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Unschooling: Does it Really Work? With Karla Marie Williams

My new friend Karla Marie Williams is here sharing her journey of transitioning from traditional homeschooling to unschooling and the positive impact it had on her children. What really is unschooling? And how can it leave opportunities for our kids to flourish in their natural talents, abilities, and passions? 

Stick around for our last Happy Hour extended podcast and we’re wrapping up with a great topic: How we use the Bible in an unschooling life and ultimately, let go of our kids for God’s plan for them!

Programming Note: This is our last Extended Podcast for Subscribers. Listen in or check your email for the scoop!

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Kindergarten Teacher Fired for Exposing Inappropriate Curriculum With Courtney Allen

Courtney Allen, a former kindergarten teacher, joins me today to share her story of being fired for refusing to comply with controversial curriculum and weekly testing mandates. She is exposing the inappropriate sexual indoctrination being pushed on young children in schools and the lack of support from other teachers. Courtney started Patriot Pre-K, a platform that provides age-appropriate curriculum and stories with morals and values. She is here to encourage parents to get off the bench!

I’m also answering a listener question about a family member getting engaged to a same sex partner from a grieving listener. Listen in!

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Raising Kids to Follow Christ with Lee Ann Mancini

The statistics on kids raised by Christian parents falling away from the church are disheartening. I’m joined today by Lee Ann Mancini and we’re talking about the urgency of raising our children to follow Christ. How did we get to this point, and more importantly, what do we need to be doing differently?

Stick around for Happy Hour and we’re going to continue talking about her book, Raising Kids to Follow Christ and take a little bit of a dive into some practical advice for parents and other caregivers as they start to help build the spiritual foundation for their children.

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Mailbox Monday | Suffering in Little Children and Stewarding Our Gifts Well as Stay At Home Women

Today is Mailbox Monday and it is the day of the week where I get to answer listener questions. I love these days! We’ve got some tough ones today. We’re going to wade into some theologically deep water, such as why does God allow suffering, particularly as it relates to a little child? And there’s a mom who wrote in to me to say that she’s struggling with the emotion of shame as it relates to the gifts that God has given her. Should she stay home with her children? Should she go to work? Is she stewarding the gifts that God has given her? Listen in to hear these questions and more! Continue reading →