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Durenda Wilson is the owner/host of her podcast and is a wife to one for 35 years, mom to eight, and nana to 12. She has homeschooled all of her kids from the beginning. She loves to share simple, effective approaches to motherhood, homeschooling, and life in general. These tools are a result of many years of walking with the Lord and finding freedom in letting His voice quiet all the others.
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Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Husbands: Protecting Your Wife from Fear
We are changing things up in this episode (and the next)!
Jerrad Lopes from dadtired.com is joining us today to specifically encourage husbands! There is lots of encouragement for wives as well, so why not make it a date to listen together! You won’t be disappointed!
Ways to connect with Jerrad:
Community: connect.dadtired.com
Instagram: @dad.tired
All resources: dadtired.com
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
I recently received this question from a homeschool mom (Rebecca) and I thought it was so good that I would share it in a podcast!
“I have listened to so many of your podcasts, and I know you believe in a very relaxed approach for the younger years. You encourage a similar approach to high school, but you work with an even stronger emphasis on owning their lives and education.
My question is, do you think all of the traditional high school courses are necessary if they’re not going to college?
If your state doesn’t require specific courses to graduate, then do you think it’s all truly necessary?”
Navigating the Post High School Years
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Many parents homeschool their kids because they have one or more struggling learners, but often they feel ill-equipped and inadequate for the job. They know the traditional classroom setting isn’t working, but lack the confidence they would like to have when homeschooling their struggling high school learner.
Entering the high school years as a homeschooling parent is the time when many who have average students begin to sweat bullets, but if you’ve got a struggling learner, the thought of meeting all the traditional standard criteria for high school can feel just plain hopeless.
Fear not! Today my friend Peggy Ployhar joins me to talk about homeschooling with confidence when homeschooling a struggling learner through high school!
Ways to connect with Peggy:
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Many parents homeschool their kids because they have one or more struggling learners, but often they feel ill-equipped and inadequate for the job. They know the traditional classroom setting isn’t working, but lack the confidence they would like to have when homeschooling their child.
Today my friend Peggy Ployhar joined me to talk about homeschooling with confidence when teaching a struggling learner.
Ways to connect with Peggy:
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Today's podcast is a mercifully short one. I share a short story that I heard years ago that begs the question: What are we hanging on to that God is asking us to let go of?
He is a GOOD God and today's short podcast is a poignant reminder of that.
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
In spite of the fact that I have been a believer my entire life, I have struggled with anxiety off and on over the years and still do. There are times it has been debilitating.
I’d like to say that I have overcome anxiety and never struggle anymore, but that would be a flat-out lie. However, God has given me wisdom that I can go back to over and over again whenever I am in a season of struggling with anxiety.
Today I am sharing just a few simple principles/practices that have helped me over the years and that I still find very effective.
Scriptures mentioned:
Hebrews 12:11
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Proverbs 25:28
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
2 Timothy 1:7
God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power of love and of self-control (self-discipline)
John 4:18,19
Perfect love casts out fear because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us.
Phil 4:6,7
Be anxious for nothing but in everything with prayer and supplication WITH THANKSGIVING, let your requests be made known unto God and the peace of God that transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus”
(James 1:5-8)
Books mentioned:
The Sovereignty of God-AW Pink (not an easy read)
Is God Really in Control-Jerry Bridges
Humble Roots-Hannah Anderson
The Attributes of God-Arthur Pink (When we know our God well, it is far easier to trust Him which reduces our anxiety)
Message mentioned:
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
A while back I asked, “If you could ask a veteran homeschooling mom anything, what would it be?”
Today I am answering three of those questions:
How do you help/encourage teens to explore options after high school? I have a junior in high school that doesn’t have a clue what direction he wants to go. He goes between engineer and car mechanic…..very different paths!
As a former public school teacher, the homeschool world was never ever something I expected to find let alone to admire it.
My question is how do you discern when you’re trying to force something on your children and when it’s God calling you out of your comfort zone?
I loved the last half of your new book, especially the boy part! I know all these things but how specifically did you “say fewer words!?” I am horrible at talking too much!!
Podcast mentioned:
Navigating the Post High School Years
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Have you ever noticed that the pace of the children seems to inevitably be slower than we want or would tend to go?
What if this is actually God’s plan? What if slowing down is God’s way of helping our children learn and develop naturally, instead of having to force things?
Today I’m honing in on the need to slow down for the sake of the children.
I’m reading a little bit from my book, The Unhurried Homeschooler, and from The Four Hour School Day.
(Let me clarify that this isn't permission to let the children run the show. You are still the parent, always. However, it can be easy to run at a frenetic pace that simply isn't good for the children OR us!)
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Ready to start homeschooling or at least considering it? (Maybe you know someone who is?)
Today I share the last 3 of 4 practical steps to get started on your homeschooling journey! (I share the first step and debunk common myths about homeschooling in part 1)
- Making the decision
- Moving forward
- Connecting
- Deciding on your approach
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Four Hour School Day-Durenda Wilson
The Unhurried Homeschooler-Durenda Wilson
Better Late Than Early-Raymond and Dorothy Moore (This book can be difficult to find as it's an older one, but The Unhurried Homeschooler has similar principles)
The Successful Homeschool Journey (or Home School Burnout)-Raymond and Dorothy Moore
For the Children’s Sake-Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
Learning All the Time and Teach Your Own-John Holt
Access Encouraging a Homeschool Heart Devotional by Durenda Wilson
Podcasts mentioned:
The Homeschool Life: Simple Ways to Avoid Being Overwhelmed
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Ready to start homeschooling or at least considering it? (Maybe you know someone who is?)
Today I debunk some common myths about homeschooling and share the first of 4 practical steps to get started on your homeschooling journey! The other three steps will be shared in the next episode!
- Making the decision
- Moving forward
- Connecting
- Deciding on your approach
Podcast: Why You Don't Need to Know Everything to Give Your Kids a Great Education
Podcast: Transitioning from Traditional School to Homeschool (this one is more about the heart transition)