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Mom School

Mom School is a space designed to encourage and equip moms to show up their best. Rooted in Christian values, this community offers thoughtful self-reflection, meaningful conversations, and practical life lessons. From managing family life to nurturing personal growth, Mom School equips mamas with everyday tips and tools to thrive.

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MOM SCHOOL TOPICS

  • Slow Christmas

    November 7, 2025

    Special Offering: Intentional Book Small Group Discussion. Join us as we craft an intentional Christmas plan for our family. We will “write a recipe” of what this Christmas season will hold instore. Our aim will be to embrace the concept of “Less is More” so that we can have a slow meaningful Christmas celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior.

  • Atomic Habits

    January 23. 2026

    Special Offering: Small Group Intentional Book Discussion. Tea & Treats and book discussion with Van. We all want to embody and live out our values, and our habits are how we do that. The word identity is derived from the Laten words that literally means “our repeated beingness”. We will learn how to create habits that will help us be who we wish to be. (Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear)

  • Loving Our Husbands Well.

    February 6, 2026

    Join us as we look at the 7 concepts of The Love Prescription, and the Key Biblical Concepts of Love & Respect. Our husband is the only person we have made a convenient with on this earth, so let’s learn to honor God by keeping that well.

  • Having "The Talk"

    March 6, 2026

    Join us for a discussion and Q&A around the importance of educating our kids and safeguarding their minds in the age of pornography. When should you have “The Talk”? Experts say, early and often.

  • A.I.

    April 3. 2026

    Join HH as we discuss the new landscape of A.I. We will discuss the pros and cons, its immediate and future ramifications and ponder how we may homeschool differently in light of it.

  • Grief & Lamenting

    Completed

    Our planned topic for Mom School was set aside as we came together as a collective to grive the loss of one of our owns dear son. Pray, support, and a deep discussion on grief and what it means to lament.

  • Food Prep

    Completed

    Join us for a discussion around all things food. From being a whole ingredient household, to the power of a plan and food prepping when it comes to nourishing our families and keeping our sanity while doing it.

  • Essentialism

    Completed

    We will focus and discuss the key concept of the Book ESSENTIALISM.

    Learn skills that help us focus on the essential and eliminate the rest.

  • The Power of the Pause

    Completed

    In this session we will discuss the “Power of the Pause” and the importance of the word “No”.

    We will discuss how exercising these two components can be your new Super Power.

  • The Love Prescription

    Completed

    This session is a focus on marriage. We will explore the research of The Gottman Institute, and participate in a 7 Day Challenge to apply principles and practices that strengthen our marriages. *Reading & Video component required.

  • The Shaddow side of People Pleasing

    Completed

    In this session we are going to discuss the deeper motivation behind “People Pleasing”, and begin to uncover our potential defaults. Bringing awareness to these presets will afford us to make healthier decisions.

  • The LOVE DARE

    Completed

    A 40 Day Challenge to complete The Love Dare. Join us as we grow in our understanding of the Gospel and Christs love for us and as we learn to love our husbands and others as he loves us.

Introducing your instructor

Follower of Jesus, Learning Enthusiast, and Advocate for Expeditionary Learning.

Van Messer, the heart behind Home Haven, is passionate about encouraging and equipping homeschooling mamas to love their husbands well, build strong families, and raise great humans. Her philosophy is simple: “More is caught than taught.” Van believes that by aligning with God’s priorities and living intentionally, moms can nurture their homes into havens of faith, growth, and love.

FAQs

  • I home schooled 6 children and for over 20 years. I used almost all modalities of schooling and see value in most. I landed on Self Directed and Expeditionalry Learning as my favorite!

  • Self Directed Learning is where the child’s interests lie at the core of the learning. Then all things can be taught with that interest motivator at its core.

  • It comes from the root word, Expedition. Expeditionary learning is action/adventure/doing based learning. Experiencing things hands on and in real life.

    1. Lead Out!

      More is caught than taught.

    2. Know your child and help them build their own personal E.Q.

    3. Have a learners mindset! Ask “Open Ended questions. Equip your children by helping them learn to learn, not by knowing an answer.

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