This week I’m talking about why it’s important to reflect, take stock, evaluate how the year went. So you can tweak what needs to be tweaked and set yourself up for the best school year yet next year!I’m sharing the reflection questions I use f

How to Teach When You Don't Want To

May 20th, 2021 18m 35s

You know how we’re always wondering what to do with kids who don’t want to have school on any given day? They just don’t seem to want to sit still or pay attention. And it really starts getting bad when the weather gets nice?It's the bane of a

Managing Fear in Homeschooling and Life

May 13th, 2021 20m 53s

This week I get to share another conversation I had with my friend and former life coach, Sarah Cramer. I mean, she’s still a life coach, she’s just my former life coach. But I’m excited about this conversation even more than last week’s beca

Homeschooling In Tight Spaces and Keeping Short Attention Spans with Sarah Cramer

May 6th, 2021 17m 14s

I brought my friend Sarah Cramer back on the show for the next two episodes. This week she’s sharing about how she’s surviving and thriving homeschooling her four active boys in an RV this year, traveling the country. We probably all think we c

Making Time For Rest As A Homeschool Mom

Apr 29th, 2021 21m 57s

This week I’ve got to talk about prioritizing REST in our lives as homeschool mom. Because we all need it!And when you’re a busy wife, mom, homemaker and homeschooler, time for rest doesn’t just magically appear, we have to be a little intentio

Homeschooling Around Your Pesky Limitations

Apr 22nd, 2021 18m 30s

You know, those pesky problem areas either personally or circumstantially that make it hard to homeschool?They bother us, they weigh on our minds, they can downright plague us. And I’m sure you’re thinking about every last one of them if you’re

5 Things Exhausting You in Your Homeschool

Apr 15th, 2021 21m 56s

This week I’m talking about all the things making us tired or down right exhausted in our homeschools. Well, maybe not all the things, but I have 5 things I’ve struggled with at various times over the years that I think you might have too. The

Should You Keep Homeschooling?

Apr 8th, 2021 33m 53s

This week we’re diving into the burning question, SHOULD YOU KEEP HOMESCHOOLING? I know this question is on a lot of hearts and minds at this time every single year. But especially for our covid homeschoolers, you’ve got a lot of thoughts runni

Good Habits for Mom: Getting Dinner on the Table

Apr 1st, 2021 20m 21s

Meal planning itself might not be fun, but it’s super duper fun to ditch decision fatigue when it comes to meals. It’s super duper fun to free up your mind to think about other things during the day. And it’s super super duper fun to save time

Good Habits For Mom: Taking Action

Mar 25th, 2021 20m 28s

This episode is all about the habit of taking action! Because sometimes it’s easier to THINK about something or maybe be “encouraged” when you hear someone else talking than to actually DO it. That’s a lot of us! Or probably ALL of us at some p

Good Habits for Mom: Practicing Contentment

Mar 18th, 2021 22m 14s

We’re still going with the “Good Habits For Mom” series. And this week I’m talking about the good habit of practicing contentment. Biblical contentment in every area of our lives. Even homeschooling. A little while back I couldn’t figure out wh

Good Habits for Mom: Considering Your Husband

Mar 11th, 2021 19m 34s

We’re moving through the series, “Good Habits for Mom.” And this week I’m talking about the habit of always considering your husband. Because even though we’re in the trenches all day, every day in the home with the kids and all the stuff, ther

Good Habits for Mom: Doing the Next Right Thing

Mar 4th, 2021 16m 40s

We’re moving forward with the series, "Good Habits For Mom.” And this week it’s all about the habit of doing the next right thing. ‘Cause that’s hard to do when you’re an autonomous homeschooling mom home alone all day with a bunch of kids and

Good Habits for Mom: Morning Routine

Feb 25th, 2021 23m 12s

This week I’m kicking off the “Good Habits for Mom” series talking all about your MORNING ROUTINE. Whether you need one or already have one, I’ve got some tips and encouragement for getting you started on the right foot every single day. Whethe

Being More Present With Your Kids

Feb 18th, 2021 23m 38s

For years, I’ve been telling myself that if I just had more time in my schedule, or a more organized schedule or a more whittled down schedule, I would be able to be more present with my kids when I spend time with them. I tweaked my schedule f

Surviving Winter Homeschooling

Feb 11th, 2021 15m 12s

Homeschooling through the winter can be a total drag. It’s the darkest, coldest part of the year. We don’t have as many field trips, playdates, park days and everyone starts climbing the walls. If we let that get on top of us, we can start thin

Getting Your Kids To Love Your Homeschool: Part 3

Feb 4th, 2021 18m 45s

This week, I’m wrapping up the three-part series I’ve been doing entitled: Getting Your Kids to Love Your HomeschoolBecause we ALL want that, right?I’m super excited to get you this final piece of the puzzle I’ve been building! Especially becau

Getting Your Kids To Love Your Homeschool: Part 2

Jan 28th, 2021 24m 31s

This week I’m coming back with part 2 of what is now a 3-part series. The way that you view your child’s education can deeply impact whether or not they love being in your homeschool. Because let’s face it, we might not consciously know how we'

Getting Your Kids To Love Your Homeschool: Part 1

Jan 21st, 2021 22m 15s

Want your kids to love your homeschool? Of course! We all want our kids to love our homeschools! Everyone would be happier, life would be so much easier. So we try to plan fun activities, purchase interesting looking curriculum and search for e

The Real Deal With Consistency

Jan 14th, 2021 18m 40s

Consistency in our homeschooling and homemaking and maybe even parenting continues to elude a lot of us. Especially with the way 2021 has begun, we may be distracted and feel unable to focus consistently on our homeschools. I'm giving you the n

Imposter Syndrome in Your Homeschooling

Jan 7th, 2021 18m 5s

Have you ever felt like a fraud in your homeschool, or your parenting or your life? Like maybe you don’t have what it takes to do this thing and at any moment, someone’s going to figure that out?Me too! Well, that’s called imposter syndrome.And

Looking at a New Year In Your Homeschool

Dec 31st, 2020 17m 52s

It’s time to say goodbye to 2020 and look ahead to 2021!That’s my favorite thing, looking ahead! Everything is so full of hope and excitement in the future in my mind. And maybe even a little adventure . . .But what it’s not full of are resolut

Don’t Overthink It; There’s Grace in Homeschooling

Dec 17th, 2020 14m 35s

We’re coming to the end of 2020. And because we all have a natural break with the holidays, it just makes sense to start thinking about how the school year’s going so far. But there’s a difference between productive thinking and OVERTHINKING. I

Confessions of a Rebellious Homeschool Mom

Dec 10th, 2020 14m 46s

This week I’m bringing you more confessions. Confessions of all of my rebellion and impulsivity inside of my homeschool.Because right now all I want for Christmas is to stop having school and I’m feeling very rebellious about continuing. But se

Homeschooling Through Trauma with Rosario Cintron

Dec 3rd, 2020 37m 44s

Homeschooling is challenging in the best of times, but how on earth do you handle it when you’ve had a major trauma in your life or even the extremely difficult year we’ve all just had?!We’re homeschoolers and we’ve got to keep on rolling in so