One thing we can be sure of is that we will walk through trials. The question is how will we walk through them? So much of that is determined by what we believe about trials.
Do trials serve a purpose or are they just there to irritate us? Do we simply see them as problems to be solved or is there more to consider?
Today I'll be sharing what a trial is, how/why they come, what our response should be and why. (Hint: not easy, but simple)
Scriptures, podcasts, and resources mentioned:
Romans 12:7-11
1 Peter 1:6,7
Ephesians 6:10-17
James 1:2-4
Romans 8:1-4
Philippians 4:4-7
1 Corinthians 10:13
Listen to Nancy Leigh Wolgemuth on The Wonders of His Name: https://www.reviveourhearts.com/podcast/revive-our-hearts/season/wonder-his-name/
(Please check out my latest book, The Four Hour School Day: How You and Your Kids Can Thrive in the Homeschool Life on Amazon, durendawilson.com, or your favorite bookseller!)

Trials and Afflictions (Podcast 293)

Durenda Wilson is the owner/host of her podcast and is a wife to one for 34 years, mom to eight, and nana to 10. She has homeschooled all of her kids from the beginning. She loves to share simple, effective approaches to motherhood, homeschooling, and life in general. These tools are a result of many years of walking with the Lord and finding freedom in letting His voice quiet all the others.

Kids & Family

Parenting

Education for Kids

According to an analysis from The Washington Post, homeschooling has become the fastest-growing form of education in America. Consequently, many new homeschoolers may not be aware of the kind of local homeschool support they have.
I invited Tara Bentley as a guest today to talk about the importance of state homeschool organizations, what they offer, and how you can connect with yours to find local homeschool support.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
 
Link to podcast episode search bar
 
The Unhurried Homeschooler Audio Book
 
Raising Boys to Men Book
 
Raising Boys to Men Audiobook
 
CTC Math
 
Heritage Defense (my.heritagedefense.org/access-the-vault)
 
Our CPS Story
 
The Excel Camp 
 
College Alternative: Excel College Podcast Episode
 
The Unhurried Homeschooler
 
Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart
 
The Four-Hour School Day
 
Subscribe to my monthly email and receive access to Unhurried Grace for a Mom's Heart: 31 Days in God's Word
 
Places I am speaking in 2024
 
Find your state homeschool organization 
National Homeschool Day of Prayer

How to Find Local Homeschool Support (Podcast 514)

We all want to give our kids a great education, but it can be easy to doubt our ability to be an excellent home educator. In today’s episode, Leslie Nunnery and I are going to talk about how parents can give their kids a fantastic education at home! (Hint: It's probably not what you are thinking!)
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Link to podcast episode search bar
The Unhurried Homeschooler Audio Book
Raising Boys to Men Book
Raising Boys to Men Audiobook
CTC Math
Heritage Defense (my.heritagedefense.org/access-the-vault)
Our CPS Story
The Excel Camp 
College Alternative: Excel College Podcast Episode
The Unhurried Homeschooler
Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart
The Four-Hour School Day
Subscribe to my monthly email and receive access to Unhurried Grace for a Mom's Heart: 31 Days in God's Word
Places I am speaking in 2024
Heart School Book
Heart School Course
TTD Podcast 
TTD Events

How Amazing Parents Become Excellent Home Educators (Podcast 513)

One of the topics that moms often ask me about is how to handle anxiety, children with anxiety, or both. I’ve seen anxiety on the rise in our culture and although I would hope that homeschooling would lessen the risks of that in our children, there are still many variables in the equation of our complicated lives that could contribute to feeling anxious. It’s important to get to the root of the anxiety, but if our bodies have experienced anxiety frequently enough, it can become chronic. Today I am sharing some tools that can help train our bodies to calm down so we can then work toward getting to the root of the problem.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Link to podcast episode search bar
The Unhurried Homeschooler Audio Book
Raising Boys to Men Book
If you purchase Raising Boys to Men you will receive a gift! Use this link to redeem: durendawilson.com/redeem (a list of movies to watch with your boys that portray boys and men as heroes!)
CTC Math
Heritage Defense (my.heritagedefense.org/access-the-vault)
Our CPS Story
The Excel Camp 
College Alternative: Excel College Podcast Episode
The Unhurried Homeschooler
Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart
The Four-Hour School Day
Subscribe to my monthly email and receive access to Unhurried Grace for a Mom's Heart: 31 Days in God's Word
Places I am speaking in 2024 (Nova Scotia: https://homeschooljourneyns.ca/)
Emma at Therapy in a Nutshell (YouTube)
Scripture Songs: 
Scripture Lullabies on Spotify, etc.
Scripture Memory Kids or Christian Kids Worship on Spotify, etc.
Hymns that play inside a stuffed animal
The Importance of Early Morning Sunlight
Don’t forget to check out Raising Boys to Men: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Raising and Homeschooling Boys

Practical Tips for Helping Moms and Kids with Anxiety (Podcast 512)

As Christian values come under attack increasingly in our modern world, many parents wonder how to build the strong spiritual foundation their children will need to understand what is truly important in life.
Today LeeAnn Mancini is joining me to talk about Raising Kids to Follow Christ!

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Link to podcast episode search bar
The Unhurried Homeschooler Audio Book
Raising Boys to Men Book
If you purchase Raising Boys to Men you will receive a gift! Use this link to redeem: durendawilson.com/redeem (a list of movies to watch with your boys that portray boys and men as heroes!)
CTC Math
Heritage Defense (my.heritagedefense.org/access-the-vault)
Our CPS Story
The Excel Camp 
College Alternative: Excel College Podcast Episode
The Unhurried Homeschooler
Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart
The Four-Hour School Day
Subscribe to my monthly email and receive access to Unhurried Grace for a Mom's Heart: 31 Days in God's Word
Places I am speaking in 2024
Don’t forget to check out Raising Boys to Men: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Raising and Homeschooling Boys
Ways to connect with LeeAnn: 
Raising Christian Kids
To receive a bonus chapter for purchasing the book you can email Lee Ann at Inqiure@RCKids.org
Facebook Group: Raising Christian Kid Community Facebook Group

Raising Kids to Follow Christ (Podcast 511)

I don’t think I know anyone who has been a believer for any length of time who hasn’t experienced a wound in their church life and experience. Some of these wounds are what I would call merely flesh wounds, but some are incredibly deep and can cause lasting damage.
 
I’ve heard from countless moms who have experienced this, including friends, and my own family. 
It's easy to become bitter and cynical when it seems like we are the only army that wounds its own soldiers. However, I don’t think that is the whole story because that is not the God we serve and I can’t imagine that He would want us to stop at the point of our pain. But how do we heal? How do we trust again? 
 
Today Wes joins me again, this time to talk about healing from church hurt.
 
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Link to podcast episode search bar
The Unhurried Homeschooler Audio Book
Raising Boys to Men Book
If you purchase Raising Boys to Men you will receive a gift! Use this link to redeem: durendawilson.com/redeem (a list of movies to watch with your boys that portray boys and men as heroes!)
CTC Math
Heritage Defense (my.heritagedefense.org/access-the-vault)
Our CPS Story
The Excel Camp 
College Alternative: Excel College Podcast Episode
The Unhurried Homeschooler
Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart
The Four-Hour School Day
Subscribe to my monthly email and receive access to Unhurried Grace for a Mom's Heart: 31 Days in God's Word
 
Places I am speaking in 2024
The Toxic War on Masculinity by Nancy Pearcey
Interview With Nancy Pearcey on The Spillover Podcast with Alex Clark
Scriptures mentioned in this episode:
Psalm 87:2
Acts 2:41
Matthew 16:18
Hebrews 10:24-27
Other episodes with Wes:
Applying Romans 13 to the Here and Now
The Importance of a Biblical Education
The Biblical Importance of Family
Recognizing False Teachers
The Dangers of a Self-Help Culture
How to Find a Biblical Church
Let's Talk About Biblical Discipline
Biblical Submission: The Hot Potato
Are We Living in the Last Days?
Living With Hope When the Church Says Things Are Only Going to Get Worse
Jesus' Return: Revelation, the Mark of the Beast and the Anti-Christ
Why We Can't Understand Beauty Without Morality
How Should Believers Handle Suffering
Listen to Wes' sermons here
 
Don’t forget to check out Raising Boys to Men: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Raising and Homeschooling Boys!

Trials and Afflictions (Podcast 293)

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