Homeschool Coffee Break (Kerry Beck)

We want our kids to have Godly character, but how do you do it? With all the distractions? Hear from an experienced homeschooler, Kathie Morrissey, as she shares how they build character in their children and encourage their grandchildren.

In this episode you’ll discover:

✅ 3 Ways kids learn & develop character

✅ 10 steps to plan character building into your everyday life

✅ Where to start with your own kids

✅ Why character training is so important

Resources Mentioned:

Character Curriculum

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Kathie Morrissey is the mother of 8 children, wife to Alan for 40 years, and a committed homeschooling mom of 31 years. She is the founder of The Character Corner, where she loves to blog about parenting, family life, homeschooling, and life in general.

Kathie is the author of two popular character curriculums, as well as several other books to encourage homeschooling parents. She is a well-known speaker at homeschool conventions and support groups, as well as ladies retreats.

Her heart’s desire is to help and encourage parents to be purposeful in raising Godly children with strong Christian character, who walk in purity and have a heart for God.

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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

In this episode, you’ll discover:

✅ Why we should always forgive

✅ 2 choices we have when we’ve been rejected, offended, hurt or betrayed

✅ What types of offenses should be forgiven

✅ Where to find the strength & courage to forgive

✅ 2 steps to healing, victory, joy and peace

Resources Mentioned

How to Forgive When You Don’t Feel Like It, by June Hunt

Choosing Forgiveness, by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

How do we walk with God as we prepare to celebrate Easter? What are simple & fun ways to show our kids Holy Week and Jesus' sacrifice, as well as His victory over sin & death? 

 Be sure to use the song, “Behold the Lamb” as you walk with God this week. Use it for Music, Copywork, Discussion, etc.   

Song: https://youtu.be/kzeXdI2pEfY

Lyrics, Copywork, Discussion:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Brnxb58jg4V2vD_MqqTiOJ_QEbdz7uIeri8N9BdMVVY/edit?usp=sharing 

Resources Mentioned: 

Easter Skies of the Cross Bundle (flash sale through April 4 with code: EASTER23) 

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/holiday/easter/bundle/ 

Maundy Thursday - 9 activities: https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/maundy-thursday/ 

Easter Activities to Prepare Your Family,  including Easter Garden, Resurrection Eggs, Resurrection Rolls and more: 

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/preparing-for-easter

Does Christmas run you ragged with no time to refresh yourself? You’re always giving to others, but not filling up your own tank. You need to listen to Julie Ross as she shares all about self-compassion. You’ll discover:

✅ The best gift you can receive this Christmas

✅ How self compassion is NOT selfishness

✅ Why homeschool moms need this gift

✅ What happens when you show more self compassion to yourself

✅ Why self compassion is important for you this Christmams

Long story short? You'll be ready & refreshed when you follow Julie’s tips for this Christmas season.

Links mentioned

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/podcast2023/11-nov/books/

Julie H Ross believes that every child needs a feast of living ideas to grow intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. As a former public school teacher, Curriculum Coordinator, and Assistant Director of a Homeschool Academy, Julie Ross has worked with hundreds of students and parents throughout her career.. She has also been homeschooling her own five children for the past 20 years.. Julie Ross developed the Charlotte Mason curriculum, A Gentle Feast, to provide parents with the tools and resources needed to provide a rich and abundant educational feast full of books, beauty, and Biblical truth. As Certified Chrisitan Life Coach, Julie helps moms find a life of freedom from the negative thoughts and patterns that are holding them back. Julie lives in South Carolina with her family. When she’s not busy homeschooling, reading children’s books, hiking, or writing curriculum, you can find her taking a nap.

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Does Easter sneak up on you every year?

Between homeschooling, daily tasks, and family activities, it’s easy to feel too busy to slow down and focus on Jesus. But Easter is the greatest day of the year—and I don’t want you to miss it!

In today’s episode, we’ll talk about:

✅ Why Easter is more than bunnies and eggs—it’s about Jesus’ victory over sin.

✅ How busyness can steal our joy and keep us distracted from Jesus.

✅ How to overcome that busyness and focus on what’s most important

✅ 3 simple ways to prepare your heart for Easter—even when life is chaotic.

✨ Join me for this episode and discover how to refocus on Jesus this Easter!

🎁 FREE GIFT: Sign up for my free class, "3 Steps to Prepare Your Heart for Easter," and start preparing your heart today!

Show Notes:

Hey, everyone, Kerry, back here with homeschool coffee break where we help you stop the overwhelm. So you can actually take a coffee break and still be homeschooling. Isn't that cool, hey? We are starting a brand new series. I think it's going to be about a 4 week series. On preparing your heart and home for Easter. Easter is a little bit later this year, and I really wanted to touch base on some ideas about Easter.

You may be the kind of person that all of a sudden Easter sneaks up on you between homeschooling and chauffeuring and activities, daily life cleaning, cooking all those things. It's so easy to get caught up in the chaos and forget to slow down and focus on Jesus. This is an important time of year. Some of you might be following Lent and doing something for Lent, which is great. But a lot of people aren't necessarily taking this time, just like Advent before Christmas. Lent is a time for us to prepare our hearts for Easter. So I'm going to start today by sharing why, Easter is the greatest day of the year.

How busyness can still our joy, and we don't even pay attention to what's about. Turn around with Easter, and then some simple ways that you could prepare your heart even in the middle of a busy season, and if you'll stick around with me to the end, I have a free class that I want to tell you all about, so let's get started before we do. I would love it if you would subscribe to this channel wherever you're listening to this that way we can get this out to more and more people.

Hey? Why is Easter the greatest day of the year? Why am I even talking about this. We celebrate Christmas so much. I mean, they start putting Christmas stuff up in September or October. They spread that out forever, and I know some of you put your Christmas trees up in October or November. There's so much excitement about Christmas. But what about Easter?

Easter is the day that changed everything. Jesus didn't just come as a baby like we celebrate at Christmas. He conquered sin and death.

You know, in one Corinthians, 15 verses 17, through 20. Paul says, if Christ was not raised from the dead, our faith is meaningless. We're just fools. If we are believing this, if He did not really raise from the dead.

You see, Easter or Resurrection Day. Well, isn't just about bunnies and eggs. Those might be fun. It is about the greatest victory in history to conquer death and sin forever and ever.

You know. Imagine if we treated Easter with the same buildup as we would Christmas, how would that change your heart, your kids' hearts and your homes.

Think about it.

I know for us. We started taking Easter seriously when I was growing up. I don't even know that we celebrated or honored, not Palm Sunday, Good Friday, I mean, we had Good Friday off as a holiday, but I don't know that we did that much about it. And hopefully we raised our kids. I think we did, because I see them raising their kids to being honored these days before Easter before Resurrection Sunday.

But you say yes, I agree with you, Kerry. It is so important.

But I am so busy I don't know how to slow down.

You see, the enemy. Satan does not want us to celebrate Easter. He wants us to just sort of be ambivalent towards it. He wants us to be focusing on all these activities and not what's on what's really important. Some of you might be saying to yourself, I better want to spend time in God's word, but I'm just exhausted. I get it. It's hard to get up in the morning, if that's what you plan to do. It's hard to stay awake and read your Bible at night if you're tired.

Maybe you're thinking you plan to do all the Bible activities with your kids. But between homeschooling and chores and life, it just gets in the way, and I don't get anything done. And then you feel guilty because all of a sudden Easter weekend is here, and you haven't done anything special to prepare for it.

Are any of those yours? Leave something. If you're listening where you can leave a comment, leave something there and let me know. You see, God is not looking for the pinterest, perfect Easter or Easter weekend or resurrection Day.

He wants your heart.

He wants your heart, he wants your kid's heart, and if you're feeling overwhelmed, you're not alone. You don't have to do this on your own. Let's talk about some simple things that you could start today and to prepare 1st your heart and then your kids, hearts, you know, to spend time with God. If you're not doing that regularly. It doesn't have to be anything hard. One of the things I tell, especially young moms, is open your Bible to whatever it is you want to be reading, put it on the kitchen counter, and whenever you walk by, read that verse, and then, as you're cooking, read that verse and meditate on it whenever you're in the kitchen, I mean, usually we're all making breakfast, lunch and dinner, so we got plenty of time in the kitchen.

You don't have to have a 1 h quiet time, and, in fact, I would encourage you to start small and be consistent from now until Easter and then beyond. Then you can build it up. I didn't. I spend a lot more time now in my quiet time than I did when the kids were here, and I spend a lot more time here at home than when I go. Take care of those grandkids honestly, when I'm taking care of the grandkids, I have to make myself get up, because I know if I don't get up, I'm not gonna have any time, because when they get up it is like this.

Except for we integrate it with me, reading the Bible at breakfast time and those kinds of things as well. So one thing you might do is use a Bible reading plan. We have a Holy Week Bible reading plan. We will leave a link in the show notes to that, and you can get that completely free. It is from Palm Sunday to Easter, but before that you might have pick a new version, get the Holy Bible app, and use that one of those as well.

The whole thing is to begin to focus your heart and your mind on Jesus. He says, Seek ye 1st the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added unto you. We need to seek, and so just start with a Bible verse. Maybe another thing you might do is just memorize a Bible verse as a family every week or every 2 weeks, and practice it, and just saying that and practicing it with your kids should start to meditate, and it will sink into your soul, and I think it will sink into your kids. Soul especially you talk about whatever that verse is.

So number one. Just take short snippets of time. Don't feel like you have to go find a chunk of an hour of your day to get this started. 5 min is enough.

Next, involve your kids in some Christ-centered activities.

You know. Faith, our faith in God should not be an add-on. Okay, we just go to church, and we're done, and then the rest of the week we live, however, we want, or we wake up, and we read the Bible at breakfast, and then the rest of the day we live. However, we want to live. It is something that should be a natural part of our everyday life, and honestly.

I'm better at it now than I was when I was younger. But God is working with me as well. So one thing you might do is read a Bible verse each day of Holy Week for sure. And again you can get that free Bible reading plan and just talk about it right now. You might pick the book of Mark. I believe I don't know how many chapters Mark has, but you could read Mark, and start today and read one chapter every morning and finish the whole book before Easter time.

So those are simple little things, and I will just strongly encourage you if you are not reading the real Bible to your kids. Start reading the real Bible Bible story books are good. but even a 3 and 4 year old can understand the Bible. I will give you just a quick little example. I bought a Bible devotional book for my daughter, and I had to be there for a week a couple weeks ago, and so I was in charge of the Grandkids in their, with their dinner and breakfast and meal time, and so I was going through there, and in each one of them it has a Bible reading.

I'm reading the Bible to a 5 year old and a 3 year old, and the 3 year old. Every time you saw that devotional book, read the Bible book, Gigi read the Bible book. This is a 3 year old boy.

Usually think boys don't want to sit now. He does like to be read, too, but and he likes to like go running crazy and throw balls and go on his scooter. So he is full boy. It's not like he just sits. I mean, he is sometimes crazy, boy. But you can build this in and make it something simple. So I would encourage you to read. If you a chapter is too long. Just read a verse and talk about that verse, maybe just pick a chapter. Maybe you want to read a chapter in John, or maybe you want to go ahead and start reading the the Easter story and just read one or 2 verses at a time and talk about what it means.

Do some sort of hands-on craft maybe once a week, do some sort of craft like, you know, you can get my resurrection rolls recipe on our website. We'll put a link to that as well. Maybe you want to make some kind of cross craft. There are lots of different crafts. You can go on Pinterest, and find some crafts that you could do just to keep their focus when you're doing the craft. Talk about the cross, or talk about Palm Sunday, or whatever it is that the craft is related to.

Another thing you could do is maybe Easter week or 2 weeks beforehand. Let them practice acting out the Easter story with their stuffed animals, or if you have enough kids, they can all act it out, you know, but maybe get the you know some animals and and act that out so, or let them do it.

That would be great. You could read the Bible story, and then they acted out. So those are just some fun things it does not have to be. Fancy. It just needs to focus on Jesus and His sacrifice and His love for us, and the payment He paid for death for all of our sins. And so the 1st one is just short. Little times. Get your heart start spending 5 min a day with God, involve your kids in some simple Christ center activities and then create a space to reflect on Jesus.

It's easy to go through Easter without stopping to reflect. We talk about this at Advent. That is what Lynn is about. It should be a time that we reflect on who we are and what God's doing. So here are just a few little practical tips, maybe a quiet morning walk to pray. This is me.

I like to go for a walk and pray, and I still do that, and sometimes that was the only time I got to pray, but I would go for a walk outside.

Maybe you find some worship songs that really get your mind focused. Turn them on, even when you're cleaning the house, and your kids are all helping find some some worship songs that would be good for them. Find some kids songs. There's some great kids songs that kids don't sing anymore. And so that would be it. And then, maybe right before bedtime. And I haven't ever done this before bed. I've always journal in the morning but I am starting to do my gratitude journal at night after the day's end, so that might be a way for you to like.

Slow down your mind. Think about all the things God's done for you, and journal them. You might do that at dinnertime with your kids and let them go around the table and say one thing that they are thankful for, and that will focus them for the evening on what God's doing in their life.

God calls us to slow down, and even with your kids, and mealtimes are a great time to go ahead and slow down and have some discussions like that, or recognize the things that we're thankful for. Psalm 46, 10 says, Be still and know that I am God. And that's what we need to do. So 3. These are just simple little things that you could do 5 just 5 min a day to spend with God involve your kids in some fun Christ-centered activities and just find a way to slow down.

Just, and it may not. You may not have a lot of time to slow down. But maybe even just like, if you have a small little block, just go walk around the block and even that, and just think about God. I have to actually do. Back stretches every morning for 15 min where I just lay on my back, and that is sometimes where I'm either praying, or I turn on some worship music, or I am totally quiet and I'm like God. What do you want to say to me?

Because I can't really do anything but lay there and get my back to stretch out. So I know life is full. Moms. The most important thing we can do this season is to try to slow down and focus on Easter, involve it, put it in part of your life, put it into part of your homeschool as well. Easter is all about victory, and we don't want you you to miss it. We don't want our kids to miss it.

Now I will tell you that I am diving deep into this in a free class called 3 Steps to prepare your heart for Easter, and it starts with moms. But we move into kids and we dive deeper than what I'm doing right here on this podcast so i'm going to walk you through some, a simple plan to shift your focus and bring more meaning into your Easter season. You can. It'll be in the show notes, but you can go to how to homeschoolmychild.com slash Easter hyphen 3 steps

All right, no matter how busy life feels. Jesus is waiting for you. He is always there waiting for you to meet you where you are. Let's walk on this journey together over the next few weeks as we prepare our hearts for Jesus. Hey? I'm Kerry! Back with homeschool coffee break. We'll talk to you next time.

What is your true identity?

What identity are you modeling & teaching your kids?

One reason the attitudes might not be good is your kids or you need encouragement in who you are...your identity in this world...where you gain value.

When we don't have identity & value correct, it comes out in our words, our emotions, our impatience, our actions.

Get help on replacing the false identity with your true identity...just like King David.

Living Fearless: https://HowToHomeschoolMyChild.com/fearless

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 summer

✅ Easiest way to inspire a love of learning this summer

Mentioned Links:

Homeschool Super Heroes Week FREE Pass 

Let's talk about your family attitude and how you can teach your kids their significance in Jesus Christ. Having significance can change our attitudes, when the foundation is Jesus.

On a side note, I'm hosting a free class next Tuesday, Nov 1: 3 Clues to Keep Christ in Christmas.

Sign up for free here:  https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/keep-christ-in-christmas/

How can you encourage a great attitude with your kids?

Here are 2 simple tips you can use this week...they are so simple.

Resources that could help:

Get our FREE Mini Course: How to Simplify Your Homeschool right here.

https://how-to-homeschool-my-child.aweb.page/video

Sign up for our FREE Masterclass: 4 Steps to Raising Christian Leaders

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/raising-christian-leaders/

Character Training Tool Kit

https://kerry-beck-school.teachable.com/p/character-tool-kit

Tip 1 to encourage good behavior. Let's talk about your kids' hearts and which relationships you should encourage. If you feel like this, we have you covered.

• My kids don’t listen to me.
• My kids are fighting with each other.
• I’m losing my patience.
• Everyone’s attitude needs help, including mom’s.
• My kids are not obeying.

Get your free copy of my Prayer ebook: Verses & Scriptures to Pray for Your Kids. Get your copy here; 

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/resources/bible-family-resources/prayer/verses-prayers-kids/prayers/

To raise our kids to lead, instead of follow, they need to be lifetime learners who know how to learn…to have the tools of learning. This tool gave our family freedom to study any topic that was important or interesting to us.

In this episode you’ll discover:

✅ 3 Steps to use notebooking with multiple ages

✅ 10 Benefits to notebooking in your homeschool

✅ 3 Reasons to use notebooking as a tool of learning

Resources Mentioned

FREE Notebooking Pages 

Tools for Learning

SAVE $50 on Lifetime Notebooking Pages(April 24-26, 2024)

Let's find fun ways to inspire your kids to love learning for a lifetime. Be sure to join me for our FREE Masterclass: 4 Steps to Raising Christian Leaders

In this episode you’ll discover:

✅ What is the foundation to grow your children into lifetime learners

✅ 1 specific tip to grow lifetime learners ... that is fun

Resources Mentioned:

FREE Masterclass: 4 Steps to Raising Christian Leaders

Podcast Episode 089: Are You Using This Tool in Your Homeschool?

Podcast Episode 090: Secrets to Building Character in Your Kids

Podcast Episode 091: Homeschool in Freedom

Podcast Episode 092: Should Leadership Be Part of Your Homeschool?

As we continue our Best of LSLS”, let’s talk about the foundation of good leadership, where to start raising leaders, not followers. Godly character is the foundation for academic success, as well as success in life and raising a leader for the future.

Discover how character is learned and how to establish a plan for teaching it to your children. Kathie will give several creative ways you can encourage your children to develop in this important area. After hearing this, you will be motivated, and full of ideas to use with your own children.

In this episode, discover

✅ An actionable plan to help you instill godly character in their children.

✅ The ripple effect of character so your children can prepare them to influence and lead others in the future.

✅ Motivation to take action with fresh ideas to implement character education in your homeschool.

Stop the homeschool overwhelm when you join us for Life Skills Leadership Summit on February 24-28, 2024 … completely free

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Sarah shares fun activities you can do now to help your child learn to read and love books in the process.  SAVE $50 on her Reading Better Together with code: KERRY50 (expires June 16th at midnight)

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Sarah Miller lives in Michigan with her husband of 13 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.

I hear it over and over . . . our biggest challenge in the holidays is focusing on Christ. Join me as I share tips to keep Christ the center of your Christmas.

You’ll also discover some of my favorite resources to organize your time and keep the main thing, the main thing

Get your Free Ebook: Everything You Wanted to Know About Homeschooling

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As we move into the holiday season of Thanksgiving, it can be HARD. Trying to balance homeschooling, taking care of your home/family and pleasing your in-laws (or maybe it's your own parents) can stress you out.

My guess is you want your kids to be THANKFUL, as well as love learning about the holidays. Then, try out our funschooling ideas from today’s podcast.

You’ll discover:

✅ What is gratitude for you & your family?

✅ Why teach gratitude

✅ 3 easy ways to help your kids be more thankful

Long story short? You'll get the BEST tips to help you change complaining in your family to thanking.

Discover fun & easy ways to encourage gratitude in your family with these links.

30-Day Gratitude Challenge

22 Days of Thanks Blog Series

Gratitude Activities for Kids

Give Thanks: Mother’s Prayer Journal

Give Thanks to God: Copywork for All Ages/

Are you stressed out in your homeschool? Overwhelmed as you try to check off the curriculum checklist? Let’s give you freedom in your homeschool. Take advantage of all the freedoms that homeschooling gives you and your kids.

In this episode you’ll discover:

✅ How to set goals for your homeschooling kids

✅ 2 Types of education to avoid because they chain you to someone else’s expectations

✅ An education process that teaches your kids how to think

✅ What to include in your homeschool to raise leaders, instead of followers of the crowd

✅ Where moms should start to raise leaders

Resources Mentioned:

Homeschool Freedom Bootcamp: A 5-Day LIVE Experience to Gain Confidence in Your Homeschool

Podcast Episode 089: Are You Using This Tool in Your Homeschool?

Podcast Episode 090: Secrets to Building Character in Your Kids

Get your free ticket to Life Skills Leadership Summit here:  

Sign up here: https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/lsls25

RSVP for our Feb. Valentines FB Party - Tues, Feb 4

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Love is not proud podcast. If you only have time for one, listen to day 3 

https://www.reviveourhearts.com/podcast/revive-our-hearts/crying-out-heart-brokenness-day-1/ 

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Some kids love learning. Others not so much. Often depended on what the topic was.

St Patrick’s Day is around the corner, so let’s look at how you can inspire a love for learning in March.

Let’s talk about fun activities in

-History
-Writing
-Bible
-Notebooking
-Math & Graphing
-Science and more.

Resources Mentioned

Lucky Charms Graphing

Use free notebooking pages about St Patrick

3 Weeks Free Writing Lessons
Saint Patrick: Pioneer Missionary to Ireland
Irish Stew

Irish Soda Bread

Teaching Kids with “Easy to Use” Games

Give your children a better education when you homeschool with Christian leadership education. 

Just a small note with a HUGE thanks for your class. It was the refreshment and refocus that i needed. The best part for me also was how you included all-things-Christian.  i have been doing leadership education for three years and I have longed for resources focused specifically on leadership education with a true Biblical perspective.

That’s what makes Raising Leaders different from other homeschool methods. Sign up now and get Patriotic Holidays Unit Study ($45) for free today.

https://HowToHomeschoolMyChild.com/rlnf

When my kids were young, growing Godly character was top priority. But, being consistent in my parenting and child training was difficult.  Is consistency a problem for you, too?  After all, we know consistency and following God’s Word is key to raising children. We know consistency in character building will prepare your kids to be adults who think of others first. We know if you use the Bible as a basis for that character, it will last a lifetime.

In this episode you’ll discover:

✅ Most important thing to do in your homeschool

✅ 3 tips to create independent learners

✅ What to do when you feel so far off track and don’t think you can finish the school year

✅ 1 tool to help you stay focused in your homeschool

Resources Mentioned

Life Skills Leadership Summit 2024 Free Basic Pass

Character Training Tool Kit 

How do you integrate Math & Science into Christmas? Take a look at my demos.

Candy Cane Science

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/candy-cane-experiments

Star of Bethlehem Bible Study

https://kerry-beck-school.teachable.com/p/star-bethlehem

Christmas Bake Sale Guide

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/candy-cane-experiments/

What other Christmas math & science activities do you have?

This afternoon is my last class in our Preparing for Resurrection Day series.

-How do we move forward, now that we celebrated Resurrection Sunday?

-How do we live, in the midst of problems & evil around us?

-One name of Jesus to help us move forward when the world around us is desperate, difficult and distressed

-What's the best tool God gave us to overcome offenses against us.

Recommended Resources:

How to Forgive Someone Blog Post:

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/how-to-forgive-someone/

How to Forgive When You Don’t Feel Like It, by June Hunt

https://www.amazon.com/Forgive-When-Dont-Feel-Like/dp/0736955895?crid=2IWSTVZZRFOAK&keywords=how+to+forgive+when+you+dont+feel+like+it&qid=1680889795&sprefix=how+to+forgive%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=hotohomych-20&linkId=0029634df3c7cb6ebdc69de8dccf050f&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

Winning the War of Your Mind, by Craig Groeschel

https://www.amazon.com/Winning-War-Your-Mind-Thinking-ebook/dp/B08FGJMDF3?crid=2B664L6VAS1Z5&keywords=winning+the+war+in+your+mind&qid=1681161801&sprefix=winning+%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExTlQ1UVhLRlU0UFdLJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTYyMjgwMjlSQzVSNDlWRVFOVyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzAwMzM4OVRWNEpHSjBIRzhTJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ%3D%3D&linkCode=ll1&tag=hotohomych-20&linkId=5a2cdbed4ad44f2e693a02ea02bc8f21&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

In this episode, Kerry discusses the importance of raising leaders in homeschooling. Leadership encompasses more than just academics; it encompasses character, thinking skills and relationships. She outlines four key aspects of a leader: godly character and vision, a lifetime learner with both tools and love of learning, critical thinking and decision-making skills, and communication skills.

Kerry also introduces the upcoming Life Skills Leadership Summit, a free event in February that will cover various leadership and life skills topics.

In this episode, discover

✅ What leadership really is and why you should be raising leaders

✅ 3 steps to helping your kids become the best leaders possible

✅ 2 simple strategies for homeschooling kids who become lifetime learners

Resources Mentioned:

Life Skills Leadership Summit FREE Basic Pass

Free Class: 3 Tips to Finish Strong in Your Homeschool

Let me get a little personal with you.

Nothing to sell. Nothing to give away. Just encouragement for YOU.

Last year was one of my hardest holidays ever. I’ll share my story and how I found joy, despite the difficult season

Get your Free Ebook: Everything You Wanted to Know About Homeschooling

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Get fun holiday resources

https://kerry-beck-school.teachable.com/courses/category/holiday

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I hear it over and over . . . our biggest challenge in the holidays is focusing on Christ. Join me as I share tips to keep Christ the center of your Christmas. You’ll also discover some of my favorite resources to organize your time and keep the main thing, the main thing

Get fun holiday resources https://kerry-beck-school.teachable.com/courses/category/holiday

Get 3 weeks FREE Writing Lessons http://iew.com/KerryBeck

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 started.

In this episode you’ll discover:

✅ 5 Tips to be more consistent walking with God

✅ How to use screens to spend time with God

✅ How to integrate your kids with spending time with God

✅ 3 tips to be more consistent walking with God

Resources Mentioned:

Walking with God: Bible Lessons for Families 

You Version App – Holy Bible App 

Bible App for Kids 

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 sharing the best thing I ever did to simplify our homeschool & encourage a love of learning at the same time.

• Let's lose your overwhelm & planning challenges next year.
• Let's lose the bad attitudes and help your kids love to learn.

What will you discover?

✅ One activity you can do every day to encourage a love of learning for life

✅ An activity that takes little to no planning AND encourages learning

Use our FUN unit studies to have fun learning this summer. Use code: JUNE30 to save 30% on any of our unit studies.

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/units/

Get our Read Aloud Books to Encourage Love of Learning ebook for free right now. Click below to get your copy.

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/read-aloud-books-love-of-learning/

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 advent calendars

Mentioned Links:

Best Christmas Books to Read Aloud during Advent, including Jotham’s Journey, our family favorite!

Christmas Celebrations Ebook

Christmas Around the World Unit Study

Star of Bethlehem Family Bible Study

Advent Wreath & Devotional

Christmas Nativity Finger Puppets

Christmas Memory Match Game & Devotional

How to Use an Advent Wreath (Free Advent Calendar Printable)

Are you overwhelmed with homeschooling? Is your child always complaining or not interested in their work? Are you wondering how to make homeschooling work for your family. We have help for you in today’s episode.

I’ll be chatting with Danielle Papageorgiou … and how she uses lifeschooling to make her homeschool less overwhelmed and much simpler. Plus, she is able to be focused and intentional with each of her kids, following God’s calling for each of your children.

In this episode, you’ll discover…

✅ What is lifeschooling and how it differs from unschooling

✅ How to use God’s calling for each child in your homeschool

✅ How to find freedom your homeschool

✅ How to plan and schedule your lifeschool

✅ How to think about homeschooling with purpose & outside the box

Resources Mentioned

Who Is This Child? Limited Time Free Journal

Lifeschool Vision Planner

Life as a Lifeschooler

Lifeschooling Shop

Lifeschooling Facebook Group

Lifeschooling Conference Facebook Group

Whether you have young or older kids, literature can be difficult for some kids. Dachelle is the creator of Literary Adventures for Kids and she has some fantastic ways to inspire your kids in reading. If your kids’ love for reading is dying from traditional curricula, this is the episode for you. Let’s make reading fun for your kids and finish out the school year with young & old kids loving their homeschool..

In this episode:

How moms can encourage their kids to enjoy reading
How to add enchantment to your homeschool … your kids will love this
Tips for making reading & literature excitingResources Mentioned:
Literary Adventures for Kids – Book Clubs

Free Book Club – Dip your toe…
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Wonder Online Book Club
The Call of the Wild
Guide to Teaching Shakespeare

With over 20 years of experience as an educator, and a homeschool mom herself, Dachelle understands the challenges of engaging children with classic literature. Her solution, Literary Adventures for Kids, is a comprehensive language arts curriculum that incorporates a touch of magic dust and “rabbit trails” to inspire students from preschool to high school to read. Dachelle’s courses encourage critical thinking and facilitate meaningful conversations, making them a valuable resource for educators and parents alike.

Additionally, Dachelle is the creator of Hide The Chocolate, a popular blog where she shares her experiences in homeschooling and parenting using a relaxed Charlotte Mason approach. You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

Preparing your heart for Easter is often overlooked until the week of Easter. As we continue to look at the names of Jesus, how are you modeling “heart preparation” for your kids?

Today, we look at the name, Immanuel, which is often used at Christmas time. Let’s see how the name Immanuel can bring joy to your life, even in the midst of trials.

This is part of our Names for Jesus, 4-week series. Let’s start with the name, Jesus.

In this episode you’ll discover:

✅ Meaning of Immanuel, as it relates to you

✅ How Immanuel can bring joy in the middle of the mess

✅ How joy in Jesus leads to strength in trials

Resources Mentioned

Easter Bible Reading Plan

Easter Activities: Keep Christ in Easter

Easter Skies of the Cross Bundle

Blog Posts:

Joy & Hope at Easter

Book:

The Wonder of His Name, by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

How can you help your child learn on their own?

More ideas:

Tomorrow is our free class - have you signed up?

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/4steps

Discover the foundation of the best homeschool, 3 tips to offer a leadership education and the most important part of homeschooling.

Sign up for Raising Leaders, Not Followers by Fri, March 1 (midnight) https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/rlnf/march

There are 3 payment options (full pay, 4 pay, 6 pay)

Why are so many parents afraid to homeschool during the high school years? Lisa Nehring, of True North Homeschool Academy, shares reasons and solutions to quit stressing out over the high school years.
In this episode you’ll discover:

✅ 2 tools to stop worrying and gain confidence in homeschooling high school
✅ How to prepare your kids to launch into adult life, firmly grounded
✅ The paradigm shift you must make to homeschool successfully
✅ Practical tips to find freedom as you plan and prepare for high school
✅ Questions to ask your teens to be successful in your high school homeschool

Mentioned Resource:
The End of Average: Unlocking Our Potential by Embracing What Makes Us Different

Lisa Nehring has 1 husband, 2 graduate degrees, 5 kids and a blackbelt in homeschooling. She wrote a Master’s thesis on Why Parents Homeschool and is a 30 year veteran of homeschooling. Lisa is passionate about equipping parents with the tools they need to guide their families True North.

Lisa is the owner of  True North Homeschool Academy, a 2nd -12th grade full service on-line Academy, as well as  “Its Not that Hard to Homeschool” and Blue Collar Homeschool, providing books, tools and online community for families that choose to homeschool.

Find True North Homeschool Academy
Website: True North Homeschool Academy 
Facebook Page: True North Homeschool Academy
Youtube: Lisa Nehring - YouTube
Pinterest: True North Homeschool Academy
Instagram @Truenorthhomeschoolacademy
Facebook Group: True North Homeschool Tribe
Linked In 
Find It’s Not that Hard to Homeschool
Website: It’s Not that Hard to Homeschool
Facebook Page: It’s Not that Hard to Homeschool
Youtube
Pinterest 
Facebook Group- High School 
Facebook Group- k8
Sponsorship Opportunities

Blue Collar Homeschool
FB Page Life Skills for Blue Collar Homeschool
Group Blue Collar Homeschool 

As Christians, why should we raise our kids to lead well?
Or, should we even raise our kids to lead?
What part does leadership have in your homeschool?

Discover

-9 reasons to raise your kids to lead well
-3 steps to helping your kids become the best leaders possible
-2 simple strategies for homeschooling kids who become lifetime learners

Resources Mentioned:
Free Class: 3 Tips to Finish Strong in Your Homeschool

Raising Leaders, Not Followers Course
Life Skills Leadership Summit

How would you like to save time, money & frustration in your homeschool?

And ... have ONE tool you can use with multiple ages...all your kids?

Can you imagine having a tool for learning that gives purpose & intention to your homeschool?

And ... your kids grow up and they know how to make wise decisions to lead well, to influence others for Jesus?

Your kids have the tools they need to think as a leader and make wise decisions for their family or organization. Let’s chat about ONE tool for learning that can encourage your kids to enjoy learning for a lifetime…really!

Get your FREE Notebooking Pages here: https://HowToHomeschoolMyChild.com/freenotebooking

5 Tips to Be Successful while Homeschooling during the Holidays

Get your Free Ebook: Everything You Wanted to Know About Homeschooling

https://HowToHomeschoolMyChild.com

Get fun holiday resources

https://kerry-beck-school.teachable.com/courses/category/holiday

Get 3 weeks FREE Writing Lessons

http://iew.com/KerryBeck

How can you give thanks when it's HARD?

God gives us the answers in His Word. Discover 2 tips to help you give thanks this week, even if ...

• you're stressed out
• you're worried how to pay for it all
• your spouse is arguing all the time
• your in-laws are coming
• your friends "look" like they have the perfect Christmas
• someone will be missing at Christmas this year
• a loved one (or you) have chronic illness

God has you covered. Plus, if you’ve ever wondered what God’s will is for your life, I have you covered. I’ll be very specific on God’s will.

Recommended Resources:  

Give Thanks Copywork for All Ages

Give Thanks Prayer Journal

Give Thanks Tool Kit

Stop stinkin’ thinkin’!

Does your mind play tricks on you? Consumed by negative thoughts. .I want to encourage you and talk about winning the battle in your mind, Mom.

Do you have those inner chats of doubt?

Or trying to control?

Trying to fix things, but can't?

This episode is for you. Let’s use Truth to replace the lies in your head.

In this episode, you’ll discover…

✅ How to get control of your mind

✅ How to use the Truth from God to have victory over your negative & controlling thoughts

✅ 2 steps to freedom and peace in your mind

✅ A challenge for you and your kids. Start with you first!

Recommended Books and Resources:

Living Fearless, by Jamie Winship

Switched on Your Brain, Dr. Caroline Leaf

Winning the War in Your Mind, Craig Groeschel

Daily Truths – Free Checklist  

FREEBIE included below.

It's that time to start planning for 2023. Let's lose your overwhelm & scheduling challenges next year. What is one activity you can do every day to simplify your homeschool?

I'll share exactly what we did in our 10 years of homeschooling with this one activity.

Get my FREE pdf for this activity here:

https://HowToHomeschoolMyChild.com/video

Join us for the 5-Day Homeschool Planning Bootcamp here:

https://how-to-homeschool-my-child.aweb.page/p/dcfa572c-1365-40a9-a69a-991da95546b1

Hey Moms! You are an example for your kids. How’s your heart as you prepare to celebrate Easter, to celebrate Resurrection Day?

Let's talk about tips to get your family's heart ready for Easter … and then help your kiddos get their hearts ready for a huge celebration with some hands-on demonstrations.

Recommended Resources:

Skies of the Cross Easter Bundle Flash Sale, use code: EASTER23 & save $28

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/holiday/easter/bundle

Vinegar Boy read aloud:

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/easter-story-for-kids/

Easter Garden & Resurrection Eggs:

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/activities-for-your-easter-celebration/

Easter Bible Reading Plan:

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/easter-bible-verses-for-passion-week/

Are you ready to boost your homeschool art and music lessons? In this episode, we dive into fun, simple strategies to integrate music and art into your daily homeschool routine—no matter your child's age. Whether you're teaching littles, elementary, middle, or older kids, you'll find practical tips to get started without feeling intimidated.

In this episode, you'll discover:

✅How to stop being intimidated with music & art in your homeschool

✅Simple tips to weave art and music into your existing lessons

✅Fun activities to help your kids remember and memorize key concepts

✅Where to find free demonstrations that make teaching music and homeschool art a breeze

Join us and transform your homeschool with engaging, hands-on ideas that will make your lessons come alive!

Resources:

Music & Art Homeschool Summit

The Composer Detective

The Artist Detective

Justina Thurston of Jus’ Classical is the host of the Music & Art Homeschool Summit and Bundle. She is a musician, video and course creator, and songwriter. She has a degree in music therapy and has worked as an early childhood music teacher for over 20 years. At her church, she also helps with the music ministry, playing oboe in the orchestra, and teaching Sunday school to early elementary-aged children, using her Westminster Shorter Catechism songs. Justina is also a blessed wife and homeschooling mom of three.

At Jus’ Classical, she seeks to encourage other homeschool moms and families, especially in focusing on Christ, and in enjoying classical music and great art through her courses, like The Composer Detective, a music appreciation course for families, The Artist Detective, an art appreciation course for families, Making Music with Handel, a music fundamentals and tin whistle course, and Drawing with Rembrandt, a beginning drawing course. She brings them all together for families to get both music and art in the Jus' Classical Fine Arts Membership.

Website

YouTube

Facebook

Facebook group

Instagram

Pinterest

It's finally here. . . YAY!!

My private interview with Amy Porterfield, my mentor. See below for why I'm 1-day late.

Start on the right path when you create your first side hustle. Skip these mistakes and you'll be on your way to success. Discover:

• How to actually pull the trigger on putting your course out there
• What results you need to show others to sell your course
• Whether you should start creating your course or grow your list
• How to overcome your tech fears

How to get unstuck with your marketing plans

CLICK HERE TO WATCH: https://youtu.be/yGrPKHLRJFI

Then, get LIVE help from Amy in creating your side hustle, with her Course Confident Bootcamp. You'll discover:

✅What you might teach

✅What you’d be able to charge (based on examples across TONS of industries)

✅How to structure your course content

✅How to grow an audience NOW that’s ready to enroll when you’re ready to launch

Surround yourself with like-minded entrepreneurs while you gain INSPIRATION, energy and ideas for your own digital course

When you sign up for the $47 Bootcamp using my partner link, I’ll give you my $97 course, Create Your Own Side Hustle Income Plan for FREE as my thank you gift.

AND…that’s not all!

I’ll be right there with you during the Bootcamp in our Private Facebook Group that meets to watch Amy’s trainings together. Get your Q’s answered. Brainstorm your ideas with like-minded entrepreneurs or soon-to-be entrepreneurs. (value: PRICELESS)

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NOTE: My apologies for posting this late. While I was working on this yesterday, we had a family emergency and I had to pack, leave and drive to Dallas Wednesday afternoon. Thanks for your patience.✅

One of the biggest problems in helping your kids have better attitudes is consistency. So, let's talk about ways you can be more consistent ... which should lead towards more consistency with your kids.

Let's talk about practical tips you can use immediately this week. Plus, I'll share a special resource that can help you build Godly character, more consistently.

SAVE $32 with code: SEPT23

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/character/bundle/

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 to use morning time when you homeschool multiple kids

✅ How to help your kids learn independently

✅ How to survive grief and move forward

Amy Roberts of Raising Arrows® offers practical and encouraging advice on all things large family homemaking and homeschooling via her popular blog, podcast, and YouTube channel.

Facebook

Instagram

Youtube

Pinterest.

Podcast

Psalms for the Grieving Heart

Let's talk about ways to encourage kids to LOVE learning in your homeschool ... and become leaders for Jesus.

How will you this practical tip in your homeschool? Leave a comment.

Have you signed up for our free masterclass tomorrow and the next day? There's still time.

https://HowToHomeschoolMyChild.com/4steps

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 to do “all the things” in November & December

✅ How to not cave into peer pressure, even within the Church and the Christian community

✅ How to plan & schedule your time during the holidays, as a homeschooler

✅ How much should you do outside your home during the holidays

✅ 4 tips to use with teens during the holidays 

Resources Mentioned:

Homeschool Planning Made Simple

Jan L. Burt is an author, speaker, podcaster, married to Tony for 33 years, mom to five adult children, a grandmother and most importantly, a disciple of Jesus. She served in youth ministry alongside her husband for 12 years & is the founder of the Praying Through the Storm Online Prayer Retreat & is the host of the award-winning podcast The Burt (Not Ernie) Show. Her books The Power of God's Will - 40 Days of God's Promises Devotional, The Homeschooling Mother's Bible Study, & A 60-Day Prayer Journal for Parents are available on Amazon. Her audio-based Bible study course on praying & believing the promises God makes to us via Psalm 91 can be found at her website, JanLBurt.com. Stop by her website & grab your download of God's Promises in Isaiah while you're there!

The Burt (Not Ernie) Show Podcast

The Power of God's Will - 40 Days of God's Promises Devotional

The Homeschooling Mothers Bible Study

A 60-Day Prayer Journal for Parents

Psalm 91 Bible Study Course

God's Promises in Isaiah free download

Oftentimes, your kids attitude problems are not the screens or back talk. It's insecurities for a wide variety of reasons. Let's chat about those insecurities and how you can help overcome them in Jesus.

Recommended Resources:

Character Training Tool Kit

Living Fearless, by Jamie Winship

Switched on Your Brain, Dr. Caroline Leaf

Winning the War in Your Mind, Craig Groeschel

What’s the difference between inspiring & motivating? Discover 2 tips to inspire your children every day.

Our Character Training Tool Kit Bundle is still on sale for only $19 (through Oct 3). Use code: SEPT23

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/character/bundle/

Lisa Garrison is walking through some tough trials and still finds joy & peace in the moment. None of us want our children to suffer, but Lisa is in the middle of that mess right now. Whatever your trial and suffering is, our chat should encourage you in the Lord.

In this episode you’ll discover:

✅ How to give your kids a well-rounded education, when life is chaos

✅ How to find a routine that works for you, when everyday looks different

✅ How siblings grow in character, as you navigate difficult times

✅ The #1 tool to survive suffering and find peace, joy, hope & victory

Resources Mentioned

Firm Foundations Package:

-Lifetime access to all 42 workshops

-Summit playbook for comprehensive guidance

-Exclusive swag bag filled with empowering items

Kingdom Connections Package (Upgrade):

-Your choice of 1 out of 5 physical books

-Access to summit podcast episodes

-Transcripts of each workshop for in-depth review

-Summit Trello board and spreadsheet for planning and note-taking

-All items in the Firm Foundations Package

When you sign up for the Vibrant Home Life Summit with Kerry’s link above, she is giving you her Walking with God: Bible Lessons for Families that sells for $40. Just email us a copy of your receipt to receive this fantastic resource, especially for the summer time.

Lisa Garrison is a devoted wife and mom of four boys. Along with her husband Jon, she co-founded Vibrant Home Life, dedicated to strengthening Christian families' faith foundations. Lisa and Jon also own God's Given Grace, offering support to families raising children with special medical needs through sharing their own inspiring journey.

Vibrant Home Life Facebook Community

Vibrant Home Life Facebook Page

God's Given Grace Facebook Page

Vibrant Home Life Instagram Page

Vibrant Home Life on Pinterest

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 disciple your kids

✅ 3 C’s to consider as you teach your kids about the Bible this summer

✅ Why moms struggle to disciple kids and how to overcome these challenges

✅ 2 tips to keep Christ the center of Christmas

Mentioned Links:

A Merry and Bright ADVENTure: A Christmas Devotional For Family, Faith, Food, and Fun

Dishing Up Devotions: 36 Faith-Building Activities for Homeschooling Families

Recipes for a Sweet Child: Creative, Bible-based Activities to Help Your Family Thrive

Family Faith-Building Academy

Katie J Trent makes family discipleship easier—and deliciously fun! She’s the bestselling author of “Dishing Up Devotions” and “Recipes for a Sweet Child,” and the founder of Family Faith-Building Academy & Community. Katie designs resources with busy homeschool moms in mind. She and her husband James have over 15 years of counseling, ministry, and church planting experience, and have committed their lives to building strong, faith-filled families. Explore her resources and connect with her at KatieJTrent.com.

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Get your FREE ticket to this year's Homeschool Super Heroes Week here: https://kerry-beck-school.teachable.com/p/hshw22-basic

Stop yelling.

Start smiling.

Be more patient.

Enjoy each day.

Be more consistent with discipline.

This list of resolutions could be written by most moms. We want to be great moms. We want to love our children, encourage them, help to be all they can be. We want them to trust us, to come to us when they're hurting or confused or frustrated. We want to honor God as we raise the children He has entrusted to us.

More info from

https://Apologia.com

https://Apologia.com/free

https://RachaelCarman.com

But more often than not, we fail. We yell. We nag. We lose it.

Why is writing the list of goals so much easier than living the list? Why can't we seem to get on top of it? Might there be a key to making consistent progress in becoming the mom we want to be?

Rachael's session is one of our Top 5 from Homeschool Super Heroes Week. Get your free ticket here: https://HomeschoolSuperHeroes.com

Join Rachael as she discusses the importance and power of perspective. Focus matters.

This is a hot topic, 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.

Free Resources for YOU...

Free Guide: 4 Surprisingly Simple Ways To Turn Your Knowledge Into A Digital Course https://amyporterfield.spiffy.co/a/Go4tddXee4/680

Quiz: 3 Types of People are Replacing Their Income with a Digital Course - Are you one of them? https://amyporterfield.spiffy.co/a/bvvcvvZNX2/680

Join my FamilyEbiz Facebook group for more detailed info about starting an online business. Our current series is:

Unlocking the Secrets: Course Creation Strategies That Drive Results (Using AI for Your Course Idea)

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Fun ideas to inspire a love of history during the holidays

https://kerry-beck-school.teachable.com/p/celebrating-reformation-day-bundle

https://kerry-beck-school.teachable.com/p/christmas-around-world

Tips & tricks to choose the best curriculum for your family, especially your elementary & middle school ages.

Writing Program Recommended:

IEW Structure & Style for Students

https://IEW.com/affiliate/35461/sss

Get FREE Writing Lessons here

https://IEW.com/kerrybeck

Did you know the 12 Days of Christmas are after Christmas … and end at the Feast of Epiphany. How can you celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas and Epiphany

✅ What is the Epiphany … to believers?

✅ How can you celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas

✅ 4 activities for families between Christmas & Epiphany

✅ 3 resources to help you be intentional during the 12 Days of Christmas

Mentioned Resources:

Christmas Celebrations Ebook
Star of Bethlehem Family Bible Study Ebook 

Posts to Help with Epiphany

Epiphany Traditions from our Family
Italian Feast of Epiphany

I will share my 3 steps to choose any curriculum. Then, we'll move into specifics for older kids. I didn't share these 3 steps last week.

Free Printable with Questions about Choosing Curriculum

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/how-to-choose-homeschool-curriculum/

Writing Program Recommended: IEW Structure & Style for Students

https://IEW.com/affiliate/35461/sss

Get FREE Writing Lessons here

https://IEW.com/kerrybeck

Sign up for our September FREE Masterclass: 4 Steps to Raising Christian Leaders - https://HowToHomeschoolMyChild.com/4steps

Sept 27 or 28

TODAY: I'm sharing with YOU specific activities you can do in your homeschool during the holidays.

Ways you can integrate homeschool with the holidays.

Keep Christ the focus of Christmas

Find time for what's important

Reduce your overwhelm

...and more

Get your Free Ebook: Everything You Wanted to Know About Homeschooling

https://HowToHomeschoolMyChild.com

Get fun holiday resources

https://kerry-beck-school.teachable.com/courses/category/holiday

Get 3 weeks FREE Writing Lessons

http://iew.com/KerryBeck

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 debt & became overwhelmed

✅ My attitude towards money & living in freedom

✅ 5 secrets to freedom

✅ Bouncing back from losing 1/2 my income

Resources Mentioned

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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 perspective of saving & giving

✅ 4 activities to do with your kids to teach finances

Free Resources for YOU

Free Guide: 4 Surprisingly Simple Ways To Turn Your Knowledge Into A Digital Course

Quiz: 3 Types of People are Replacing Their Income with a Digital Course – Are you one of them? 

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Hey Moms! You are an example for your kids. How’s your heart as you prepare to celebrate Easter, to celebrate Resurrection Day? How do you walk with God as we prepare to celebrate Easter? How are you “modeling” your heart at Easter … for your kids?

One way to use these weeks leading up to Easter is to focus on Jesus. That’s why I’m looking at some names for Jesus during this 4-week series. Let’s start with the name, Jesus.

In this episode you’ll discover:

✅ What the name Jesus means
✅ How to the names of Jesus for your own heart and your kids’ hearts
✅ How to get awe and wonder back into your life

Resources Mentioned
How to Prepare Your Family for a Christlike Easter Celebration
Easter Bible Reading Plan
Easter Activities: Keep Christ in Easter
Easter Skies of the Cross Bundle
The Wonder of His Name, by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

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 this episode, you’ll discover:

✅ 2 Biblical points our government should offer

✅ 7 men’s view of Christianity in America

✅ Is the USA really Christian? Why or Why not?

✅ Do you vote on the platform or the personality?

✅ How to use the Bible to decide who to vote for

Resources Mentioned

Patriotic Holidays Bundle

City on a Hill, October 20, 2024, Antioch College Station

Get your FREE ticket to this year's Homeschool Super Heroes Week here: https://kerry-beck-school.teachable.com/p/hshw22-basic

As homeschool parents we have a lot things to juggle as we teach and train our children. One of the most important things we must focus on during these precious few years is to teach Christ-centered character.

How do we do that effectively, biblically, and with so many other spinning plates to manage?

Tauna Meyer, experienced homeschool mom of 6 and owner at ProverbialHomemaker.com, shares practical tips and encouragement to help you do just that!

Reach out to Tauna: ProverbialHomemaker.com

or on Facebook: Homeschool Successfully Facebook group

We know our kids will continue having to eat every day of their lives, and we all want to raise independent adults. Come learn about the vast benefits your kids will experience when they learn to cook and get strategies to make it work in your busy life.

From therapeutic creativity to the exposure bucket that banishes picky eating, from the biggest mistake parents make when bringing their kids in the kitchen to the 3-step superpower process to build skills safely, your parenting toolbox will be overflowing after this session.

In this episode, discover

✅ 3 steps to building confidence in the kitchen

✅ Biggest mistake parents make when they bring their kids in the kitchen

✅ 3 steps to build safety skills in the kitchen

✅ How to use the exposure bucket to stop picky eating

Resources:

Selling on Etsy Masterclass for Teens

Discover more life skills at home to use with your kids when you join us for Life Skills Leadership Summit on February 24-28, 2024 … completely free

Sign up for this year’s 2025 Life Skills Leadership Summit FREE Basic Pass

Why do Christmas schooling at all?

What are some things you have done with your own kids for music during Christmas Schooling?

What resources do you offer to make music during Christmas Schooling a breeze?

How can a homeschool family add some fun music to any holiday?

What music options are available specifically for the holiday of Christmas?

Does the homeschool mom need to know a lot about music herself to include these music ideas in her homeschool?

Gena Mayo, homeschool mom of 8 and owner of Music in Our Homeschool, is dedicated to providing resources, such as online courses and a music/fine arts membership, for homeschooling families who want to easily incorporate music into their curriculum. Gena also runs another online business called I Choose Joy, where she offers resources, tips, and encouragement for Christian homeschooling families.

Links:

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/podcast2023/12-dec/069-music/

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 … then choose 2 Christmas around the world traditions for that country to do one week. Use the four weeks of Advent do learn about four countries and their Christmas around the world traditions.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

✅ 2 very simple activities you can use to learn how others around the world celebrate Christmas

✅ How other countries use a Christmas tree, when they don’t have pine trees

✅ What type of nativity set to use with your kids

✅ The number one thing that ties believers around the world at Christmas

Resources Mentioned:

Christmas Recipes & Crafts

Christmas Homeschool Units (50% off through 12/31/24):

Bonnie Rose Hudson is the owner and publisher of WriteBonnieRose. She serves homeschoolers and home educators around the world by creating practical resources that are fun, affordable, and easy to use. She has written for numerous publications and educational websites and has hundreds of resources in many subject areas for preschool through high school on WriteBonnieRose.com.

What are real-life solutions to teach multiple kids together in your homeschool? I’m sharing things I did in my homeschool that worked.

Fun unit studies: https://kerry-beck-school.teachable.com/courses/category/unit-studies

Sign up for our September FREE Masterclass: 4 Steps to Raising Christian Leaders - https://HowToHomeschoolMyChild.com/4steps

Sept 27 or 28

We're excited to introduce our partner, Unbound BCS, and share their inspiring work in combating human trafficking. Join Kerry as she interviews Naomi Rijpstra, director of Unbound Now BCS, for a candid conversation that shows how trust and relationships pave the way for healing and safety.

You’ll find out different types of trafficking and the 3 keys of Unbound’s mission.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn about upcoming classes for parents and students and discover practical tools to keep your loved ones safe. Tune in and be part of a movement that empowers our community!

In this episode, discover

✅ Unbound’s Mission: Learn how Unbound Now is fighting human trafficking and supporting survivors.

✅ Trust & Relationships: Discover why building strong bonds is key to healing.

✅ Community Outreach: Get insights into their training and outreach programs.

✅ Upcoming Classes: Find out about special sessions designed for parents and students at the Life Skills Leadership Summit (Feb 24-28, 2025).

The Life Skills Leadership Summit is donating 5% of their profits to Unbound Now. When you upgrade to VIP, you are helping Unbound Now fight human trafficking. Some of our speakers are also donating 5% of their commissions, which I will also match another 5%.

Upgrading to VIP is about more than lifetime access or the bundle. You’ll also be helping Unbound stop human trafficking and journey with survivors.

Upgrade here

Discover more life skills at home to use with your kids when you join us for Life Skills Leadership Summit on February 24-28, 2024 … completely free

Sign up for this year’s 2025 Life Skills Leadership Summit FREE Basic Pass

Naomi Rijpstra, LMSW is the Director of Programs for Unbound Now in Bryan College Station (BCS). In her current role she carries out the mission and vision of Unbound Now in BCS providing leadership for staff and overseeing BCS' programs including the Brazos Valley Human trafficking Task Force. Naomi received her Masters in Social Work (MSW) from Baylor. Naomi provides specialized training both within the organization for staff and externally for partner agencies. She was born and raised in The Netherlands and has worked as a Social Worker for over 12 years with different populations in different settings both abroad and in the states. Naomi is passionate about equipping the community so that they can help identify victims and foster healing and growth to survivors as she believes relationships are the agent of change. 

Resources Mentioned:

Unbound BCS

Volunteer

Request Training for Your Group (church, co-op, neighborhood, etc)

Donate

Night of Hope Fund Raiser

Kerry: Hey, everyone, Kerry Beck here with Life Skills Leadership Summit. If you've been around me, you know I love partnering with great organizations. Today, I have the privilege of talking to Naomi, the director of our local Unbound group. You may not know much about them, but you're going to learn a lot. Naomi, thanks so much for being here today.

Naomi: Yes, thanks for having me, Kerry.

Kerry: Well, I'm not going to sit here and just talk—I’m going to ask you all the hard questions and put you on the spot. I was going to ask you beforehand how to say your last name properly since I never got it right.

Naomi: I know people always get uncomfortable announcing it, but my last name is Rijpstra.

Kerry: There you go! Letting you say it is so much better than getting it wrong. I’ve known about Unbound and participated with them, even back when I was on the prayer team at church. My heart goes out to what they do—fighting against human trafficking. So, let’s get started. Naomi, tell people a little bit about yourself and Unbound, and how you connected with them.

Naomi: Sure. First, I want to say thank you so much for being involved with Unbound. You’ve been around as long as I have, involved in so many ways, and we’re really grateful for that. I started with Unbound in 2021—so that's four years ago. I’m originally from the Netherlands, where I worked as a social worker with diverse populations. I came to the States, and that’s when I first encountered trafficking. I began working as a house parent at a ranch for girls who were trafficked. That was my introduction to understanding the trauma of human trafficking. I never thought that would be God's journey for me, but that's how it works.

Since then, over more than ten years, I've worked in the anti-trafficking field both in the Netherlands and here in Texas. After graduating from Baylor University with my master’s in social work, I joined Unbound. I already knew about Unbound through the founder of our location—I loved their work and vision. I started as the Director of Survivor Advocacy, and last year I became the director.

At Unbound, our mission is to support survivors of human trafficking—both sex and labor trafficking—and to provide resources to the community to combat trafficking and ignite hope. Unbound began when some brave women in a Waco church started praying. The founder, Susan Peters, felt compelled after her overseas experience to say, "Oh my gosh! This is trafficking. We need to do something." Then they realized it wasn’t just overseas—it was here in our state. So, they started with prayer, moved quickly into prevention outreach, and began working with the first survivor. Since then, we’ve expanded to six locations in Texas, two in Louisiana, and two offices overseas in Mongolia and Poland.

Kerry: That’s incredible. So, what do you do to support survivors and resource the community?

Naomi: We focus on three key areas. First is training and outreach. We provide community training about human trafficking—what it is, what it looks like, how it happens, and what to do. We offer this training to anyone interested, and also provide specialized training for law enforcement, social workers, counselors, hotel staff, hospital staff—basically, anyone who might interact with potential victims. We also train volunteers who go out to local businesses, distributing flyers and raising awareness. Additionally, we’re part of coalitions and a Human Trafficking Task Force here in the Brazos Valley, working with the sheriff’s office on proactive investigations and outreach.

The second area is youth prevention. We visit juvenile detention centers regularly, spending time with both girls and boys. We build relationships and work through a curriculum that covers human trafficking, social media, safe relationships, and more—helping them recognize red flags and stay safe.

The third area is survivor services. We have a 24/7 crisis referral line with seven trained advocates, including three bilingual ones, who respond to calls from community partners, law enforcement, and survivors. They provide immediate crisis response, often at hospitals, and then offer long-term advocacy by connecting survivors with community resources and building trust-based relationships. This ongoing support is essential, as many survivors struggle to feel safe and trust the people around them.

Kerry: That was awesome, Naomi. I’ve heard different perspectives on what you do, and I always learn something new. I know some homeschool or Christian moms might say, “This wouldn’t happen in my city,” but as you explained, it’s happening everywhere—even here in the United States, not just overseas.

We’re recording this right after the Super Bowl. I remember learning about human trafficking during a snowstorm in Dallas after the Super Bowl, and it really opened my eyes. Do you notice more activity during big events, like sports tournaments, when people need to be more alert?

Naomi: It’s always a common question. I don’t have data to prove a trend, but trafficking happens regardless of events. Many people assume trafficking happens only when a kid is kidnapped, but research shows that less than 7% of cases involve kidnapping. Most of the time, it happens within relationships—someone the victim trusts, like a family member, or through online grooming. So while big events might make people more alert, trafficking is an ongoing issue that we must always be aware of.

Kerry: That’s so important. You also mentioned that people often think trafficking only affects girls and women, but men and boys can be trafficked too. Can you talk about that a bit?

Naomi: Absolutely. We serve both males and females. Just yesterday, I was speaking with a survivor leader who explained that he was trafficked because he identified as LGBTQ. He was rejected by his family and became vulnerable. There’s a significant stigma around male victimization, as society expects men to be protectors. This stigma makes it even harder for them to identify as victims or seek help, and there are fewer resources available for men. We need to overcome these barriers because there are many male victims too.

Kerry: Okay, can you share a quick success story? I know some listeners might feel burdened, but it’s important to hear that many people who go through Unbound find success and healing.

Naomi: Sure. Last year, we served 174 clients, which is a testament to the impact of our work. One story that stands out is about a youth who was referred to us—not because she was trafficked, but because there was significant concern about her situation. She ran away, and though she was initially labeled a missing child, our task force and her advocate brought together all the necessary partners. Within a few days, we found her in another state. She had been a victim of human trafficking while away from home. Now, she’s doing well, receiving ongoing services, and working through her trauma. We’re so proud of her journey toward healing and restoration.

Kerry: That’s amazing. We want to get people out of trafficking and help them heal, and that’s exactly what Unbound and its survivor advocates are doing by building trust and long-term relationships. For those of you who might not know, this week we have two classes—one for parents and one for students—that have been eye-opening for many. Could you give us a snippet of what to expect?

Naomi: Yes. On Wednesday, parents will meet with Laura, who will explain what trafficking looks like, how to recognize it, and what steps to take to keep students safe—practical tools, essentially. Then, on Thursday, Laura will meet with the students at an age-appropriate level to cover similar topics, including red flags and healthy relationships. We always start with parents so they’re informed, and then we encourage conversations between parents and students.

Kerry: That's excellent. I highly recommend these classes. For anyone concerned, we suggest the content is best for 6th grade and up. And for those wanting to support Unbound financially, when you upgrade from the Free Pass to the VIP Pass, I donate 5% of our profits, and several speakers donate 5% of their commissions, which I match—sometimes making it up to 15%. For anyone wanting to donate directly, where can they find you?

Naomi: Our website is unboundow.org. There, you can learn about who we are, what we do, volunteer options, request training for your church or community, and even donate. Also, don’t miss our upcoming annual fundraiser, Night of Hope, on March 28th. It’s a powerful event with survivors sharing their stories and community partners coming together. Tickets are available on our website.

Kerry: That sounds great. Thank you so much, Naomi, for sharing all of this. It’s a heavy topic, but your work is so important, and I appreciate you helping to spread the word. Hopefully, more people will understand that this issue is happening right in their backyard.

Naomi: Thanks for letting me share, Kerry.

Kerry: All right, I'm Kerry Beck with Life Skills Leadership Summit. We'll talk to you next time.

Learn how to engage your kids in Bible study, and NOT depend on a curriculum or workbook. In this session, Abby shares:

• • What is Bible literacy?
• • Are all Bible studies the same? What’s the problem with only doing topical studies?
• • How can we engage kids in Bible study?
• • What is the value of studying through entire books of the Bible?
• • How can parents gain confidence in teaching their kids how to study the Bible if they never learned how to do this themselves?
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Resources Mentioned:

• Free Samples of Little Fishes & Inductive Bible Studies
  https://4onemore.com/samples
• Little Fishes & Other Inductive Bible Studies
  https://4onemore.com/shop

You can connect with Abby at the following places.

Website: Homeschool with Moxie Blog - https://www.4onemore.com/

Podcast: Homeschool with Moxie - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/homeschoolwithmoxie

FB: https://facebook.com/4onemore

YouTube: https://4onemore.com/youtube

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 the will of God. I Thessalonians 5:17

So, mom!

Are you modeling a thankful or critical spirit? How are you encouraging your kids to be thankful and not complain? Listen today to get practical tips for your family. Then, sign up for our 30-Day Gratitude Challenge

In this episode, you’ll discover:

✅ Biblical perspective of thanksgiving

✅ Number one thing a mom can do to get rid of complaining

✅ Verses & Truths to encourage gratitude

✅ What to fight for in your family

Resources Mentioned:

30-Day Gratitude Challenge (FREE)

Thanksgiving Bible Study (FREE)

Homeschool burnout is real—and if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, stretched thin, or just plain exhausted, this episode is for you. You don’t need a rigid schedule or a packed curriculum to be a “good homeschooler.” You need peace, purpose, and a plan that fits your family.

Let’s talk about how to simplify your homeschool, focus on relationships, and stop chasing perfection. These mindset shifts and practical tips will help you prevent burnout and enjoy the journey again.

✅ Why homeschool burnout happens (and how to recognize it)

✅ Simple shifts that bring peace to your homeschool days

✅ The power of rhythms vs. rigid schedules

✅ How to focus on relationships over checklists

✅ Real examples from Charlotte Mason, Finland, and more

🎁 Grab my free 3-day video course: How to Simplify Your Homeschool to start fresh with intention and joy!

Show Notes:

Hey everyone, Kerry Beck here with Homeschool Coffee Break where we help you stop the overwhelm so you can actually take a coffee break.

Let’s talk about something I know most of us feel by the end of the school year: burnout. How do we homeschool without burnout? How do we simplify our homeschool so we can enjoy the journey?

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, stretched thin, like you're drowning in lesson plans, laundry, cooking, chauffeuring, and expectations—you are not alone. Burnout feels like constant pressure, guilt, exhaustion, and comparison. Which one do you feel the most?

Burnout brings mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion. And that exhaustion steals our joy—joy from our family, our children, our homeschool. So let’s talk about why it happens and what we can do.

Why Simplifying Makes All the Difference

Burnout often happens because we try to do too much and expect perfection. You might be modeling your homeschool after public school and feeling defeated. Or maybe you’re chasing a “perfect homeschool” that doesn’t even exist.

God calls us to faithfulness, not busyness. In Matthew 11:28, Jesus says, “Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

So what if we actually lived like that?

Let’s go back to Charlotte Mason. She believed education should be life-giving, not an exhausting checklist. She encouraged short lessons, outdoor time, living books—not busy work. Education in her time was full of rote memorization and long hours at a desk, and she pushed back on that.

And right now—if it's spring when you're listening—your kids should be outside half the time. It doesn’t need to be complicated.

Focus on Relationships Over Checklists

You can simplify your life and homeschool by focusing on what matters most: relationships, character, a love of learning, and the tools of learning. Ask yourself, what do we really need to accomplish today? Not what’s on the lesson plan—but what’s essential?

Sometimes the right answer is to skip the science experiment and read on the couch with your child who’s having a tough day. That connection lasts longer than any worksheet ever will.

I love looking at history for encouragement. Abraham Lincoln had less than a year of formal education, but he read the Bible, Aesop’s Fables, and classics. 

On his own. 

No checklist. 

No pressure. 

And he became one of the most influential leaders in history.

Less Is More: What We Can Learn from Finland

Finland ranks among the top education systems in the world. They focus on fewer subjects, more depth, shorter school days, no homework for younger kids, and tons of play—especially outside.

Less is more. 

In the early years, focus on language arts, reading, writing, and stories. History is a great fit, too. Then when they’re older and thinking abstractly, that’s when you layer in math, science, logic.

Make your days shorter. 

We homeschooled from breakfast to lunch. That was it. And if it didn’t get done, it didn’t get done.

Simplify Your Schedule and Curriculum

Choose fewer, richer subjects. Focus on what’s essential. Pursue your child’s interests.

We didn’t use a formal science curriculum in elementary. We picked a topic, went to the library, read about it, and did activities. Art and music were once a week. When your kids reach junior high or high school, then you start preparing for college—or a tech school or even a small business.

Another idea to simplify . . .  

Combine your kids whenever you can. We had one hour in the morning—our family time. We did Bible devotions at breakfast. Then during that hour, we had art appreciation, hymn singing, poetry reading, citizenship, Bible study, and a 30-minute read-aloud. Everyone together.

Limit outside activities. One year, I was driving one daughter from one activity straight to the next. We decided to stop. They could choose two outside activities per year—and that was it.

Routines That Restore Peace

Build rhythms instead of rigid schedules. We had a general flow to our day, not a strict timeline. Breakfast with devotions, piano practice, songs, family time, and individual work from around 9:00 to 12:00. Lunch, then afternoons for reading, hobbies, or sports.

This kind of flexible structure brings peace and predictability without stress.

You could even try loop scheduling. Wherever you stop one day, you just pick up the next. We did this with history. After a break during Hurricane Katrina, we picked up right where we left off—in Ancient Rome—and it ended up applying perfectly to what was happening in real life.

You weren’t meant to carry everything alone. 

Go to God. Ask Him for wisdom to guide your homeschool. Focus on character, a love of learning, and relationships.

Burnout isn’t failure. It’s a sign to pause and reset.

Focus on connection over curriculum, peace over perfection, and faith over fear.

Ready to Simplify?

👉If you're ready to simplify, grab my free 3-day video course: How to Simplify Your Homeschool. You’ll get printables and ideas to help you focus on what matters most for YOUR family.

Thanks for joining me today. I’m Kerry Beck with Homeschool Coffee Break. We’ll talk again soon!

Get your FREE ticket to this year's Homeschool Super Heroes Week here: https://kerry-beck-school.teachable.com/p/hshw22-basic

You can get more from Jen here:

https://jenmerckling.com/

Get more organization tips here https://jenmerckling.com/homeschool/organization/

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

✅ How fasting can grow self discipline in your kids and your own life

✅ Tips to encourage your kids to fast

Resource Mentioned:

Book by Willard F. Harley, Jr. - "His Needs, Her Needs"

With 26-years in corporate America, Lisa Roers excelled in Business Development, Executive Coaching, and Enterprise Agile Coaching, until her health took an unexpected turn. In 2017, Lisa was hit with an auto-immune disease which escalated to the point where she was unable to walk! After the exhausting journey through 26 doctors across 8 specializations, without any concrete diagnosis or clear path for healing, Lisa leaned into her faith and embraced being her own self-advocate (with God), and has effectively reclaimed her complete health. Today, Lisa teaches Christ-followers how to put their health first while they chase their dreams of success, so they can live life to the full and be their best for God, for their family and for their career. Lisa is a Certified Coach, CEO of the Sunshine Cafe Podcast, a keynote speaker, a disciple of Jesus, a wife, a mom, and a professional musician.

www.LisaRoers.com

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Jesus is referred to Son in 2 ways; the Son of God and the Son of Man. What difference does that make to you as you prepare for Easter?

Amber Smith has ten kids and had to figure this out on her own. Today, she shares practical ways for you to avoid her mistakes and teach your kids independent learning.

In this episode you’ll discover:

✅ Why it’s important that Jesus is both God and man
✅ How you can imitate Jesus actions to His Father
✅ The name Jesus referred to Himself the most
✅ Jesus most important quality
✅ How we can respond to Jesus’ example, finding peace in our family

Resources Mentioned
Easter Bible Reading Plan
Easter Activities: Keep Christ in Easter
Easter Skies of the Cross Bundle

The Wonder of His Name, by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

Before you celebrate at church today or tomorrow, let’s take a look at two of my favorite Christmas carols. Often, we sing these songs, without paying attention to their meaning. Let’s not do that this year.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

✅ A hidden verse in a popular Christmas carol 

✅ The significance of phrases and words

✅ Beautiful descriptions of Jesus that you can share or teach to your kids.

Mentioned Links: 

O Come, O Come Emmanuel - 8 questions to discuss

Free Christmas Unit Study 

Let's talk about your family attitude and how we can encourage our kids to be secure in Christ.

Often times, their attitude problems are not the screens or back talk. It's insecurities for a wide variety of reasons. Let's chat about those insecurities and how you can help overcome them in Jesus.

Recommended Resource: Character Training Tool Kit

https://kerry-beck-school.teachable.com/p/character-tool-kit

Want to make Easter day the most joyful, faith-filled celebration of the year? In this episode, we’re sharing simple ways to start & finish the day focused on Jesus—without adding stress to your day.

✅ Start with Sunrise Worship – Ideas for family prayer, praise, and Scripture reading.

✅ Resurrection Breakfast – Fun, hands-on ways to connect faith and food.

✅ Jesus-Centered Easter Traditions – Balancing egg hunts with a resurrection focus.

✅ A Simple Easter Challenge – Encourage kids to share the Gospel!

🌟 Bonus: Download my free Holy Week Bible Reading Plan

🎧 Tune in and make this Easter morning unforgettable!

Resources Mentioned:

Free Holy Week Bible Reading Plan

Show Notes:

Hey, everyone! Kerry Beck here with Homeschool Coffee Break, where we help you stop the overwhelm so you can actually take a coffee break.

We are wrapping up our Easter series—though we might have one more episode next week! We've covered so much already: how moms can prepare their hearts for Easter, hands-on Holy Week activities, and even ways to integrate Easter into your homeschool while developing critical thinking skills. Today, we’re focusing on the greatest day on the calendar—Resurrection Sunday! Jesus conquered death, sin, and evil, and we should be celebrating! In this episode, I’ll share some simple, meaningful Easter activities for families.

Before we dive in, I’d love for you to subscribe to this podcast. That way, more families can hear these ideas and be encouraged to keep their focus on Jesus. If this episode blesses you, share it with a friend!

Start with Sunrise Worship

Let’s start at the beginning of the day—before the sun even rises! The women found the empty tomb at dawn, and starting Easter morning with worship sets the tone. That’s in Matthew 28.

Here are a few ideas for a simple family sunrise worship time:

• Step outside, watch the sunrise, and read the Resurrection story together.
• Play or sing worship songs like Christ the Lord Is Risen Today. It’s such a beautiful and upbeat song! I’ll put a link in the show notes.
• Say a family prayer of thanksgiving for Jesus’ victory over sin and death.
• If your community has a sunrise service, consider attending as a family!

Resurrection Breakfast

A special Easter breakfast is a great way to reinforce the meaning of the day. If your kids love food like mine did, this is a great time to engage them in conversation about Jesus’ resurrection.

Some fun Easter-themed breakfast ideas:

• Resurrection Rolls – A marshmallow disappears inside a crescent roll, symbolizing the empty tomb.
• Empty Tomb Pancakes – Cut a hole in the middle of a pancake to represent the stone being rolled away.
• Cross-Shaped Toast or Fruit Arrangements – A visual reminder of Jesus’ sacrifice and victory.

Read Luke 24:1-6 while you eat to reflect on the resurrection story.

Jesus-Centered Easter Traditions

We all love fun Easter traditions, but let’s make sure they’re pointing our kids to Jesus! Here are a few ways to balance faith and fun:

• Resurrection Egg Hunt – Hide plastic eggs with Bible verses about the resurrection inside. You can add candy too!
• He Is Risen Call & Response – Teach kids the traditional Easter greeting:Parent: “He is risen!”Kids: “He is risen indeed!”
• Family Easter Banner – Create a banner that says “Jesus Lives!” and decorate it together.
• Acts of Kindness Basket – Instead of just candy, include cards with ways to bless others in Jesus’ name.

A Simple Easter Challenge: Share the Gospel!

Easter is all about celebrating the Good News, so why not encourage your kids to share it?

• Call or text a friend or family member and say, “Happy Easter! Did you know Jesus is alive?”
• Draw or write a Resurrection card to give to a neighbor.
• Teach your kids a simple way to explain the Gospel: Jesus died, was buried, and rose again so we can have eternal life (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).
• Ask each child, “Who can you share this with today?”

Easter morning should be joyful, meaningful, and centered on Jesus. Here’s a quick recap: ✅ Start with worship

✅ Enjoy a Resurrection Breakfast

✅ Create Christ-centered traditions

✅ Challenge your kids to share the Gospel

Easter is the greatest celebration because it reminds us of the greatest victory—Jesus’ resurrection!

If you need help with Holy Week activities, grab my free Holy Week Bible Reading Plan. It will guide your family through Scripture each day. Plus, I also have a free class, 3 Steps to Prepare Your Heart for Easter. You can sign up using the link in the show notes.

I hope this episode encourages you and gives you practical ways to focus on Jesus this Easter! If it was helpful, share it with a friend who wants to keep their family’s heart on Christ this season.

See you next time!

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We need grace for ourselves and our kids. How does that happen?

After being with a 4 year old (who struggles with sharing) and a 2 year old, I was quickly reminded of attitudes and juggling all the different ages. Many of you have more than just two kids. Discover 3 ways I homeschooled multiple kids and didn't go crazy.

Resources Mentioned:

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Poetry Book, Art Appreciation, Music Appreciation/Classical Kids, Howard Pyle Books (esp for boys)

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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, you’ll discover:

✅ How to teach social & emotional skills

✅ 1 Tip parents can use to teach emotional skills

✅ How to use stories & picture books to teach social skills

✅ What strategy does not work in teaching social & emotional skills

✅ Why parents neglect teaching these skills in their homeschoool

Resources Mentioned:

Dr. Melanie Wilson is a Christian psychologist turned homeschool mom of six graduates. She is the host of The Homeschool Sanity Show podcast and author of Grammar Galaxy language arts curriculum and Training Aliens social and emotional skills curriculum. She is passionate about helping moms enjoy their homeschooling journey.

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Are you looking for simple, hands-on ways to teach your kids about Holy Week?

As busy moms, we want Easter to be meaningful, but finding engaging, faith-filled activities can feel overwhelming. That’s why I’ve gathered simple, hands-on ideas to bring the Easter story to life in your homeschool! Your kids will love these Easter homeschool activities.

✅ Read as a Family Daily – Use the easiest tool in your homeschool tool belt to inspire your kids’ faith in Jesus

✅ Discussion Questions That Spark Faith – Open-ended prompts to help kids process Jesus’ sacrifice.

✅ Hands-On Easter Crafts – Create cross crafts, a resurrection garden, or Stations of the Cross.

🎉 Bonus: Download my free Holy Week Bible Reading Plan to guide your family through Easter.

Plus, sign up for my free class, "3 Steps to Prepare Your Heart for Easter!"

🙏 If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe and share with a friend who needs encouragement this Easter season!

Show Notes:

Hey, everyone, Kerry Beck here with Homeschool Coffee Break, where we help you stop the overwhelm so you can take a coffee break.

We are talking about Easter, Holy Week, and Lent. How can we really keep our focus on Jesus instead of all the extra things, all the busyness? Let’s face it. The struggle is real. We know that you are busy, and sometimes it’s too hard, and you don’t have time to go researching all these fun activities or ways to be intentional with your kids.

That’s what we’re going to be talking about today. Easter and Holy Week homeschool activities. You could use these whether you're homeschooling or not. Some of them will be more specific to homeschooling because they include reading and writing, but all of them are designed to help kids engage with the Easter story.

Read Aloud & Act It Out

One of the best things moms can do—homeschooling or not—is to raise their kids to think critically and biblically. We want them to be able to make wise decisions. If that’s a goal of yours, then using the weeks leading up to Easter as a time for reading, writing, and discussing can help develop those thinking skills.

The first thing I encourage you to do is read aloud with your kids. Read stories about Easter. One of our favorites is Vinegar Boy, a historical fiction book about a little boy at the cross. You can also read different Bible passages about Holy Week.

Here are some ideas:

• Palm Sunday (Matthew 21:1-11): Read aloud and let your kids wave paper palm branches, shouting "Hosanna!"
• Last Supper (Luke 22:14-20): Read and role-play Jesus breaking bread with His disciples. Use matzah bread and talk about its meaning.
• Crucifixion & Resurrection (Luke 23-24): Let kids act out the scene at the empty tomb. Have them imagine what it was like when Mary and her friends arrived.

Reading aloud helps kids hear and remember the story. Always take time to discuss it afterward.

Writing Activities

Writing reinforces what kids are learning. Depending on their age, you can try different writing activities:

• Copywork: Young kids can copy a short verse from the story.
• Narration: Middle-grade kids can orally retell the story before writing it down.
• Reading Journal: Older kids can keep a journal, reflecting on what they read and answering questions like:What does this passage teach us about Jesus?How did people respond to Jesus in this story?How does this story impact your faith?

Writing helps kids process what they learn and develop their own thoughts about their faith.

Discussion Questions That Spark Faith

Discussion leads to critical thinking. Talking about faith helps kids process what Jesus did for them. Try these questions:

• Why do you think Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem?
• How do you think the disciples felt at the Last Supper?
• What does it mean that Jesus died for us?
• How does the Resurrection give us hope today?

One tip: Ask a question and then be quiet. Give your kids time to think before answering. If you jump in too soon, they’ll start relying on you for the answer instead of developing their own thoughts.

Hands-On Easter Crafts

Crafting makes faith tangible for kids. Here are some simple ideas:

• Cross Crafts: Use popsicle sticks or wood to create a cross and decorate it with meaningful words.
• Resurrection Garden: A small DIY garden with a tomb and a stone that can be rolled away.
• Stations of the Cross: Draw or craft each moment of Jesus’ journey to the cross.

These activities reinforce the story in a way kids will remember.

Why Easter Should Be a Bigger Deal Than Christmas

Many families go big for Christmas but celebrate Easter quietly. But Easter is the reason for our faith—Jesus' victory over sin and death! 1 Corinthians 15:17 reminds us of this truth.

Consider making Easter the highlight of your family’s faith journey:

• Start new Easter traditions, like making an Easter garden every year.
• Use an Easter countdown like an Advent calendar for Christmas.
• Make Resurrection Sunday a joyful celebration with a feast!

Conclusion

Read it, write it, discuss it. Then, create it and celebrate it! Lent, Holy Week, and Easter are times for joy, reflection, and family faith-building.

If you’d like a free Holy Week Bible Reading Plan, I’ve got one for you! It will guide your family through Scripture readings each day. Plus, I also have a free class, 3 Steps to Prepare Your Heart for Easter. You can sign up right here.

I hope this encourages you and gives you practical ways to focus on Jesus this Easter! If this episode was helpful, share it with a friend who wants to keep their family’s heart on Christ this season.

See you next time!

Celebrate Epiphany with your family through hands-on activities that bring the story of the Wise Men to life. In this episode, we’ll explore creative crafts, thought-provoking questions, and global traditions to help your children understand the meaning of this special day.

Learn how to incorporate the gifts of the Wise Men and act out the Nativity story together. Make Epiphany unforgettable with these fun and meaningful activities:

✅ Questions to ponder during the 12 days of Christmas until Epiphany

✅ 8 activities for families to celebrate Epiphany

✅ Feast of Epiphany ideas

✅ Create crafts like crown and star ornaments, stained glass windows, and glittery gifts

✅ Explore the symbolism of frankincense, myrrh, and gold with sensory activities

✅ Act out the Nativity story and discuss its significance with thought-provoking questions

✅ Discover global Epiphany traditions and bring them into your own celebration

Mentioned Links:

Christmas Celebrations Ebook

Star of Bethlehem Family Bible Study Ebook

Posts to Help with Epiphany:

Epiphany Traditions from our Family

Italian Feast of Epiphany

Start your 2024 homeschool without overwhelm. Discover how to simply homeschool so this year goes smoothly and you feel confident as a homeschool mom. Let’s help you with …

✅ 7 simple steps to organize your homeschool

✅ Ideas to help your homeschool schedule & routine

✅ Most important thing you can do each day to simply homeschool & stop overwhelm

✅ Resources & tools to help you get organized

Mentioned links:

Life Skills Leadership Summit 2024 (Life Skills track on goals, organizing, schedules)
Drama-Free Mom Bundle 

Freebies & Posts to Help with Simply Homeschooling & Organizing Your Homeschool

Homeschool Schedule Ideas – Daily, Weekly, Annually (FREE Printable)
Typical Homeschool Daily Schedule(FREE Printable)
Encouraging Bible Verses for Mothers

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In the middle of our leadership podcast series, let’s take a step back to see if you should even include leadership in your homeschool. Why & how should you offer leadership education to your kids?

In this episode you’ll discover:

✅ 9 Reasons to raise your kids to lead, instead of follow the crowd

✅ 5 Strategies to use in your homeschool this year

✅ What your kids need to lead for Christ, instead of following the crowd

Resources Mentioned

Homeschool Freedom Bootcamp: A 5-Day LIVE Experience to Gain Confidence in Your Homeschool

Podcast Episode 089: Are You Using This Tool in Your Homeschool?

Podcast Episode 090: Secrets to Building Character in Your Kids

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 you can use to keep walking with God each day.

Thirty years ago, we wouldn’t believe our culture is talking about changing genders, but that’s where we are. How do you navigate these issues with your tweens and teens? Dannah Gresh, of True Girl, offers encouragement and practical advice you can use immediately.

We discuss your tweens/teens identity in Christ, preparing your children for future conversations in the world, and even pronouns to use. If you have children of any age, you need Kerry’s interview with Dannah. You will walk away with tools to help your kids stand up for Truth and build their heart on God’s plan.

In this episode, discover

✅ How to guide your tweens and teens to anchor their identity in Christ amidst cultural pressures

✅ Tools for navigating tough conversations

✅ How to handle pronouns with grace and truth withr a balanced approach to addressing pronouns while staying rooted in your values

✅ Actionable steps to prepare your kids to face future conversations with courage and clarity.

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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 advent calendars

Mentioned Links:

https://howtohomeschoolmychild.com/podcast2023/12-dec/070-advent/

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 your spouse
• It’s your turn to host your in-laws are
• Friends "look" like they have the perfect Thanksgiving or Christmas
• Someone will be missing at Thanksgiving or Christmas this year
• A loved one (or you) have chronic illness

In this episode, you’ll discover:

✅ How to trade the holiday overwhelm for a heart of gratitude

✅ 3 steps to being thankful when the holidays are hard

✅ A simple daily tool that can change complaining to thankfulness in your family

“Nice Nerds”—that is what people think of Christian homeschoolers. It’s a better reputation than the public schools, but not good enough to compete with the prep schoolers who run America, and the world.

Leadership is the hallmark of an elite prep school education, and it shows—our last four Presidents: Bush, Obama, Trump, and now Biden, were all prep schoolers, not to mention billionaire tycoons like Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk.

In this interview, Britton LaTulippe gives real life examples in raising children for greatness. He will draw from his leadership training in prep school and the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course to show homeschoolers how to transform “nice nerds” into kingly Charlemagnes, Christian men and women who lead their teams to victory no matter the odds!

In this episode, discover

✅ 8 C’s of Leadership

✅ How to raise kids to lead teams

✅ Why an elite education is imperative for our children

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We know our kids will continue having to eat every day of their lives, and we all want to raise independent adults. Come learn about the vast benefits your kids will experience when they learn to cook and get strategies to make it work in your busy life.

From therapeutic creativity to the exposure bucket that banishes picky eating, from the biggest mistake parents make when bringing their kids in the kitchen to the 3-step superpower process to build skills safely, your parenting toolbox will be overflowing after this session.

In this episode, discover

✅ 3 steps to building confidence in the kitchen

✅ Biggest mistake parents make when they bring their kids in the kitchen

✅ 3 steps to build safety skills in the kitchen

✅ How to use the exposure bucket to stop picky eating

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Are you struggling with attitudes in your family? Maybe yours as a mom. Maybe your kids.

One reason the attitudes might not be good is your kids or you need encouragement in who you are...your identity in this world...where you gain value.

When we don't have identity & value correct, it comes out in our words, our emotions, our impatience, our actions.

Over the next 3 weeks, I'm sharing 3 steps to gain security and identity in Christ to help your family's attitude improve.

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 thankfulness 

✅ What moms need to do to encourage a grateful spirit in their kids

✅ What we all must do, especially when circumstances are falling apart

Resources Mentioned:

30 Day Gratitude Challenge

Gratitude Journal for Kids 

Gratitude Journal Ideas 

FREE Thanksgiving Bible Study

Things to Be Thankful For List