As homeschooling parents, we're not just teaching math facts and reading skills—we're shaping hearts, cultivating rhythms, and building homes where truth, beauty, and goodness dwell. Our homes are the first places our children experience what it means to live with purpose, peace, and presence.
One of the most powerful ways to nurture that kind of atmosphere is through the practice of spiritual disciplines—simple, sacred habits that anchor our days in something deeper than the to-do list. I share about nine of these in my best-selling book, Habits for a Sacred Home. They aren't rules or rituals for their own sake, but life-giving rhythms that shape the soul of your homeschool, and summer is a great time to slowly develop these sacred rhythms.
Here are a few disciplines to start with;
🌿 Prayer: Beginning in Stillness
Whether it's a quiet blessing before breakfast, a scripture reading at circle time, or the monthly hymn from the Peaceful Press curriculum sung together during morning time, or an evening recitation of the Lord's prayer, prayer invites God into the ordinary. You don't need to orchestrate long devotions—just begin with simple moments of connection. Prayer reorients our hearts, reminds us of who we are, and invites the peace of God into our homes.
🌿 Work: Serving with Joy
Homeschooling gives us a natural way to teach children that work is not a burden, but a gift. When we invite them into meaningful daily tasks—baking bread, folding laundry, tending the garden—we teach responsibility, gratitude, and care for our environment. Work becomes a form of worship when done with love and intention, and we include children in the work of the home through practical life skills activities that are built into every level of our curriculum.
Get the Chore and Routine Pack and start developing daily rhythms of work.
🌿 Hospitality: Opening Our Doors and Hearts
True hospitality is about creating space for others, not about perfection. A cup of tea shared with a neighbor, a warm welcome for a friend, or even a letter to a loved one can teach children the value of generosity and community. Hospitality cultivates compassion and reminds us that our home is a place of welcome. Summer is a great time to nurture casual hospitality, whether it's a backyard playdate, or a weekly cookout and poetry reading.
These spiritual habits don't need to be grand or rigid. They grow slowly, through practice and patience. As we repeat these rhythms, they shape not only the culture of our home, but the character of our children.
Building Habits with The Peaceful Press
If you're longing to bring more peace, presence, and purpose into your homeschool day, check out The Peaceful Press. This beautifully designed curriculum helps families create a rhythm of learning that's gentle, meaningful, and full of wonder.
It's more than just academics—it's about nurturing the whole child, through stories, nature, creativity, and character. The Peaceful Press supports the very habits we're talking about: daily connection, meaningful work, spiritual reflection, and family togetherness.
A Sacred Invitation
Let this be the year you create more than just a productive homeschool. Create a sacred home—a place where your children can grow in wisdom and grace, rooted in rhythms of peace.