The Durenda Wilson Podcast

One of the keys in homeschooling boys is moving them from a place of dependency to a place of ownership.  If our boys OWN what they are doing, we won't be needing to push or cajole.  In fact, it may be all we can do to keep up with them!  The conquering spirit of boys is quite the sight to behold and it's an exciting, powerful thing to be a part of! What exactly is ownership?  Tim Elmore describes...

In this podcast, I'm talking more about our boys and what they really need!  We will be focusing specifically on  Jr. High/High  School ages.  There are lots of practical ideas, but more than anything, I want you, as moms, to be encouraged. They say the mom's heart is the child's classroom and this is why I often spend time speaking to that.   If your hearts are thriving, your children and your ho...

Today I'm talking about homeschooling boys:  what they really need, understanding some of the ways that they tend to be wired and specifically what we have done as we homeschooled our 5 boys who are now 22, 20, 19, 17, and 13. Raising boys can be challenging.  Homeschooling them can bring the best mom/teacher to her knees (or tears), but OH the joy of boys!  I love our boys to the moon and back, b...

Our culture wants to blur the line between boys and girls, but just about any mom can tell you that there IS a difference.  There are sliding scales of differences, but still, differences. Instead of denying these unique qualities, it's important to recognize and APPRECIATE them.  We have a Creator who is intentional and very innovative in the ways that He knit us together.  As moms, we have an op...

Not one of us is in the EXACT same situation as someone else. We live in certain cultures, sub cultures, have different backgrounds, different children, are in different seasons of life, and so much more! It makes sense that each our homeschooling journeys would have a different flavor as well! In this podcast, our grown daughters and I will be talking about homeschooling confidently from WHERE YO...

This week's podcast is a must listen!  I'm talking to my friend, Yvette!  She and her husband and girls are traveling the country filming a documentary on homeschooling that will help debunk the myths that often surround what we are doing at home with our kids! It will be a great encouragement to those who already homeschool, show those who are considering it, just how doable it is AND reveal to t...

We never know what God is going to call us or our children to, but as we walk our faith out before our kids, we show them what kind of God we serve. As moms, we want to fix things. We want to make everything okay and it HURTS when we can’t. But the truth is that life is messy and it’s hard and even though we want to spare our children of its pains, we would be doing them a disfavor. The very best...

Moms, we are the ones our kids will look to the most to find out if God is really good. We spend the largest amount of time with them during their formative years. We are the ones who help them interpret the world around them. We want our kids to walk in TRUTH. We need to make sure that truth is being conveyed...in other words that they are not misinterpreting what’s going on around them. As paren...

Technology has exploded in the last several years. There are no long term studies that have been done because of how quickly it is accelerating, but the short term ones already show that technology is impacting our anxiety levels.  We need to navigate this area of our lives with wisdom and discernment that only God can give us. Our daughter, Jenna is joining us! She is married to Sam and has an al...

This is the second part of our series on Overcoming Anxiety. It's a series that is for any woman, mom or homeschooling mom, so please share and don't forget to listen all the way to the end of this podcast. There's a song waiting for you there. Close your eyes and let the Holy Spirit wash over you and refresh your spirit! Anxiety can be debilitating or, at the very least, distracting. God wants us...

Anxiety is becoming an epidemic, yet those of us who struggle with it feel alone.  What does God have to say about anxiety? Where might my anxiety be coming from? (NO it's NOT wrong to feel anxious) These are just a few questions we are going to tackle as we unpack the part that anxiety seems to play in so many of our lives. We will hold it up to the Word while addressing the practicalities that g...

We know that God wants us to slow down, to take a more unhurried heart into our homeschooling days, but that doesn't always change the fact that we have an inward battle to overcome! In this podcast, I will talk about what the battle REALLY is and how to overcome! I share tons of powerful scripture that I encourage you to go read and study for yourself. You can find those and any other references...

It's important that we don't just educate our kids' minds, but that we nurture and educate the WHOLE child. Today I'm going to talk about learning to trust your instincts as homeschooling parents and some of the nuances of that. I have more notes as well as resources on this post at my blog, durendawilson.com Thanks for being here!

I am just going to be straight up honest with you.  This podcast message came so clearly from the Lord, I would be a fool to say otherwise.  Sometimes He just does that and this is one of those times.  I was supposed to cover chapter 3 of my book, but what God laid on my heartfelt so urgent and flowed so well with chapter 4 (How We Homeschooled) that I am doing that chapter this week and will cove...

Could we be running past the work God is giving us because we have a hurried, narrow vision of what we're "supposed" to be doing? Does my pace feel like a gentle breeze or more like a hurricane? Why is slowing down so beneficial in homeschooling our kids and how does it relate to us and our relationship with God? These are questions we need to ask ourselves if we really want to cultivate a more au...

We make many sacrifices as moms and homeschool moms, but are we actually yielding to God's plan for us? (If you go to my blog, you will find a list of the resources I mention here):)