Homeschool Companion – Lifetalk Radio

Have you ever thought of having a career in audio or video production? In this career emphasis show Rose interview Michael on all the things he does as executive producer for MRG Media.

Do you make New Year's resolutions? Dr. Gamblin and Michael have such different opinions on the topic that they thought it might be good to do a debate show. Both have lived successful lives with an alternating view on resolution-making.

Steve Simpson shares his personal testimony of being abused as a child and coming out of the ashes to help other young people who are facing the same challenges. Each of his true-to-life novels deal with issues surrounding abuse and ways to survive and thrive.

Steve Simpson shares his personal testimony of being abused as a child and coming out of the ashes to help other young people who are facing the same challenges. Each of his true-to-life novels deal with issues surrounding abuse and ways to survive and thrive.

Have you ever heard of a Roseate Spoonbill? They are those flamingo-like birds with beautiful plumage and spoon-shaped bills. In the Smithsonian Learning Lab, we look at what they have to offer in the area of Language Arts. We picked up where we left off in our interview with Ann White. We learn that she founded her global ministry, Courage for Life, out of a calling to share with others how God and His Word brought restoration to her life and marriage.

Today's devotional is about the Moon. During craft time I explain how to do a moonscape by making a tinfoil print. And during curriculum corner we give an overview of the Smithsonian Learning Lab. Once we've answered the questions parents ask, we go into our interview with John Schlitt and his new album Go. John shares his testimony, "my manager had a path set for me, I'd run in there and get a big line of coke. And then I be ready to sing some more."

First Call, a musical group, shares their experiences of providentially becoming the First Call group and homeschooling.

The show opens with a story for the kids about a tree that bleeds. We are talking about the eucalyptus. In Arts-n-Crafts we carry the topic of the resin from the tree to make your own Vicks. In the second show we continue our interview with Benny DiChiara whose injury left him recliner-ridden for months--to keep pressure off his head, he had to rest in an upward position, so even sleeping in a bed wasn't an option. His wife, Donna, had to take up the role of live-in nurse, giving DiChiara medicine, Powerade and Ensure protein shakes every three hours.

This is the first time we have ever talked about Wailing Lizards. There are resources for making some of your own Lizards. During the Curriculum Corner we discuss free resources for Grammar. During the second half we interview Benny DiChiara who in, October 2015 suffered a traumatic brain injury. He fell flat on his back on the hardwood floor of his south Baton Rouge home, fracturing the back of his skull and crushing the frontal lobe of his brain.

I think every child is fascinated with gem stones. The show looks at gem stones and how they are formed and provides some interesting ideas for experiencial learning in the Arts-n-Crafts section. During this show we look at free math resources. After the first half we again interview Julie Lavender. She is delighted in finding creative ways to express her love for the children whose lives she touches through parenting, teaching school and volunteering in the children's ministry at her church.