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. 

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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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"Don't rain on my parade!"  "Arise and seize the day!"  "Put on a happy face!"  "One more day!"  If you broke out in song while reading these quotes, then you are probably a musical theatre geek like Carrie.  In this week's episode, Carrie talks about one of her favorite "hobbies:"  Musical Theatre!  Not only did Carrie's children participate in musical theatre from K-12th grade (and beyond), but Carrie's musical theatre experience is also extensive from producing children's theatre productions, running the front of house, being backstage manager & prop master, and even writing curriculum to be used with different musicals.  Carrie often changed the lyrics from the musical, Oliver, to "Coffee, glorious Coffee..."

Does your child love to sing and dance?  Do you have an artistic teen?  Are you looking for a way for your children to express themselves (or to help them come out of their shells)?  Then try musical theatre!  In this episode, Carrie shares:

• The Benefits of including Musical Theatre in your homeschooling
• Simple ways to include musical theatre in your home education and 
• Red flags to look for and pitfalls to avoid when participating in musical theatre.

Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, and Join Carrie for a little musical coffee break.

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Before Andrew Pudewa was the "IEW Guy," his most important job was being a homeschool dad.  In this week's episode, Carrie talks with Andrew Pudewa of Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) about being a homeschool dad.  He shares  the three best things he did as a homeschool dad and answers the most FAQ dads ask about home education.  Pour yourself a cup of coffee, get your husband, and join Carrie and Andrew for some coffee and conversation about the role of a homeschool dad.

Andrew's Podcast:  The Art of Language
Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW):  https://iew.com 
Learning Differences?  IEW Can Help:  https://iew.com/learning-differences 

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What is Notebooking?  Notebooking is a great way to create a record of learning in a creative and meaningful way.  Like narration, it is a natural form of assessment for all ages.  In this week's episode, Carrie shares simple and inexpensive ways to create seven different kinds of notebooks:  Learning Journals, History & Timeline Notebooks, Creative Writing Journals & Reading Response Notebooks, Nature Journals & Lab Notebooks, Art Study Notebooks, Travel Journals, and End of the Year Portfolios.  Notebooking is fun and easy!  Pour yourself a cup of coffee, get your notebook, put your feet up and take a little coffee break with Carrie.

Check out Humble Heart Press to order your own personalized spiral bound notebooks. https://www.humbleheartpress.com 

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Join Carrie for this week's episode as she shares six simple ways to learn about US government with the entire family or with your teen for high school civics credit. This episode is full of resources, recommendations, and fun activities to do as a mini unit leading up to the election, as a way to dig deep into the Constitution for a semester, or as a year-long civics course.  Pour yourself a cup of coffee, fly your American flag, put your feet up, and join Carrie for a little patriotic coffee break.  

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