Called To Homeschool

Why can't homeschool just be easy? You have the desire to teach your kids, and now you are feeling overwhelmed, you are wondering how to get your kids to do their work without screaming at them, and you are also running a house on top of teaching your children. It's easy to see why so many people are struggling. I want to show you how you can make homeschool easy. Yes, that really is a pos...

Sometimes we get so worried about our kids getting messy or making mistakes, that would forget to look at the good. I recently had an experience with my son who went to church a bit messy. Some people made jokes about it to me, and it made me think about why are we so worried about these things? Not only do we worry about our children looking messy, but we can get worried about messy handwriting,...

It's that time of year again. Time to share my homeschool schedule for 2023-2024. These are some of my most listened to episodes, so I am so excited to share it with you. I am also going to do a live webinar where I will be giving you six weeks of curriculum. All the books, the activities, and so much more! Click here to register for the live webinar August 14th.

Have you ever wondered what is your homeschool dream? I have had a homeschool dream for years now and it is finally happening this summer, and I cannot wait to tell you all about it! I also want to challenge you to find your homeschool dream and how can you actually create it.

Do you ever feel afraid in your homeschool? Maybe you are afraid that you aren't smart enough to teach your kids? Or maybe you are afraid of what other people say or think about your homeschool? Whatever you are afraid of in your homeschool, I want to give you some help to get over your fears.

This weekend we will be celebrating our 23rd year of marriage!! It had me thinking of what advice I would give to my kids before they got married and what things to do (or not do) to have an amazing marriage. I want to share with you 5 tips for marriage in this week's podcast episode.

Have you heard the expression of you only get 18 summers with your kids? Does that statement make you panic? I know when I thought about that with my oldest, I started to worry that I had not done enough. I want to share with you my thoughts about that phrase, what how to thought that brings you peace instead of panic.

We studied Korea last school year and I wanted to share with you some of the books we loved. I have ideas for younger kids, tweens, and your mature teen. I also share some ideas of things we did as we studied Korea. You can check out the book list here .

I want to start giving you some short and sweet episodes with a tip to help you in your homeschool. Today's tip is what to do with a child with a lot of energy. I know it can be frustrating when a child won't sit down and just do their school. I want you to try out this tip and see if it will help your energetic child.

I want to address three things today in this episode. What do you do if your husband doesn't think that homeschool is a good idea? How to include your husband into homeschool. And ways to stay connected with your husband even with homeschooling.

I am excited to interview the amazing Kelsey Sorenson today (bio below). She is putting on a spectacular event, Educate and Rejuvenate, (which yours truly will be speaking) and I wanted her to share more about the event. Kelsey is a homeschool mom and I also wanted her to share how she has time to work and homeschool. She also shares why finding wins in your homeschool is important, and how to fin...

Who else has ever felt overwhelmed? I have seven kids, I homeschool, I work, I run the house and yard, and I have a husband who often travels for work. How could I not feel overwhelmed? This was a story I held onto for years until I had a coach question my story. She asked me what if overwhelm was optional? I sat back for a while and just thought about. Is overwhelm truly optional? I want to talk...

Are you worried about what is the worst that could happen in your homeschool? Do you worry that your kid will never learn to read, or that they will never get into college? I want to share with you about what is the worst that could happen, and why you should stop letting fear lead in your homeschool.

A hobby is an activity that is done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure. The research shows that spending time on an activity that you enjoy can improve your mental health and wellbeing. Research shows that people with hobbies are less likely to suffer from stress, low mood, and depression. Activities that get you out and about can make you feel happier and more relaxed. That all soun...

What do you do when homeschool feels too hard? How do you move forward when you have no idea of what is the next step? I want to share with you how having faith can help you through any challenge that you may face.

Are you feeling the homeschool burn out? It's May and I know many of you don't want to think, talk, or even do school right now. In today's short and sweet podcast episode, I talk about feeling burnt out, why it's ok, and what you can do.

I am so excited to have you listen to today's episode. I got to interview my friend, Andee Martineau, about her book, Connect Method Parenting. Andee is an amazing parenting coach who has done a brilliant job of helping you parent without using bribing, punishments, grounding, or time outs. She went from traditional parenting (using punishments and rewards) and now teaches her connect method p...

My absolute favorite parenting book has to be from the scriptures. My goal is to parent like my Heavenly Parents and my Savior. I found this gem in the scriptures the other day, and I think it shows a great way for us to run our homes. Check out this episode to hear.

I remember how challenging it was to have so many little babies in such a short amount of time. I would think about how much easier things would get when they got older. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but things don't get easier when kids get older. The hard just changes. In today's podcast episode I share with you how to stop wishing away the days and hoping for things to get easier...

Are you worried that you need to teach your children everything?   Do you worry about what will happen if you haven't done enough by the time they are 18?   If so, you need to check out this episode from a mother who has three adult children who have graduated from homeschooling.

Did you know that learning to play an instrument is so good for your brain? Playing an instrument recruits almost every part of the brain, including regions that process vision, sound, movement, and memory. It's easy to see why so many homeschool parents are encouraging their kids to play one. However, if you are fighting with your kid, is it worth it? Check out today's episode to see if your...

We just finished studying about WWII and I wanted to do a book review of all the amazing books we read. I have suggestions on books for younger kids and older kids.  History really does come alive and can be a very enjoyable subject when you are studying it from really good books. I put together a list of all the books; you can check them out here . 

To celebrate my 200th episode I put decided to answer your questions!! Some of the questions were: How do I start homeschooling? How do I homeschool through High School? Do I need a transcript for college? How do I homeschool challenging behaviors? ADHD and disrespect. Check out today's episode to hear what I had to say.

What is a family culture and why do you need one? I adapted this from the book How Will You Measure Your Life, When you have a a supportive family culture, children don’t even need to ask how to behave, how to make decisions, or how to make this trade-off against that one, your family has become self-managing thanks to it’s culture. Parents don’t need to dive into the details of every decision, be...

This is an incredibly powerful interview with Lyissa Anderson. She is the most amazing teen that I have had the privilege of knowing for a long time.   Lyissa was a typical amazing teen. She loved her family, was incredibly kind and helpful, and she got addicted to porn.  She is probably the last person that you would think that would struggle with pornography, but now she goes around he...