Homeschool Conversations with Humility and Doxology

Lynna Sutherland, Mary Wilson, and Amy Sloan are 3 homeschool mamas right there in the trenches with you! We have over 30 years of homeschool experience among us (well, more if you count Amy and Lynna’s experience as homeschooled students!), and we know that sometimes the Homeschool Blahs strike when you least expect them. Listen in as we share a few simple tips and encouragement for banishing the homeschool blahs! Find Amy: Humility and Doxology (https://humilityanddoxology.com/) and the Homeschool Conversations with Humility and Doxology Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/homeschool-conversations-with-humility-and-doxology/id1526734966) Find Lynna: Homeschooling Without Training Wheels (https://hswotrainingwheels.com/) and Sibling Relationship Lab (https://siblingrelationshiplab.com/) Find Mary: Mary Hanna Wilson (https://www.maryhannawilson.com/) and Celebrate a Book (https://www.maryhannawilson.com/cablanding/)

Jessica Jensen has homeschooled through a host of joys and challenges over the years. Her homeschool journey has included a childhood cancer diagnosis, a chronic illness, and the more typical struggles of homeschooling thru the tween and teen years. We had such a delightful conversation on topics ranging from surviving the middle school years to growing into our own unique homeschool approaches. Read or listen to my interview with Jessica for lots of encouragement and wise homeschool mama perspective! Show notes and full transcript: https://humilityanddoxology.com/jessica-jensen Year of Memory Work: https://humilityanddoxology.com/year-of-memory-work/ Support Humility and Doxology when you shop on Amazon by starting your book buying here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/humilityanddoxology

The purpose of education is not to fill our children’s heads with knowledge. Rather, we want them to grow in wisdom, in wonder, and in love of God and neighbor. And our most important job as Christian parents is to raise our children to be fellow worshippers. These are just a few of the topics Keren Chu and I discussed in this week’s Homeschool Conversation! Keren is a pastor’s wife and homeschool mama classically educating her young children in the Philippines. I have followed Keren online for a while, and I’m always encouraged by her. You are going to love this chat, so queue it up in your earbuds or read the full transcript at HumilityandDoxology.com! Show notes and transcript: https://humilityanddoxology.com/keren-chu 100 Poems for Memory Work: https://humilityanddoxology.com/100morningtimepoems/ Support Homeschool Conversations and help keep our bookshelves full: https://www.amazon.com/shop/humilityanddoxology

It's our first repeat guest on Homeschool Conversations, and I think you're going to quickly see why I invited my friend Dr. Kristin Moon back on the podcast! Kristin combines a passion for science with real-life experience as a homeschool mom in the trenches. She brings an attitude of wonder and delight to every discussion about science. Because of her years teaching science to homeschoolers, she has lots of great wisdom to share in this episode specifically about preparing for and succeeding in high school level science courses. Yes. You can homeschool high school science successfully! Please subscribe to Homeschool Conversations in your podcast app and leave a rating and review! Show notes and full transcript: https://humilityanddoxology.com/Kristin-Moon Year of Memory Work: https://humilityanddoxology.com/year-of-memory-work/

Tawnya Vinyard believes that God created each of us homeschool moms unique with a special mission, and we need to stick together knowing we're not alone. She brought that enthusiasm and encouraging perspective to this week's Homeschool Conversations interview! We chatted about eclectic homeschooling, how planning can help you have a happy homeschool (no, really), and the importance of focusing on relationship in those hard homeschool moments.    This season I'm going to be including a full transcript for each episode in the show note blog posts, so even if you don't have time to listen to the podcast or watch the videos you can still skim the transcript. Check out the transcript for this episode, then let me know what you think, ok?    And please be sure to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast! It really means so much, and it helps other homeschool mamas discover this content.   Show notes: https://humilityanddoxology.com/tawnya-vinyard Special thanks to this month’s podcast sponsor Friendly Sciences! Read my full review of Friendly Sciences here.

Have you ever opened your mouth intending to say one thing, but then something else entirely comes out? Oops! That happened to me last fall while I was being interviewed for this episode which originally aired on the Joyfully Homeschooling Podcast! Misty Bailey asked me, "How do you find joy in your homeschool day?" I took a breath and opened my mouth to deliver the answer I had prepared ahead of time. But what I ended up saying instead was definitely more vulnerable than I had planned to share. I shared a bit on Instagram about some of the things on my heart soon after we recorded that interview, actually. Here is an excerpt: "So if you're also not feeling super peppy these days, it's ok. Just because it's hard doesn't mean we are doing something wrong. It also doesn't mean we don't like homeschooling. I LOVE homeschooling, even though it is not currently a super happy time in my head. (Homeschooling can't make me happy because it's not my Savior.)" Listening back to my chat with Misty was an encouragement and a reminder that my identity is in Christ, not my work as a homeschool mom. We discussed some of the changes I've noticed in the homeschool world as a 2nd-generation homeschooler, some of my struggles as a homeschool mom, one of my biggest homeschooling accomplishments, and of course that infamous "how do you find joy" question. You'll just have to listen to the episode (or read the full transcript at HumilityandDoxology.com) to find out what I said. Show Notes: https://humilityanddoxology.com/second-generation-joyfully-homeschooling The following audio content was originally published by Misty Bailey on her Joyfully Homeschooling Podcast. Misty has graciously allowed me to republish our conversation as a bonus episode on the Homeschool Conversations podcast. THANK YOU, Misty!

Accidental-Homeschooler-Turned-Classical-Educator Kristen Rudd joins us in this week's Homeschool Conversations episode. We're chatting about one of our favorite topics: BOOKS! Have you wondered what people mean by "The Great Books"? Have you wondered if the Great Books even matter? Or maybe you're convinced that they're important, but it seems way too overwhelming to know how to start reading and teaching them in your homeschool. Well, you definitely don't want to miss my conversation with Kristen! She suggests 3 questions you can ask about any book, encourages us to approach literature and learning with humility, and explains how loving our neighbor is at the core of her approach to studying Great Books. Listen to the podcast in your favorite app, or read the full transcript below!   This season I'm trying something new! Access a full transcript for each episode in the show note blog posts, so even if you don't have time to listen to the podcast or watch the videos you can still skim the transcript. Check out the transcript for this episode, then let me know what you think, ok?    And please be sure to subscribe, rate, and review Homeschool Conversations! It really means so much, and it helps other homeschool mamas discover this content.   Show notes: https://humilityanddoxology.com/kristen-rudd Special thanks to this month’s podcast sponsor Friendly Sciences! Read my full review of Friendly Sciences here.

Studying history can be awesome! Learn how to craft a customized, multi-age, textbook-free history curriculum for your unique homeschool family. In my new 45 minute video masterclass and 12 page e-booklet, I share my perspective as a 2nd-generation homeschool mom of 5 and give lots of tips for studying (and enjoying) history in your homeschool. Leave a rating and review for Homeschool Conversations in your favorite podcast app, send a screenshot to Amy@HumilityandDoxology.com (or share it and tag @HumilityandDoxology in your IG stories), and I'll send you a $5 coupon code to use towards purchasing this Textbook-Free History masterclass! https://humilityanddoxology.com/product/textbook-free-history-masterclass/

How do you study current events in your homeschool? How do you teach your students to listen to the news with discernment? And how ought we as Christians approach these sometimes tricky topics? In today’s episode of the Homeschool Conversations podcast I’m joined by Nick Eicher and Brian Basham from WORLD. It was an absolutely fabulous conversation ranging from profound questions about Biblically-objective journalism to some behind-the-scenes insights into the silly moments in WORLD Watch videos. This is an episode you will not want to miss! Check out the show notes and full transcript: https://humilityanddoxology.com/world-news-homeschool Special thanks to this month’s podcast sponsor Friendly Sciences! Read my full review of Friendly Sciences here. Please subscribe to Homeschool Conversations and leave a rating and review in your preferred podcast player. Thank you!

Homeschool Conversations is BACK for Season 3, and I am so excited you're here with us! To kick us off this season I'm chatting with my friend Colleen Kessler all about the joys (and challenges) of homeschooling quirky, differently-wired, gifted, and twice-exceptional kids. We both share some of our own personal stories in this episode and the lessons learned along the way. I hope it is an encouragement to each of you!   Plus, I'm trying something new! This season I'm going to be including a full transcript for each episode in the show note blog posts, so even if you don't have time to listen to the podcast or watch the videos you can still skim the transcript. Check out the transcript for this episode and let me know what you think, ok?   And no matter where you listen to the podcast content, please take a moment to leave a positive rating and review in your podcast player. It really means so much, and it helps other homeschool mamas discover this content. Show notes: https://humilityanddoxology.com/colleen-kessler Special thanks to this month’s podcast sponsor Friendly Sciences! Read my full review of Friendly Sciences here.