs 9:1 KJV
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM ❀️ The first page is a dedication.✨️ Mine says, in essence: this journal will be my royal a...
09/08/2026

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM

❀️ The first page is a dedication.

✨️ Mine says, in essence: this journal will be my royal archive for stories, truths, and treasures that build wisdom, faith, and joy in our home.

πŸ’— I added the date and Proverbs 9:1.

πŸ“ƒ Homeschool moms collect a lot of paper. This page tells me why this notebook matters. It is not for lists I will lose. It is for the work God is doing while we teach our children at home.

πŸ˜ƒ If you start a journal like this, write one short purpose sentence on page one. Future-you will be glad you did.

πŸ“– Proverbs 9:1 KJV
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM πŸ—Ί Before I wrote a single entry, I gave the journal a map.πŸ–‹ A table of contents sounds form...
09/04/2026

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM

πŸ—Ί Before I wrote a single entry, I gave the journal a map.

πŸ–‹ A table of contents sounds formal, but it keeps a pretty notebook from turning into a jumble. Mine looks like this:

Dedication & Purpose
Reading Goals & Tracker
Books I’ve Read
Bible Reading Reflections
Monthly Answered Prayers
Treasures from My Husband
Homeschool & Family Wisdom
Personal Joy & Gratitude

🏠 That is the whole house: Word, prayer, marriage, school, and thanks.

❀️ If you try this, do not wait for perfect handwriting. Label the sections, leave room to grow, and start. A homeschool life already has enough moving parts. The journal should make the good things easier to see.

πŸ“– Proverbs 9:1 KJV
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM🏰 I found a little magnetic-flap journal with a metallic castle on the cover, and I knew imm...
09/03/2026

🏠 BUILDING A HOUSE OF WISDOM

🏰 I found a little magnetic-flap journal with a metallic castle on the cover, and I knew immediately what it was for.

Not another planner.
Not a catch-all notebook.

A place to gather wisdom.

πŸ–‹ As a homeschool mom, I live in lessons, laundry, Scripture, conversations, and ordinary days that disappear if I do not write them down. This journal is becoming my β€œroyal archive”- a simple record of books, Bible reading, answered prayer, family learning, and gratitude.

❀️ Over the next several posts, I will show you how I set it up, section by section, in case you want to make one of your own. You do not need a castle cover. You only need a notebook and a desire to notice what God is building in your home.

✝️ Homeschool is more than curriculum. It is the slow work of building a house.

πŸ“– Proverbs 9:1 KJV
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.

🦬 We took our first field trip with our homeschool group to Frontier Texas in Abilene. Comanche history, the buffalo hid...
09/01/2026

🦬 We took our first field trip with our homeschool group to Frontier Texas in Abilene. Comanche history, the buffalo hide trade, cowboys, forts- the kind of day you can’t get from a screen.

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