Many moms are finding themselves in the position of homeschooling AND working from home. Whether your kids were in school and you never expected to be homeschooling OR you were homeschooling and are now finding the need for a second income, you are likely facing challenges and could use some encouragement!

Today I am having a great conversation with another homeschool mom who works from home and shares some practical ways to keep perspective so we can steward our time well.

Dr. Jenn Murff has been named among the top 100 Influential Evangelical Leaders you Ought to Know in the country for her work and research on the Millennial generation. She has numerous credentials, but the ones she is most proud of are being a wife to Justin and mommy to their four precious girls!

Welcome to another episode in my devotional series, Grace for a Mom's Heart! These are short podcasts (less than 10 minutes) created to help moms stay in the Word of God, especially on those days where quiet time may simply not have happened! Hands can stay busy while hearts meditate on Him!

In a culture of consumerism, contentment is not a popular topic, but oh the joy and peace that comes with the heart that finds it!

(Please check out my devotional on Amazon: Unhurried Grace for a Mom's Heart)

Welcome to my On the Porch podcast series!

God put this on my heart to record BEFORE the elections. This is not a political post, but God often uses such circumstances to reveal Himself to us.

In a world where truth seems to be elusive and hope can quickly give way to fear, God gives us everything we need for life and godliness! We CAN remain stable in spite of the storms surging all around us!

I hope that as you listen, you find encouragement and hope that anchors your soul as you walk the journey that God has you on.

Welcome to my devotional podcast series created just for busy moms like you! Today's topic is loneliness and it must be one that needs to be heard because I had all kinds of obstacles trying to get it recorded!

I love these little devotionals because there is so much packed in a less than 10 podcast!

Don't forget to check out the hard copy or Kindle version of Unhurried Grace on Amazon so you can have all 31 devotionals at your fingertips!

Welcome to my new podcast series: On the Porch!

So many moms have told me that they would love to have a chat on my front porch, so I decided to start a series that would look as much like that as possible!  It's a place where I can share my heart on a variety of topics that are on your heart. I love talking about motherhood and homeschooling, but God often lays other things on my heart and I want the freedom to be able to speak on those topics that are time-sensitive or that God is compelling me to talk about sooner than later and may have very little to do with homeschooling or motherhood.

Stories are powerful. They often invoke more change in our thinking than if someone simply makes statements. My prayer is that as I share my stores and heart, that God will cause faith and hope to rise up in your heart for your own story.

Today is what I would call the "pilot' episode as I give a brief overview of my life story so that you can have a peek into my background and the perspective I am coming from. I did forget to mention 2 very defining and important parts of my life and those were the loss of our first grandson unexpectedly to stillbirth and coming within a razor's edge of losing our youngest at birth. These are stories I will share along the way as the Lord leads.

Welcome to my porch!

Welcome to my devotional, Grace for a Mom's Heart! (Couldn't we all use a little more grace?)

As humans, we are fickle. We forget-often and quickly. But it's the remembering that breathes fresh life into our faith! When we can so our hearts down, close our eyes, and think about what we felt when God met us at the place of our deepest need, we begin to sense something rising up within us that moves us toward trusting Him again for our current needs.

Listen in to this short podcast and find encouragement for your soul!

Having eight kids in 13 years, I often found it difficult to pay too much attention to the area of mom care. I often felt guilty about not putting everyone else first, but what I discovered was that taking care of myself was an investment in more than just me.

Listen in to this short devotional from my book Unhurried Grace for a Mom's Heart (Amazon) as we look at the deeper reason it's so important to take care of ourselves!

I'm talking with Eryn Lynum, a homeschooling mama of four. When she’s not teaching her kiddoes, she works as the content creator and publicist for Scripture Lullabies, a company producing high-quality, powerfully peaceful music inspired by the Word of God. Eryn is also author of the book 936 Pennies: Discovering the Joy of Intentional Parenting!

Here are the resources mentioned in the podcast:

The Unhurried Homeschooler (Amazon)

Our Website: www.Scripture-Lullabies.com

Streaming: https://scripture-lullabies.com/stream

Free “Peace Indescribable” Pack: https://scripture-lullabies.com/devotional

Eryn Lynum’s website: www.ErynLynum.com

936 Pennies: Discovering the Joy of Intentional Parenting: https://www.amazon.com/936-Pennies-Discovering-Intentional-Parenting/dp/0764219782

Free God of Wonders Devotional: http://erynlynum.com/god-of-wonders-devotional/

Literature with Biblical truths for ages 0-5:

• I Love You Just Because, I Love You Even When, and I Love You All the Same by Donna Keith

Literature with Biblical truths for ages 5+

• Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan

Songs for Bedtime:

Take No Thought For Tomorrow

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

Wonderfully Made

I Am Here

“Baby Sleep Time” Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/12YIUBRBRcWLoZ9zdjX2Ws?si=6OeJoBWTTTuAeb1YwJBBvQ

“No More Nightmares” Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1dAoa1BkKHEjJSXhcVeaXo?si=y_DVC30zS56tRbaDQ1Cb_w

Over our 25 years of homeschooling, getting a good start in the mornings has been key to remaining intentional throughout the day. However, what do we want that good start to look like? 

Homeschooling offers a unique opportunity to build relationships and relationships are key to everything else that happens in the family unit, including education.

You may have heard the term "morning basket" and wondered what it was, how it works, and why SO many moms are choosing to use it?

Pam Barnhill is a homeschooling mom and former secondary teacher. She's the host of Your Morning Basket podcast and today, she is sharing the specifics of this very simple and effective tool to help bring your family together as you start your homeschool day!

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

Your Morning Basket Podcast: https://pambarnhill.com/basket/

(CHECK OUT MY SIMPLE, MERCIFULLY SHORT BOOK ON HOMESCHOOLING ON AMAZON!)

Welcome to my short devotional, Grace for a Mom's Heart, read from my devotional, Unhurried Grace for Mom's Heart-31 Days in God's Word (available on Amazon)!

Today we are talking about waiting patiently for HIm. We are constantly being told that we must be self-reliant, independent, and self-made, but we were never meant to work independently from God. God's design is so much better. Listen in and have your heart encouraged!

Resource mentioned in the podcast:

https://scripture-lullabies.com/