Homeschool Coffee Break

Advent is more than the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. As believers, your advent should look different from the world’s advent of shopping, baking and lots of activities. What tips can you get from today’s episode ✅ What is Advent season ✅ How would Christians celebrate Advent as a family ✅ Practical tips you can prepare your heart and your kids’ hearts for Christmas ✅ How to use adv...

December is the perfect month to take a break from formal homeschooling and integrate Christmas into your kids’ learning. The place to start is by learning simple Christmas around the world traditions that you can use in your December homeschool. My friend, Bonnie Rose, offers some easy and simple ideas you can use this year. In fact, I suggest you choose 4 countries this year. One for each week …...

Feeling overwhelmed this season? As homeschool and Christian moms, the holidays can bring stress, worries about finances, family tensions, or even feelings of loss. Let’s face it. The holidays are tough at times. God calls us to be thankful, even in the tough times, but how do you do it? You're stressed out from all the things Worried how to pay when there is more month than money You keep arguing...

With all the hustle & bustle of the holidays, it can be overwhelming. Thankfully, some moms have survived, like Jan Burt. Jan homeschooled her children over 30 years and is quite honest about her ups & downs during holidays. Learn from someone who has gone before you as Jan shares tips to truly survive AND enjoy the holidays In this episode, you’ll discover: ✅ How to curb the temptation t...

Forgiveness is not about the other person. It's all for you, your healing, your freedom, your joy, your peace. And it's one of the most important lessons you can teach your children. Today, I'll share personal stories because I've been through the wringer the past 8 years. Lots of experience from rejection and betrayal. Then, show how forgiveness can truly heal and replace bitterness in our lives...

Today is Election Day. No matter what the outcome, we can always find something to be thankful for. We can always trust that God is in control. This leads us to use “gratitude” to replace any anxiety or worry we have. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✅ 3 practical gratitude tips you can use with your family, no matter your kids’ ages ✅ 2 resources that kids can use to increase their thankfulnes...

It’s that time again…time for our annual 30-Day Gratitude Challenge. To kick it off, I’m sharing some ideas about gratitude and how it can help you (mom) and your family (kids). Gratitude & giving thanks are scattered all through the New Testament. Many sections tell us how to live for Christ and end with “give thanks”. Plus, being thankful is God's will. In everything give thanks, for this is...

I tend to shy away from talking politics on this podcast or my Facebook group. But yesterday, I was challenged to speak truth. If I don't speak, who might? Christians often don’t want to mix the church with politics. Historically, the church & state were one. What should Christians do today? How involved should they be in politics? How might this affect our voting for President this year? In t...

When you hear the word, Marxism, what do you think? Is it just one of those “isms” that is only for philosophers. Join Linda Lacour Hobar and Kerry as they discuss these ideologies and how important they are to your homeschool today. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✅ Who is Karl Marx & What is Marxism ✅ 6 Main points of The Communist Manifesto ✅ What is a Biblical perspective & reacti...

When we think about teaching history in our homeschool, it usually only includes world history, American history and state history. But, there is a more important history to teach your kids. As Christian parents, we should also include church history. It doesn’t have to be that hard, so let’s look at creative and fun ways to include church history in your homeschool. In this episode, you’ll discov...

Too often we focus only on academics in our homeschool. There are many other areas of life that kids need to be prepared as an adult. One of those topics include social & emotional skills. Are you teaching your kids how to have emotional & social skills? Today, Dr. Melanie Wilson shares tips & tricks to prepare your kids to have social skills they will need in life. In this episode, yo...

Could you really make money with a side hustle? Could your teens make a side hustle while homeschooling? Should business skills matter to homeschoolers? Profits are an important topic for us to teach our kids. Even if you’re not a math person, you can do this. Let’s chat… In this episode, you’ll discover: ✅ Which type of side hustle has the least amount of risk ✅ How an online business could cha...

I found freedom from my finances and in my life. Today, Let’s talk about how you can use money wisely and find freedom, too. If you’re looking for a side hustle, especially with a digital course, I’ll let you in on 5 secrets. These go along with my 5 mistakes I made over the past 20 years and how I corrected them to gain freedom. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✅ How I ended up with credit card...

Have you dreamed of starting a side business while you homeschool? But, you’re not sure how or what to do? Join me on today’s podcast and we’ll go through the basics. We’ll also chat about your idea for a side hustle. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✅ What is a side hustle ✅ 6 side hustle ideas you could start this year ✅ 3 steps to get started with your side hustle ✅ 3 inspirational side hu...

Money & business are hot topics, according to the number of emails I received about this class. Get practical tips to manage your money well and teach your kids about money, from a Biblical perspective. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✅ Why money & business should be important to homeschoolers ✅ 3 considerations before you take on debt ✅ 7 strategies to get out of debt ✅ Biblical per...

Lisa Roers, of Sunshine Cafe, walked through her own health journey. After dozens of doctors, she learned how a healthy lifestyle would improve her life & her family. These tips & tricks can help your kids pay attention and focus better on their studies. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✅ 1 food to remove from your diet to make a long term impact in your family ✅ 5 types of fasting ✅ H...

Whether you have 3 kids or 10 kids, you’re looking for tips to homeschool well. Amy Roberts, of Raising Arrows, offers large family homeschooling tips, based on her family of 10 kids. She also gives practical tips for home management and dealing with serious grief. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✅ How to use systems with a large family ✅ How to economize mom’s time when you homeschool ✅ How...

It’s the middle of the summer and you could use a break, I’m sure. Today, you’ll receive homeschool mom encouragement to help you finish your summer break strong and be ready for a new school year. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✅ 3 M’s for moms to use to encourage themselves and their children ✅ 7 simple ways to include the Bible in your daily life ✅ 1 quality to evaluate where you are this...

As we celebrate freedom & independence here in the United States, I wanted to share the best tool I found to gain freedom in your life … to find victory & healing from the lies in my head and the lies your kids believe. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✅ What God gives us to be free from negative thinking ✅ The #1 tool you can use to heal from bitterness … to find freedom in your life...

How do you keep walking with God when you have all those other responsibilities? Kids Homeschooling Husband Laundry Grocery Shopping Clean the house The list never ends. Let’s talk about practical tips for moms on how to spend time with God daily. One way you can be more consistent is to read your Bible together as a family. Using Walking with God: Bible Lessons for Families can help get you start...

Teaching the Bible to your kids is so important, but when & how do you do it. Danika Cooley shares practical tips she uses to engage children in the Bible, so it becomes a part of your family routine. In this episode you’ll discover: ✅ 3 simple activities to make the Bible inviting to your kids ✅ Easy way to make the Bible a habit everyday ✅ When should you start teaching your kids about th...

We're diggging into the archives and sharing a popular one . . . so we can help you have FUN learning with your kdis this summer. Even though we took a break in the summer, we kept learning with this ONE homeschooling tool. Sometimes we have high expectations of what we will accomplish, but what we really need to do is slow down and simplify our life . Simplify your homeschoool. That's why I'm sha...

You know you need to disciple your children, but you’re not sure where to start. Katie J. Trent shares practical tips to get started and have fun this summer. You’ll have ideas and tools to use to put FUN into your Bible time and discipleship with your kids. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✅ How to have fun with the Bible this summer & all year long ✅ 4 tips to make wise decisions when you...

Homeschooling teens during the high school years is a bit scary to most moms, but Michelle Osborn has tips to help you be confident. She homeschooled all of her kids, who are now adults, so she knows what works & doesn’t work. In this episode you’ll discover: ✅ 3 Things to do to prepare your teens for life ✅ How to find your own educational blindspots ✅ 2 Tips to overcome your blindspots ✅...