Jamie Erickson > Quotes

“Homeschool may have earned you the disapproval of others. But you don't have to show up to every argument you're invited to.”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“Jesus was perfect and yet God’s plans for Him still included a cross. “Not my will, but yours, be done,” He said to the Father (Luke 22:42).”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“God chose you for this task, so don’t question His ability to choose wisely.”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“Stop wearing someone else’s expectations and judgments. That outfit never looks good on anyone.”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“Whether you realize it or not, every message you allow in has the power to influence your thoughts and decision-making.”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

“Just like a piece of sand produces a pearl, the wild in your child can be the start of something great if it’s given time and attention.”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“Another time, I had doubts about whether or not my children would be able to cultivate friendships while homeschooling. I formulated quite a fiery monologue of fear in my head. Proverbs 13:20 quickly extinguished my fright: “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” The “companions” of a traditional classroom don’t always choose to walk wisely. Can I really expect a pack of immature seven-year-olds to be the social and moral compass of my seven-year-old for the majority of each day? The socializing offered through homeschooling, on the other hand, allows my kids to be around many wise people of all ages.”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“Let's not waste another minute complaining about the weather. Let's just learn to put on better clothes.”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

“As a homeschooling mom, it’s natural to want to cower in your shortcomings. When you feel ill-equipped or average, it’s easy to let fear make you want to cling to safety. But what if all your fears are what God will use to lead you toward the big things He has in store for you and your kids?”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“Hygge favors the ordinary and familiar. It is unpretentious and imperfect and encourages satisfaction is everydayness. This attitude of gratitude helps them ignore the urge to reach for more. Many Danes quickly admit that having too much of anything undermines its value. Extravagance begins to feel exhausting and overwhelming when it happens all the time. Simple pleasures, on the other hand cultivate contentment.”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

“Homeschooling can be a greenhouse that allows your child to grow into the very best version of himself. His wardrobe choices never have to be influenced by the “popular” kids. He may ask questions and discuss topics in an anxiety-free environment without fear of violence, bullying, or teasing. He can develop selfconfidence and independence without ever having to learn under the weight of peer pressure. He’ll never have to experience the stress of premature parent/child separation that some children experience at age five and can be encouraged to hold onto childlike innocence and silliness without being forced to mature faster than necessary. Other kids will not help your child grow to be a self-assured adult comfortable in his own social skin. Only adults can do that.”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“And also, cereal could be served for dinner when necessary. (You're welcome.)”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“He satisfied physical needs before He met spiritual ones, and in the end, the former almost always paved the way for the latter.”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

“He said, “I love you,” through the blood of His Son. And our faithful obedience is our open-armed “Ditto” (John 14:15).”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“Homeschooling is not their savior, Christ is.”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“No, my friend, God didn’t call you to homeschooling because you could handle it. He called you because He could handle it.”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“Start by freeing up parts of the other six days in order that your Monday yes doesn't equal a Sunday yes when commitments unexpectedly have to be pushed on to your day of no.”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

“Homeschooling can be scary, it’s true. But use that fear; leverage it for success. Allow your fear to be a firm reminder of your only source of victory—God. Allow His resolve to strengthen yours.”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“We place homeschooling on the throne of God and forget that change comes only through Him. He changes hearts. And truth be told, He can do that with or without homeschooling.”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“He will fully restore your brokenness by buying it back with the blood of His Son. He doesn’t just cover it, He redeems it. Let this promise be a balm to your wounded and weary heart. If He’s measuring your sorrows, that means they are measurable. They won’t last forever.”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

“Home was a greenhouse for relationships.”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

“We can’t add or detract from it, making an idol fashioned to our liking. We don’t need Jesus and fill-in-the-blank. All we need is Jesus. Full stop.”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

“Christian women are especially susceptible to the soul-jaundicing effects of hustle. We work under the reckless notion that our cheeks needs to be flushed in heaven from the labor we’ve done here on earth. We are rest-avoidant because, at some point, some well-meaning someone had us all believe that the central aim of our lives is to be useful to God, but it’s not. We’re meant to glorify God. That’s our purpose. The end.”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

“I’m caring enough about me to enjoy the simple pleasures I’ve planned for during this dark season so I can approach my days with a sense of abundance rather than scarcity.”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

“He is the God who bends down to listen, who inclines His ear and wants to hear not only your hallelujahs but also your hurts (Ps. 116:2).”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

“If you could somehow muster up enough skill, or put in enough time, or push forward with more effort to overcome the hard parts of homeschooling (or anything for that matter), if you could somehow do this thing in your own strength, what would be the need of a Savior? What would be the point of Christ’s coming? No, my friend, God didn’t call you to homeschooling because you could handle it. He called you because He could handle it.”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“hygge is a mindset—a way of making the mundane and necessary tasks of life more meaningful and beautiful.”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

“Hygge is just a temporary fix. It's a lifestyle Band-Aid that will help create a home in the short term. True and lasting comfort, though, can't be tablescaped or found in some twelve-step Scandinavian formula. The perfect blend of coffee can't cultivate true contentment. There's no flannel blanket big enough to cover deep soul ache. A long walk in the woods won't change a life for the long haul. Reshaping an atmosphere can never permanently reshape a heart. But it can help, especially when paired with the hope of Jesus.”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

“But homeschooling is not my god. It’s just the work He’s given me to do. And the work, when done faithfully, will always lead to worship. When I set aside my wants, my plans, my goals and joyfully embrace the calling God has placed in my life to train my children in this short season, I am offering up worshipful praise to my King. John puts it this way: “When you bear (produce) much fruit, My Father is honored and glorified” (John 15:8 AMPC).”
― Jamie Erickson, Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

“How can we have instant access to anyone at any time with just a simple tap of an app and yet feel so completely alone? Could it be we have replaced friendships with “friends”? Genuine love for “likes”? The common bond built over a shared meal around a table with a “shared” meme on a tablet? While the blame for our loneliness can’t be solely placed on the digital devils we carry around in our pockets, the correlation between the decrease in our face-to-face interactions and the increase in our feelings of isolation and abandonment are worth noting. Because it prioritizes”
― Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow