Homeschool Conversations with Humility and Doxology

You're going to be reinvigorated to read aloud with your family after listening to today's episode! Today's audioblog guest is Leah Courtney from As We Walk Along the Road. Would you like a copy of my FREE Homeschool Planning Guide? Grab your copy at HumilityandDoxology.com/Homeschool-Planning-Guide 100 Morning Time Poems: https://www.humilityanddoxology.com/100morningtimepoems/ Leah Courtney is a wife, mother, and veteran homeschooling mama. She is a former school teacher turned homeschool mom. After teaching second grade for three years and special education resource classes for one, she decided to stay home and homeschool her four children. She is now the mother of two homeschool graduates. She blogs at As We Walk Along the Road, posting literature-based homeschooling resources and encouragement for homeschooling mamas. She’s also the author of several ebooks and unit study resources for homeschoolers. Find more from Leah: Pick up over 50 literature unit studies for free. Get the downloadable Mega Book of Literature Unit Studies here. https://www.aswewalkalongtheroad.com/p/50-free-literature-unit-studies.html Read great kids’ books and extend the learning with 100+ Literature-Based Activities for Great Kids’ Books. https://www.aswewalkalongtheroad.com/2022/01/literature-based-learning-activities-for.html Love teaching with great literature? Check out the literature unit studies for sale in the As We Walk Shop. https://aswewalkshop.podia.com/unit-studies This week’s podcast replay suggestion is Language Learning at Home with Anne Guarnera  These show notes contain affiliate links. Disclaimer.

Immersion learning can be applicable across many homeschool philosophies. Today's audioblog guest is Julie Polanco from Julie Naturally, and she's here to share tips and ideas for setting up real-life learning experiences in your homeschool. Would you like a copy of my FREE Homeschool Planning Guide? Grab your copy at HumilityandDoxology.com/Homeschool-Planning-Guide Julie Polanco is a Master Herbalist, NAHA Level 1 Aromatherapist, author, blogger, speaker, podcaster, and 20 year veteran homeschooling mom of four special needs kids. She offers natural alternatives in health and education for moms and special kids at her site, Julie Naturally and on her podcast, Crunchy Christian Podcast. Currently, she is pursuing a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and Level 2 NAHA certification so she can offer more to Christian families. Follow her on FB @julienaturally or on IG @julie.naturally. Or check out her YT channel @julienaturally to learn more about Christian unschooling and natural health. Find more from Julie: Discover 10 Sources for Strewing Ideas https://www.julienaturally.com/strewing-ideas-and-projects/ Explore Top 10 STEM Careers in Botany and get a FREE High School Botany Lesson! https://www.julienaturally.com/careers-in-botany/ Alternatives to Traditional College Teens Need to Know About https://www.julienaturally.com/alternatives-to-traditional-college-for-teens/ This week’s podcast replay suggestion is Rock Your Homeschool: Avoid Overwhelm, Foster Connection, and Pursue Joy with Amy Milcic These show notes contain affiliate links. Disclaimer.

It's not just the kids who need to hide God's Word in their hearts; Mom does, too. Today's audioblog guest is Katherine Pittman from Chronicles of Momia, and she's here to help us do just that! Would you like a copy of my FREE Homeschool Planning Guide? Grab your copy at HumilityandDoxology.com/Homeschool-Planning-Guide Katherine Pittman is wife to Geoffrey, and homeschooling mom of three. She is the creator of Write the Word on my Heart, a Bible Memory curriculum for little ones, and occasional co-host of the Books and Parchments podcast. She serves alongside her husband in youth and children’s ministry, together sharing the burden to see another generation fall in love with the Lord and his church. Connect with Katherine on Instagram, or find more of her writing at chroniclesofmomia.com Find more from Katherine: A year-long program created to help Katherine's family memorize the word, find the Write the Word my Heart curriculum on Amazon. Find a FREE 2-week sample here: https://writethewordonmyheart.com/mailing-list/ Follow along on Instagram or Facebook for more family discipleship ideas @writethewordonmyheart Find the full set of WTWOMH coloring sheets here (these are free with sign-up): https://writethewordonmyheart.com/mailing-list/ More articles and homeschool curriculum on her website: https://chroniclesofmomia.com This week’s podcast replay suggestion is Life-Long Learning: Charlotte Mason, Classical Education, and a Read-Aloud Family Culture with Kathy Weitz These show notes contain affiliate links. Disclaimer.

Parenting is sometimes the hardest part of homeschooling, isn't it? It's also the most important part. Today's audioblog guest is Dianna Wiebe from Grapevine Studies, and she has some encouraging reminders for us today. Would you like a copy of my FREE Homeschool Planning Guide? Grab your copy at HumilityandDoxology.com/Homeschool-Planning-Guide Enjoy a simple, multi-age history plan next year! Get my Textbook-Free History Masterclass to learn how: https://www.humilityanddoxology.com/product/textbook-free-history-masterclass/ True Rest for the Weary Homeschool Mom: Humility and Doxology in Identity (https://www.humilityanddoxology.com/humility-doxology-identity/) Christian parents want their children to know the Bible, but often they don’t know where to start or have a plan? This is where Dianna and her husband found themselves when their children were young. Wanting a curriculum that was chronological, interactive, and engaging, so they wrote Grapevine Studies. These Bible studies are now used around the world by families, churches, and missionaries. Parents using Grapevine studies are given a method and a plan to teach their children the Bible. Dianna’s children are now grown and teaching their children using the Grapevine method. Dianna Wiebe is the primary author for Grapevine Studies. She brings an energetic and creative approach to her studies enabling her students to learn through direct interaction with the Bible. She has written over thirty Bible studies that are being used around the world by families, churches, and missionaries. Dianna is happily married to John and they have four grown children and many grandchildren. Dianna’s children are homeschool graduates and now college graduates. She spends her time researching, writing, teaching, and running the day to day operations for Grapevine Studies. Find more from Dianna Wiebe: Visit the Grapevine website: https://www.grapevinestudies.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrapevineStudies Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grapevinestudies/ Grab fun ideas on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/grapevinestudies This week’s podcast replay suggestion is: Vision, Attitudes, and Expectations: Faithful, Repentant Homemaking and Homeschooling (with Mystie Winckler) These show notes contain affiliate links. Disclaimer.

You've probably heard Charlotte Mason's principle that "Children are born persons." But did you know that Mamas are born persons, too? Today's audioblog guest to tell us more is Amy Fischer from Around the Thicket. Would you like a copy of my FREE Homeschool Planning Guide? Grab your copy at HumilityandDoxology.com/Homeschool-Planning-Guide Exploring Shakespeare with Children: https://humilityanddoxology.com/exploring-shakespeare-children/ Amy Fischer is a homeschooling mom of three boys. Originally from Indiana, she now lives with her family in the northwest of England.. For seven years, she has been reading, learning, and applying the Charlotte Mason philosophy to her parenting, to her early years homeschool, and even herself. She connects the Charlotte Mason philosophy with the Charlotte Mason practicalities at her blog, Around the Thicket. You’ll also find her co-hosting the Thinking Love podcast, a show that explores homeschooling, Charlotte Mason, the early years, and more. She is the author of Before Curriculum: How to Start Practicing the Charlotte Mason Philosophy in Your Home. Find more from Amy Fischer: Mother Culture Roadmap. The article in this audioblog is the first in this twenty part series exploring Charlotte Mason's principles as they apply to a mother's self-education. Newsletter. Amy is hosting a read-along of Charlotte Mason's book, School Education and is hosting a private podcast for her subscribers this summer with her commentary. Get Started with Charlotte Mason Homeschooling - a short series on the nuts and bolts of launching into her method. This week’s podcast replay suggestion is A Living, Humble, Joyful Homeschool Education (with Cindy Rollins) These show notes contain affiliate links. Disclaimer.

Check out today's summer audioblog guest podcast episode and get tips for helping your kids learn (and love) reading. Today's audioblog guest is Sarah Miller from Homeschooling 4 Him. Would you like a copy of my FREE Homeschool Planning Guide? Grab your copy at HumilityandDoxology.com/Homeschool-Planning-Guide Sarah Miller lives in Michigan with her husband of 12 years and 2 children, who she has homeschooled since birth. In addition to being a homeschool mom, she is also an educator with over a decade of experience teaching kids in preschool through high school. Sarah’s signature program, Reading Better Together, helps homeschool parents teach their kids to read with confidence using scripted lessons and side by side stories that make the process of learning to read fun. Sarah blogs at Homeschooling 4 Him, where she shares tips and tricks to make homeschooling simple and fun. Her advice has been published in national publications including Parents, National Geographic Kids, and Yahoo Lifestyle. You can also connect with her on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. This week’s podcast replay suggestion is: Celebrating Books and Homeschool Fun with Mary Wilson These show notes contain affiliate links. Disclaimer.

We have special content for you today in the summer audioblog series! Adrienne Freas from the Classical Education Podcast is here to talk about Trivium-Based Instruction. (Hint: It may not be exactly what you think it is...) Adrienne was a previous guest on this podcast. Check out my conversation with Adrienne about Classical Charlotte Mason Education here: https://www.humilityanddoxology.com/adrienne-freas/ 100 Morning Time Poems: https://www.humilityanddoxology.com/100morningtimepoems Would you like a copy of my FREE Homeschool Planning Guide? Grab your copy at HumilityandDoxology.com/Homeschool-Planning-Guide Adrienne is active in consulting and advocating for classical education. Her expertise is in collaborating and guiding new, and established schools in classical curriculum and professional development needs. She has worked as the Classical Education Advisor for the K-12 Curriculum and Professional Development Project at University of Dallas and  served as the Director of Classical Methods for Responsive Education Solutions. In both roles, Adrienne has collaborated with districts, boards, school leaders, and thousands of teachers, helping nearly 30 schools transition to a classical model.  She has led teams creating classical professional development, leading parent education workshops, and writing customized educational materials that promote a strong virtue-based humanities curriculum for K-12 schools. She specializes in Coaching and transitioning schools into the liberal arts tradition; K-8 classical curriculum development; Charlotte Mason pedagogy; Trivium-Based Lesson Planning, classical charter schools; Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant education; Homeschooling. Adrienne has been married to Brian for 30 years. She is a retired homeschool mother of four adult children and the grandmother of five. She works part-time as a Classical Pedagogy and Curriculum Specialist for Coram Deo Academies in DFW. She also co-leads a Charlotte Mason Orthodox Homeschool Curriculum Advisory Committee and co-leads a Charlotte Mason book study group at her church. Find Adrienne online: Classical Education Podcast: https://www.classicaleducationpodcast.com/ Classical Education Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1175650549160594 Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/ClassicalEducation This week’s podcast replay suggestion is Repentance and Discipleship in Christian Classical Education (with Dr. George Grant) These show notes contain affiliate links. Disclaimer.

⚠ In today’s episode we’re going to be talking about issues surrounding female health, particular pelvic floor dysfunction. If you usually listen to the podcast episode with little ones listening in, I just wanted to give a heads up that we will be discussing anatomy and having a frank conversation. This is probably one to listen to with earbuds. ⚠ It’s a bit of a cultural joke that moms can’t jump or laugh without a little bladder leakage. But it’s actually no laughing matter. Not only that, but the symptoms associated with a weak pelvic floor can be a lot more painful and embarrassing than just peeing when you laugh. After my own experience with pelvic pain, incontinence, and pelvic prolapse, I became a bit passionate to talk more openly about this neglected topic. And when I started opening up about it, so many mamas started replying! “I’m not the only one?!” was a common reply. When I let folks know about this interview, I probably got more email replies and social media DMs with questions and comments than any other topic! That surprised me, but it probably shouldn’t have. We may not be able to get to all those questions today, but I hope this conversation first of all just helps people know they aren’t alone. I had felt so embarrassed and ashamed like there was something wrong with my body alone, and it was a relief to realize how common (if hidden) these issues really are. Second, I hope you can come away with some practical tips and solutions to begin your own process of healing. I also hope it encourages other moms to get help as needed. Our bodies are strong and powerful and have nurtured babies and (if you’re listening to this podcast) are now educating the next generation. It is worth it to take the time to protect our bodies, to help them heal, and to help them stay strong. Finally, I hope having this conversation just right out in the open, in your earbuds, on the internet, starts to take just a little bit of the sting of the awkward out of this incredibly important conversation. The more we normalize these discussions, the easier it will be for moms to get the care we all need. So. There’s my big long introduction and the WHY behind this episode. Be sure to listen to today's conversation with Dr. Meghan O’Hara, PT, DPT, COMT, PRPC! Transcript & Show Notes: https://www.humilityanddoxology.com/pelvic-health-meghan-ohara My must-have homeschool mom supplies, including the squatty potty mentioned in today's episode: https://www.amazon.com/shop/humilityanddoxology/list/6R7KSRZXR7V7 Find more homeschool mom encouragement: https://www.humilityanddoxology.com/homeschool-conversations/ Would you please take a moment to subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend? Thank you so much for supporting Homeschool Conversations with Humility and Doxology!

Learn how to bring a little sparkle to your homeschool! Today's audioblog guest is Dachelle McVey from Hide the Chocolate. Would you like a copy of my FREE Homeschool Planning Guide? Grab your copy at HumilityandDoxology.com/Homeschool-Planning-Guide Exploring Shakespeare with Children: https://humilityanddoxology.com/exploring-shakespeare-children/ Dachelle is a homeschooling mom of 3 who knows the struggle of getting kids excited to read a book, especially the classics. This is why she created Literary Adventures for Kids, a full language arts curriculum for preschool to high school that inspires kids to read through rabbit trails and a little bit of magic dust. She uses her experiences as an educator in the traditional system to create courses that encourage critical thinking and are catalysts for big conversations. Dachelle is also the owner of Hide The Chocolate, a blog about her adventures in homeschooling and parenting using a relaxed Charlotte Mason philosophy. You can often find her reading a good book (or even sometimes just an okay book) and enjoying a jar of Nutella — don’t judge. ;) Find more from Dachelle: Free Courses: https://www.literaryadventuresforkids.com/p/free-courses/?affcode=168584_eobiapnt Free Enchantment Planner: https://www.literaryadventuresforkids.com/p/enchantment-homeschool-planner/?affcode=168584_eobiapnt Book Clubs: https://www.hidethechocolate.com/book-clubs/?affcode=168584_eobiapnt Poetry Teatimes: https://www.hidethechocolate.com/poetry-teatime/?affcode=168584_eobiapnt My past interview with Dachelle: https://humilityanddoxology.com/dachelle-mcvey This week’s podcast replay suggestion is: Identity, Grace, and a Literary Life (with Missy Andrews from Center for Lit) These show notes contain affiliate links. Disclaimer.

Here are some great tips as you think about planning your homeschool schedule! Today's audioblog guest is Kelly Kotanidis from Fearless Homeschool. Would you like a copy of my FREE Homeschool Planning Guide? Grab your copy at HumilityandDoxology.com/Homeschool-Planning-Guide Meet Kelly: “Hi, I’m Kelly. I’m a homeschooling mum of five always-homeschooled children and I’m married to my best friend. I started Fearless Homeschool and the yearly Australian Homeschooling Summit way back in 2016 to help parents like you get past their fear of being 100% responsible for their child’s education, and straight to the really fun and effective bits. I’m also a nurse, hiker, runner, and serial crafter - because homeschooling lets the whole family do all the fun things.” Find more from Kelly: Fearless Homeschool: https://fearlesshomeschool.com/ Zero to Homeschool course: https://courses.fearlesshomeschool.com/zero-to-homeschool/ Free Enhancing Curriculum workshop: https://australianhomeschoolsummit.com/homeschooling-curriculum-workshop/ Free Homeschooling Styles Workshop: https://courses.fearlesshomeschool.com/homeschooling-styles-workshop/ Begin Homeschooling with Confidence (free email course): https://fearlesshomeschool.com/begin-homeschooling-confidence-free-email-course/ This week’s podcast replay suggestion is Language Learning at Home with Anne Guarnera https://humilityanddoxology.com/anne-guarnera/ These show notes contain affiliate links. Disclaimer.