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Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Learn and Grow | LearnFromKatie.com Get Updates | KatieHedrick.com/updates Connect with Katie |Katie@KatieHedrick.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   It's okay to take a break.    Details inside this episode…   —————   4 Ways I can Help You…     Podcast | Joy at Home features 200+ episodes of Christian Living Tips, Homeschool Help and Guest Interviews! Listen on Apple...

Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Learn and Grow | LearnFromKatie.com Get Updates | KatieHedrick.com/updates Connect with Katie | Katie@KatieHedrick.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Ohhhhhh… have I got a treat for you! Have you ever wanted to pick the brain of a homeschool dad and husband? (Maybe even your husband!) Like really get into his mind and see what he's thinking???   Could be a little scar...

Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Learn and Grow | LearnFromKatie.com Get Updates | KatieHedrick.com/updates Connect with Katie | Katie@KatieHedrick.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   The "deeper things of God"… How to Pray How to Have Unshakeable Faith How to Find God in a Dream How to Receive a Miracle The big things… the important things…   But how do we teach these type of things to our children?...

Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Learn and Grow | LearnFromKatie.com Get Updates | KatieHedrick.com/updates Connect with Katie | Katie@KatieHedrick.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   More and more families are feeling uncomfortable with public schools and becoming curious about homeschool, but sorting it all out feels overwhelming…   —> Insert all the questions: "Where would we even begin?! What curr...

Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Learn and Grow | LearnFromKatie.com Get Updates | KatieHedrick.com/updates Connect with Katie | Katie@KatieHedrick.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Are you raising up a pre-schooler?  (Or know a mom who is? Send this her way!)   Children are sponges when they are little, aren't they!? There's no better time to be equipping them and setting them up for life success t...

Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Learn and Grow | LearnFromKatie.com Get Updates | KatieHedrick.com/updates Connect with Katie | Katie@KatieHedrick.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   If I were to ask you  "what do you like to do for fun and enjoyment?"… Would you rattle off a list of your hobbies and creative outlets? Or would you meet me with a blank stare? Most women I know have become so lost in m...

Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Learn and Grow | LearnFromKatie.com Get Updates | KatieHedrick.com/updates Connect with Katie |Katie@KatieHedrick.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   A mentor once told me,  "Pay attention to what everyone else is doing, and do the opposite." In other words….   Be the weirdo.   Parenting tip -> Share this insight with your kids. I did.   In a culture where kids feel mo...

Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Learn and Grow | LearnFromKatie.com Get Updates | KatieHedrick.com/updates Connect with Katie |Katie@KatieHedrick.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   I never thought I would do this…. But I did. And I'm GLAD I did.   I took the time to read a *gasp* fiction/fantasy novel. It's actually a big deal. Why? Because I'm a list making, box checking, type A, "don't do it if it...

As a parent, I totally understand how it feels to battle the "screen monster" and to worry about the content that's being placed in front of our kids. Thankfully, Minno offers some wonderful solutions!   Founded by a Dad, Minno is closing in on a decade of providing quality Christian content to kids and families. This streaming service is available as an app and it's well worth the (small) monthly...

Browse the Website | KatieHedrick.com Learn and Grow | LearnFromKatie.com Get Updates | KatieHedrick.com/updates Connect with Katie |Katie@KatieHedrick.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Remember when… "Screen time" wasn't even really a thing…   "Online" didn't seem like such a scary place… Social media felt more social than lonely…   I'm guessing all of that was back before you were a parent, right? Rais...

Every stage of homeschool (and motherhood) seems to bring about wonders, challenges and bittersweet moments.   With 6 kids between us, (ages ranging from 10-21 years old) Leigh Nguyen and I have experienced just about every parenting scenario you can imagine! We teamed up to combine our 15 years of homeschooling experiences and MANY years of motherhood, to pick through the best tips and most meani...

What do homesteading, health secrets and homeschool have in common?   They are all "hot topics" right now, as moms are waking up to the damage and diseases caused from processed foods and outside sources.   Julia Lawless, wife to an Oklahoma grass farmer, and 2nd generation homeschooling mom joins me on the podcast today to share some (rather shocking) research and tips about how you can easily ta...

Have you ever planned an amazing trip for your family, but ended up feeling frazzled and stressed before it even began? From the planning to the packing to the part where you actually get on the road, traveling with your family can feel like a lot, but it can ALSO be the source of some amazing core memories. In my experience, every trip with my kids has been #worthit I'm pulling together all my be...

*** Download the Homeschool Curriculum Guide for Free @ KatieHedrick.com/CurriculumGuide ***   There are sooooo many curriculum options out there that it can leave a homeschool mom's head spinning! I mean… Have you ever found yourself staring at your laptop at 2 am, comparing Gather Round with Campfire Crew… at which point your eyes are glazed over and your brain is numb. The next thing you know,...

Did you know that there are different styles of homeschooling?! It's true! Homeschool is not a cutter cutter thing. It's not one size fits all. (Thankfully!)   The truth is… your homeschool should be as unique as your family. That means you get to find, and embrace your own homeschooling style! Join me for an in-depth look at the 6 different styles, including: Traditional Classical Charlotte Mason...

Learning differences affect 1 in 5 American children today (according to CrossRiverTherapy.com ). When they surface, it can throw parents for a loop. When Jennifer Mauser's youngest child started showing signs of dyslexia, Jennifer began looking for answers. Upon evaluation, dyslexia was confirmed and the Mauser family began their journey of finding ways to support their needs (and emotions). Jenn...

Story time! (How fitting for today's topic of language skills and literature?) It was the very first day of our homeschooling journey. The kids and I cracked open the Language Arts curriculum I'd chosen… I hadn't thought to pre-screen the material (rookie mistake) and I began to read the instructions out loud: "Circle all the prepositions." Horrified, my kids and I stared at each other blankly and...

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Ahhhh… The expectations. The checklists. The household chores. Your kids education?!   Somehow we're overwhelmed just thinking about all the things that we are supposed to be doing well. And somehow, well…. It feels hard. Like we can't possibly keep up with it all. What if it didn't have to be so hard?   Guess what, mom?   …Homeschooling doesn't have to be hard!   My sister, Dori Colborn (mom of 4...

I did a thing. I invited my three kids onto the podcast to talk openly and honestly about their thoughts on homeschooling. Nothing was pre-scripted and I didn't even tell them the questions I would be asking. I wanted them to share off the cuff, and from their hearts.   They didn't hold back and a few of their answers even surprised me (in a good way)!   So often, we hear the mom's take on homesch...

Don't do it, mom. Don't tell yourself that lie again.   Eek! I've done it too. We all have. It's so easy to whisper little lies into your own heart… "I'm not qualified to teach my kids." "What if I'm failing them?" "What if they fall behind?"   "I don't have enough hours in the day to make this all work." "I'm not doing enough." There's a BIG problem with those little lies. Whatever you're telling...

For years and years, my kids were in public school. (I was public schooled myself!) I never dreamed that I could or would be homeschooling them. Yet, here we are… God spent years, whispering to my heart, "what if you homeschooled?" Meanwhile, he slowly opened some doors and closed other ones.   He transformed my mama heart from feeling unqualified and unequipped, to one that overflows with joy and...

Mom Anger.    Without going ANY deeper, I know that if you're a mom, you understand. You've seen it. You've felt it. And you wish you had better self-control over it. Right?   Galatians 5:22-23 talks about the fruit of the spirit, and how we should be living out self-control in our daily lives. But it can be SO hard. Especially when we're tired, or when we're easily triggered.   You know what I'm...

As a mom, you want deep connection and a great relationship with your children, right? But it can be HARD to get them to open up.    The tough topics are important, mama. And there are so many benefits to going there.    Stephanie Kelsey joins me on the podcast today to chat about why it's important to have the hard conversations with your kids. She's also giving tips about how to get them to open...

We're going deep (on a spicy topic) in today's episode of Joy at Home.    You guessed it… we're talking about sex. And about how to talk to your husband ABOUT sex (and other tough topics).   After your relationship with the Lord, your marriage should be the next thing on your priority list. Yet, how often do you find yourself going through the motions day after day, doing (or not doing) things out...