If you homeschool, will there be holes in your child's education?  In this week's episode, Carrie answers this question as well as addresses a few other common concerns:  Is my child behind?  What does my child need to know at his grade level?  Will my teen know enough to succeed in college?   Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, and join Carrie for this little coffee break.

If you would like more help making sure your child is not "behind," book a coffee date (one-on-one coaching session) with Carrie.  Go to www.coffeewithcarrie.org to set up a date.

If you would like monthly help and even more encouragement, then join The Coffee House, which is an online community of like-minded homeschool moms.  Go to www.coffeewithcarrie.org to join.

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Happy New Year!  It is time to reevaluate, reprioritize, and reorganize!  In this week's episode, Carrie shares simple ways to organize (or re-organize) your learning space.  Whether you have a designated school room, or you do school all over the place, you will find the tips and suggestions in this week's episode helpful, useful, and encouraging. Put your feet up, pour yourself a cup of coffee, and take a little coffee break with Carrie.  Carve out some time to listen and to simplify your home and homeschooling  in 2025. 

Join Carrie in Southern CA (Pasadena area) January 7th!  Simplify Your Homeschooling in 2025 all day, in person seminar.  Save your spot today while there is still room.  SIGN UP NOW! www.coffeewithcarrie.org

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In 2025, don't overcomplicate your homeschooling!  In this week's episode, Carrie shares how to remove the chaos until the calm returns.  These five tips will not only help you simplify your homeschooling in 2025 but will help you save money and make homeschooling more enjoyable.  Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, get a notebook, and join Carrie for little coffee break.  Start 2025 off right!

Join Carrie in person January 7th in SOCAL! 
Simplify Your Homeschooling in 2025
In this all day Seminar, Carrie shares these five tips in FIVE Live Workshops.
Reserve your spot:  https://coffeewithcarrie.org/seminars
Early Bird $55 (December 26- Dec. 3rd)
Online Registration $75 (Dec 4th- January 6th)
This is an adult ONLY seminar.  No childcare provided.  Nursing moms are the exception.

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"O Holy Night, the stars are brightly shinning.  It is the night of our dear Savior's birth...A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices.  For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn."
Are you weary this holiday season?  Like Elizabeth, are you playing the waiting game?  We have many reasons to rejoice and to be hopeful, even while waiting. Take a break from your Christmas preparations and the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and listen to this week's episode.  It is full of encouragement for weary moms.  It will help you turn your weariness into worship.  Pour yourself a latte, put your feet up, take a deep breath, and Join Carrie for a little coffee break.

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Is there room for Jesus in your inn?  "Mary gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn" (Luke 2:7).  

If this verse describes your heart and home this holiday season, take a little coffee break with Carrie.  If your December is so jam-packed with homeschool lessons and "must dos" that there isn't any room for Jesus, then listen to this week's episode; Carrie updated one of her favorite Christmas episodes. Carrie shares practical tips, organizational ideas, and holiday hacks to help you calm the Christmas season so there is always room for Jesus in your holiday traditions, festivities, and activities.  This episode is 30 minutes full of helpful tips to save time, create memories, and keep Jesus at the center of it all.  Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up (yes, you have time to listen today), and take a little coffee break with Carrie.  

For more ideas, listen to the following episodes:
 #45 "ADVENTures:  Preparing for Christmas"
 #97 "A Heart of Worship: Lessons Learned from Mary"
 #146 "It's Advent! Come and Adore"
 #147 "Christmas Schooling with Christmas Carols"
 #196 "Christmas Nature Studies"
 #198 "Epiphany:  Celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas"
#246 “Yule School:  Simple Holiday Homeschooling Ideas”

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It's that time of the year again!  Tis the season for celebrations, baking, and traditions.  While December brings much Christmas cheer, it can also bring much stress and good old fashion guilt trips.  Homeschooling moms usually feel overwhelmed this time of the year as less and less school work gets accomplished.  If this describes you, or you are looking for a less stressful way to do school this holiday season, join Carrie for this week's podcast.  In this week's coffee break, Carrie gives homeschooling mamas permission to take a Sabbath break and explains how to take the entire month of December off from traditional lessons to focus on the birth of Jesus.  Carrie shares how to use your traditions and your usual Christmas hustle and bustle as your "school work." For those moms who just can't fathom the idea of taking an entire month off of school work, she even gives some easy, fun, and educational activities you can do during the month to replace those formal lessons.  Pour yourself a mug of peppermint mocha latte or a cup of winter chai tea and join Carrie for this little holiday coffee break. You will be inspired by this week's podcast, it will ease your December guilt, and it will definitely put you into the holiday spirit. 

It's not to late to join YULE SCHOOL 2024!  Join TODAY: 
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For more ideas, listen to the following episodes:
#45 "ADVENTures:  Preparing for Christmas"
#97 "A Heart of Worship: Lessons Learned from Mary"
#146 "It's Advent! Come and Adore"
#147 "Christmas Schooling with Christmas Carols"
#196 "Christmas Nature Studies"
#198 "Epiphany:  Celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas"

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"A grandparent is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and little bit best friend." ~ Unknown.
Homeschooling should be done in community.   This includes not only fellow homeschooling moms but family, friends, mentors, teachers, and coaches.  Don't forget to include the grandparents too!  They are truly a gift to your homeschooling.  In this week's Coffee With Carrie episode, Carrie shares the many blessings of inviting grandparents, near and far, to participate in your homeschooling adventure.  She also gives ideas on how to include grandparents in the learning and in the fun whether they live around the corner or 1800 miles away, whether they are spry or need assistance, and whether they support your homeschooling endeavorer or not.   Grandparents- their knowledge, their stories, and their presence- are a treasure trove of goodness for both you and your children.  Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, and join Carrie this week for a little coffee break and walk down memory lane. 

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This episode is just in time for Thanksgiving!  It's a smorgasbord of tips.  Carrie shares hacks that will help busy homeschool moms save time (and money) this holiday season and throughout the school year.  In this week's episode, Carrie talks about her new Thanksgiving Mini Unit, explains how to use your prep work and traditions AS your lessons, shares ways to save and organize your time, gives tons of delicious recipes to try, fun activities to keep the kids busy, and more. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, and take a little coffee break with Carrie. 

For more recipes and homeschooling tips, watch Carrie's "Cook and Chat" reels on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
IG:  @coffeewithcarrieconsultant
TikTok: coffeew/carrie
YouTube:  Coffee With Carrie Homeschool Help Channel

Check out Blog Articles at www.carriewithcarrie.org

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Millie Florence, a homeschool graduate, is coming out with another book:  Beyond Mulberry Glen.  Her latest book will be released January 2025 by Sarah Mackenzie's Publishing House, Waxwing Books.  In Carrie's first conversation with Millie, “Another Approach To Writing,” they talked about Millie's love of writing and how she published several books before she graduated high school. That episode is full of advice for aspiring writers (and reluctant writers) and for moms who are looking for different ways to approach writing in their home education.  Make sure you listen to it after you listen to this episode!

In this conversation, Carrie picks Millie's brain on how to use good literature, including her new book, Beyond Mulberry Glen, to teach important life lessons about values, faith, and relationships.  Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, and join Carrie and Millie for a fun conversation about creating teachable moments while reading aloud and starting book clubs with friends.

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What is Sabbath Schooling? In this episode, Carrie shares how incorporating the principle of Sabbath saved her sanity (and probably her health too!). This week's podcast will  encourage you and give you  practical ways to rest in the Lord and how to focus on what is truly important by applying the Sabbath Principle to your schedule, monthly calendar, and yearly planning.  Carrie shares how to take a Sabbath break each day, how to take a Sabbath day each week, and even how to take a Sabbath break every seven weeks or so. 

Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, take a little Sabbath break and join Carrie for this week's coffee and conversation.
 
 To learn more about Sabbath Schooling, purchase Carrie's homeschooling book, Just Breathe (and Take a Sip of Coffee):  Homeschool in Step with God). Amazon.com

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