Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast
234 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -Sit down, relax, and take a little coffee break with Carrie. Using biblical principles, years of experience, and a little bit of humor, Carrie De Francisco offers homeschooling advice, tips, and ideas to moms who have been called to this homeschooling adventure. Weekly coffee breaks and conversations with Carrie will give you the support and encouragement you need to help you homeschool one day at a time, one step at a time, and one cup of coffee at a time. Author of Just Breathe ( & Take a Sip of Coffee): Homeschool in Step with God & Homeschool High School: A Handbook for Christian Education.
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Don't Do School At Home: Deschooling, Unschooling, & Nonschooling
June 02, 2022 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBWhat is deschooling, when is it needed, and who should do it? What is really at the heart of unschooling and by definition, isn't anyone who homeschools an "unschooler"? What exactly is nonschooling? Simply put, it is not doing school at home. Nonschooling is living out Mark Twain's description of education: "Never let schooling get in the way of your education." Don't let the terms deschooling, unschooling, nonschooling and even sabbath schooling scare you. Even if you have b...
Home Education: A Delightful & Nourishing Feast
May 26, 2022 13:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBThe British educator, Charlotte Mason, described home education as the act of spreading an abundant and delicate feast for our children to feed on and then allowing each child to assimilate what he or she can. Don't be the school lunch lady who serves dry, bland textbooks every day. Instead, don a chef's hat and prepare a feast of ideas, living books, and beautiful things. In this week's episode, Carrie shares ideas on why and how to prepare and present a feast of delightful and nourishin...
Survive the Convention Exhibit Hall: Curriculum Reviews & Recommendations
May 19, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBIt is Homeschool Convention Season! This week Carrie is dropping TWO Coffee With Carrie Homeschool Podcast episodes to help you navigate the homeschool curriculum exhibit hall and to help you get the most out of your homeschool convention experience. In this episode, Carrie shares suggestions for curriculum and resources for Bible, reading, writing, language arts, math, science, and history to check out. In this coffee break, Carrie recommends curricula that worked well with her own fami...
Advice to Survive the Convention Exhibit Hall: A Plan of Attack
May 19, 2022 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBIt is Homeschool Convention Season! This week Carrie is dropping TWO Coffee With Carrie Homeschool Podcast episodes to help you navigate the homeschool curriculum exhibit hall and to help you get the most out of your homeschool convention experience. In this week's bonus episode, Carrie shares advice on how to successfully navigate the exhibit halls as she shares five important things to before and during your convention. It is practical advice to help you focus on what is important, to p...
Memory Work: A Podcast to Remember
May 12, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBJoin Carrie this week for some coffee and conversation with Amy Sloan of Humility & Doxology. Amy, who is a 2nd generation homeschool mom of 5 children, shares every month a month's worth of memory work that moms can use in their own homeschooling. In this week's Coffee With Carrie Homeschool episode, Carrie and Amy share ideas about memory work or as Amy likes to call it, "knowing it by heart." In their conversation, Carrie and Amy discuss: What is memory work Why memory work is import...
The Art of Language: Tips for Teaching High School English
May 05, 2022 13:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBThere is so much more to high school English than reading Dickens and writing essays. Planning your teen's four years of English can be easy and enjoyable if you change your perspective. Do you want your high schooler to complete English "standards" or to master the art of language? Change your question from, "What skills and topics need to be covered in order to get high school English credit?" to "What needs to be experienced in order to effectively communicate ideas both in words and ...
Homeschooling Through Grief
April 28, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBLosing a loved one is hard. Parenting and homeschooling after a death or after a loss in the family is extremely hard. Death, sickness, separation, and sadness are all part of this fallen world. How do we help our children? How do we "move on"? How do we nurture and educate our children while mourning? In this week's episode, Carrie shares some of the lessons she has learned over the years on how to homeschool through grief. It is a topic we don't really like to talk about, but it is ...
Writing Lessons: Revisited
April 21, 2022 13:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBIf you haven't found the "perfect" writing curriculum or program that works for your child, then join Carrie for this little coffee break. This week, Carrie is sharing a past podcast, "Writing Lessons: You Can Do It!" Since it is one of the top fifteen Coffee With Carrie Podcast episodes, she is revisiting it again this week. In this podcast, Carrie shares six ways you can make any writing program better or ways to teach writing without using any writing program at all. These six compon...
Soul Food & Family Devotions: Lessons Learned from the Last Supper
April 14, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBIn this week's episode, learn how to do super simple family devotions while learning lessons from Jesus’ Last Supper. Take a little coffee break as Carrie explains how to use only your Bible and three simple questions to help children of all ages dig deep into God's Word. As Carrie explains how to use the 3 Question Method, she also teaches and shares insights from Mark 14: 12-26 that can be applied to our lives today. It's a timely message on this Maundy Thursday. There is much we can l...
The Road To Reading
March 31, 2022 13:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBFor some children, the road to reading can be a smooth fast track. For many, it is a road with a few bumps here and there, and for some, it can be a slow meandering road trip that takes many, many detours along the way. If you are new to homeschooling or your student struggles, teaching your child to read can feel like an overwhelming or daunting task, but it doesn't have to be. In this week's episode, Carrie shares three simple components to helping your child get on this road to reading...
Home School Hindsight: Revisited
March 24, 2022 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBThere are two months left of this school year. As you move into the homestretch, try to figure out what needs to take priority in order to end this year strong. This week, Carrie is revisiting one of her favorite episodes, "Home School Hindsight." Even if you listened to this episode last year at this time, make this week's episode a priority. It will be the best 15 fifteen minutes of homeschooling advice you will receive. If you heard it already, it will be the reminder you need right...
Busy and Burdened? Change Your Yoke!
March 17, 2022 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBIs your yoke "chafing" and causing bruising? Are you so B.U.S.Y. you are distracted and burdened? If so, there is a good chance you aren't wearing the correct yoke. In Matthew 11:28-29, Jesus says, “Come to me and I will give you rest—all of you who work so hard beneath a heavy yoke. Wear my yoke—for it fits perfectly—and let me teach you; for I am gentle and humble, and you shall find rest for your souls; for I give you only light burdens” (NLT). In this week's episode, Carrie challenge...
The "S" Word Homeschoolers Should Be Talking About
March 10, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBThis week's Coffee With Carrie Episode addresses the "S" Word. And no! It isn't about Socialization. Most homeschool kids do not have problems in the socialization department. Instead, Carrie addresses two "S" words that she feels should get way more attention: Sabbath Schooling and Simple Homeschooling. How can moms homeschool in a way that brings glory and honor to God while meeting the needs of their children and doing it without losing their minds the process? This is where the ...
Th OG of Homeschooling: A Conversation with Carolyn and Martin Forte
March 03, 2022 13:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBCarrie is so excited to share with you two of her mentors and pillars in the homeschooling community, Carolyn and Martin Forte. They are the OG of homeschooling in CA. As homeschool pioneers, they have successfully homeschooled their two daughters and have influenced the direction of the homeschool movement for over 30 years. In this conversation, Carolyn, Martin, and Carrie discuss: advice for the weary and reluctant homeschoolers encouragement for the seasoned homeschool moms trends...
Mother Truckers: Join the Mama Bear Minivan Caravan
February 24, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBMama bears, it you haven't already, it is time to wake up and stand up! Join the Mama Bear Minivan Caravan and become a Mother Trucker with Carrie. Inspired by the courage and tenacity of the Canadian truck drivers, parents at school board meetings, and the book, Mama Bear Apologetics, Carrie challenges moms to draw a line in the sand. The question is: Where is your line? In this week's episode, Carrie shares reasons and research findings to reject mandates, to resist anti-biblical teac...
A Grace-Filled Homeschool
February 17, 2022 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBWhat is one of the hardest things about motherhood and homeschooling? It is extending (and receiving) undeserved grace. God calls us to give to others the kind of grace He so graciously gives us. In this week's episode, Carrie is full of candid confessions and transparent talk about being a homeschooling mom. She shares several ways to apply 2 Timothy 1:9 to your hearts and homes and how to fill your homeschooling with grace. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, give yourself some grace, an...
Why We Love Homeschooling: A Conversation with Greta Eskridge
February 10, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBCarrie sits down with one of her favorite authors and fellow homeschooling moms, Greta Eskridge, for a super fun conversation about homeschooling. Greta is a 2nd generation homeschool mom of four and the author of Adventuring Together: How to Create Connections and Make Lasting Memories with Your Kids and 100 Days of Adventure: Nature Activities, Creative Projects, and Field Trips for Every Season (Release March 29th, 2022). In this week's episode, Carrie and Greta candidly talk about why...
The February Wall: What Is It and How To Scale?
February 03, 2022 14:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBIt is February, which means if you haven't already yet hit the homeschool "February Wall," you will soon. During February, the winter blues hit. The mundane sets in. The weather prevents much needed sunshine and outdoor activity. Children get frustrated faster and discouraged easier. Nothing seems to go right. Complaining is the norm. The lessons, laundry, and life pile up with no end in sight. Moms go into full on panic mode as they look at their school calendar and realize they h...
Homeschooling High School
January 27, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBHomeschooling high school is easier than you think. Join Carrie for this week's episode, even if you are only homeschooling younger children. The key to successfully homeschooling high school is to start with the end in mind. It is never too early to start praying about high school and looking ahead. In this week's episode, Carrie shares how to: Design a 4-Year Plan for High School Create transcripts Meet state graduation requirements in both traditional and non-traditional ways Dete...
Tot School: Homeschooling With Toddlers
January 20, 2022 14:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBHow do you homeschool with toddlers and preschoolers in the mix without losing your mind or going insane? You don't need fancy curriculum or expensive distraction toys, including phone apps and videos. Embrace this season of motherhood and homeschooling. Embrace the mess and welcome the interruptions. This season is fleeting. The one thing you do not need to do is formal preschool or TK. In this week's episode, Carrie shares six simple strategies to successfully homeschool with toddler...
Gameschooling
January 13, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBGameschooling.... Yes, it's a thing! And it is a great way to homeschool too. In this week's episode, Carrie focuses how to put the FUN back into learning the FUNdamentals. In this week's coffee break, Carrie shares: why it is beneficial to incorporate more games into your lessons, the hidden blessings of gameschooling, easy ways to include more games into your homeschooling, how to use games to teach and reinforce concepts, ways to collect games without spending too much, and most...
Resolutions, Reflection, and Reassessments: A New Year & A New Semester
January 06, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBIt is time for do-overs and fresh starts. The new year and the month of January is a perfect time to reevaluate and reassess how your school year is going. In this week's episode, Carrie helps you reflect on the fall semester and helps you take an honest look at how things are progressing. She offers tips on how to readjust or recalibrate your schedules, lessons, and priorities. As you write your New Year's resolutions, it is a great time to set new goals for the spring semester. If you...
100th Episode Celebration: Q & A, Stories, Exciting Announcements, and MORE!
December 30, 2021 13:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBWe are celebrating the release of Coffee With Carrie Homeschool Podcast 100th Episode! Join Carrie for this special celebration coffee break. In this week's episode, you will hear advice from homeschooling moms from around the country, and Carrie will answer several homeschooling questions sent in from moms around the world. Carrie will also share some exciting news about this year's Coffee With Carrie 5th annual Special Weekend for Homeschooling Moms and her upcoming speaking engagements ...
Backyard Explorations: Simple Nature Studies
December 16, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBThe best science lab is closer than you think! It is your backyard and it is waiting to be explored. Sometimes the best place to discover God's creation is in your own backyard. In this week's Coffee With Carrie episode, Carrie shares simple (and inexpensive) ways to do nature studies, science experiments, and outdoor observations without leaving your home. If you can't go on a nature hike each week, you can still fill up those nature journal pages while observing, playing, and digging ...
Making Room for Jesus: Calm the Christmas Chaos
December 09, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBIs 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. Is your December so jam-packed with homeschool lessons and "must dos," there isn't any room for Jesus? In this week's episode, Carrie shares practical tips, organizational ideas, and holiday...
A Heart of Worship: Lessons Learned From Mary
December 02, 2021 14:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBIt's Advent Season! Join Carrie for this special Bible study coffee break. In this episode, Carrie digs deep into Luke 1 for an in-depth look at Jesus' mother, Mary. Mary had a heart of worship. Single moms, married moms, young moms, confused moms, scared moms, and homeschooling moms can learn many lessons from Mary that can be applied to motherhood, parenting, and homeschooling. Carrie looks at Mary's questions, her actions, and her responses and challenges moms to worship instead wh...
Being Mom, Mentor, & Friend: An Interview With Georgina Tanefski
November 24, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBThis week, Carrie sits down with Georgina Tanefski for a heart-to-heart talk about being a mom, a mentor, and (eventually) a friend to your children. It's a raw and real conversation about how to build relationships with your children when they are younger so that hopefully when they are older, they consider you not only mom but mentor and friend. Georgina, who is a wife, mother of three adult children, and grandma to one beautiful granddaughter, shares insights on how to talk to, walk alo...
Miracles & Manna: Trusting the Lord to Provide
November 18, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBAs we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, there is so much to be thankful for. God provides exactly what we need when we need it. He provides daily manna in the form of provisions, answered prayers, and peace that surpasses all understanding. God also provides miracles, big and small, each and every day and each and every year. In this week's Coffee With Carrie episode, Carrie shares words of encouragement for moms who are praying for miracles and who might not be noticing the daily manna...
You Might Be a Homeschooler...
November 11, 2021 14:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBIt's time to bring your children home and to keep them home! In this week's Coffee Break, Carrie explores reasons why you should educate your child at home, and if you are already homeschooling your child why it is important to continue home education. If you are on the fence about about bringing your child home, this episode will explain why you should. If you are thinking of putting your child back into traditional compulsory schooling, Carrie will help you remember why God called you t...
You Might Be a Homeschooler...
November 11, 2021 14:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBIt's time to bring your children home and to keep them home! In this week's Coffee Break, Carrie explores reasons why you should educate your child at home, and if you are already homeschooling your child why it is important to continue home education. If you are on the fence about about bringing your child home, this episode will explain why you should. If you are thinking of putting your child back into traditional compulsory schooling, Carrie will help you remember why God called you t...
Poetry Tea Time
November 04, 2021 13:00 - 11 minutes - 8.04 MB"I had a little tea party, this afternoon at three. Twas very small, three guests in all, Just I, myself, and me. Myself ate all the sandwiches while I drank all the tea; Twas also I who at the pie and passed the cake to me." One of the easiest ways to introduce poetry is to host a poetry tea time. It is also a great way to inspire children to compose and recite original poems. In this week's Coffee With Carrie episode, Carrie shares one of her favorite homeschooling traditions and creati...
The Hidden Blessings of Home Education: Grandparents
October 28, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.49 MBHomeschooling 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 the hidden treasure of 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...
Taking a Sabbath Week: What Does It Look Like?
October 21, 2021 13:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBAre you ready for a little break? This is Carrie's Sabbath Week! Carrie shares in her book, Just Breathe (and Take a Sip of Coffee), the idea of taking a Sabbath Break every 7th week of school. Are you wondering how to do that and what it might look like? As Carrie explains in this week's episode, rest can be ceasing from activity, but it can also be engaging in a restful activity. Join her for a little coffee break as she shares how to take a Sabbath break, what a typical Sabbath Week ...
Make Math Meaningful (& Fun)
October 14, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBDoes this describe you? "You might be a homeschooler if you consider math a foreign language!" Moms, math does not have to be a burden this school year. If math lessons stress out you or your child, then make sure you check out this week's Coffee With Carrie Podcast. Moms asked for an episode on making math more meaningful and fun. Here it is! In this week's coffee break, Carrie shares simple and inexpensive ways to make math more meaningful, less stressful, and most importantly, more f...
Adventure Clubs & Nature Days: An Interview With Cynthia Garcia
October 07, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBJoin Carrie for a little coffee and conversation with Cynthia Garcia. Cynthia is a homeschooling mom, photographer, and writer for Wild + Free who incorporates nature studies and nature days into her family's homeschooling adventure. In this week's episode, Carrie picks Cynthia's brain about her weekly adventures with her homeschooling nature group, how she incorporates their weekly explorations into their daily lessons, and how you can start your own adventure club. Cynthia is full of ...
Homeschool Basics: The 4 R's (Part 2)
September 30, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBIn this week's coffee break, Carrie continues her conversation on the basics: reading, writing, and arithmetic. Yes, teaching the basics is important but many well-,meaning moms focus too much energy, time, and money on teaching the "extras." Homeschooling moms also tend to overcomplicate the teaching of the basics. Join Carrie for Part 2 of "Homeschool Basics: The 4 R's" as she shares simple and practical ways to teach reading, writing, and arithmetic during the wonder years (K-4th) a...
Homeschool Basics: The 4 R's
September 23, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBAnd you thought there were only 3 R's!! Home education gives a mom the freedom and flexibility to focus on the basics: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, AND Relationships. Homeschooling gives us the gift of time to build relationships and, in some cases, even restore them. Before you spend tons of time (and money) planning and teaching, join Carrie in this two-part podcast on the 4 R's: the basics of reading, writing, arithmetic and relationships. In this week's episode, Carrie shares the...
The Homeschool Legacy: An Interview With A 2nd Generation Homeschooler
September 16, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBIf you are ever in doubt about your calling to homeschool, or if you need to subdue those fears that you are "messing up your kids," then talk with a 2nd Generation Homeschooler! In this week's Coffee With Carrie episode, Carrie has a conversation with Christa Svoboda of Seek Wholly Living Podcast. Christa was homeschooled through high school and now she and her husband homeschool their own children. In this episode, Carrie talks with Christa about what it was like to be homeschooled, th...
But God....
September 09, 2021 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBThis week's coffee date with Carrie is 100% pure encouragement from God's Word! Got challenges? Homeschooling not going as planned? Is life getting messier each day? Are the excuses and feelings of guilt piling up? Feeling overwhelmed, unworthy, or under qualified? If so, then it sounds like you need God to but into your life! Give yourself a break. Extend grace to yourself. Put the pity party favors away and then join Carrie for a much needed coffee break and time in God's Word. In...
But God....
September 09, 2021 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBThis week's coffee date with Carrie is 100% pure encouragement from God's Word! Got challenges? Homeschooling not going as planned? Is life getting messier each day? Are the excuses and feelings of guilt piling up? Feeling overwhelmed, unworthy, or under qualified? If so, then it sounds like you need God to but into your life! Give yourself a break. Extend grace to yourself. Put the pity party favors away and then join Carrie for a much needed coffee break and time in God's Word. In...
What's In Your Basket? (Begin Your Day With Morning Time)
September 02, 2021 13:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBJoin Carrie this week as she gives you a sneak peak into her morning basket time. Carrie shares what her first month of morning time looks like and the resources she uses to learn together as a family. She also lists the five core activities her family does every morning and then explains how to use a rotating schedule to include everything else. Just like homeschooling, every family's morning time will look a little bit different. However, there's no need to use complicated morning t...
Day of Dedication: What Is It and Why You Should Do It
August 26, 2021 13:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBWelcome to Season Three of CWC! Let's kick off this new season and our new school year with a Day of Dedication! Before you buy one box of curriculum, before you sign up for any classes, and before you crack open one book, you should spend time on our knees dedicating your hearts, your homes, and your homeschooling to the Lord. Spend the day in prayer dedicating your new school year to the Lord. A Day of Dedication is a day to spend on your knees seeking God’s face, his guidance and his ...
Homeschool Outside the Box (Part 2)
August 19, 2021 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBIn this week's episode, Carrie continues her conversation on how to think and homeschool outside the box and outside the classroom. Join Carrie as she shares practical ways to teach without using tons of boxed curriculum. Carrie also gives suggestions on how to get out the "classroom" and into the real world to learn in fun and engaging ways. This week's episode just might inspire you to do things a little differently this year and to think outside the box. Pour yourself a cup of coffee...
Homeschool Outside the Box
August 12, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBIt's time to think outside the box! The number one reason veteran homeschool moms burn out or give up is because they try to do school at home. The first mistake many new homeschooling moms make is they try to replicate traditional school at home. Why are you modeling your home education after the very thing you are trying to escape? Don't do school at home. Think outside the box. Let's do "school" differently this year. This week, Carrie shares how to think outside the box and how to...
Less Is More: A Simple Homeschool Philosophy
August 05, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBOne year ago this week, Carrie's book Just Breathe (and Take a Sip of Coffee): Homeschool in Step with God was released! To celebrate, Carrie shares one of her favorite chapters from the book, "Less is More." This month, many moms are also planning for the new school year. This is a perfect chapter and great book to read to encourage you, inspire you, and help you prepare. This week's podcast gives you a little preview of the book. We are positive you will want to read the rest of the ...
Less Is More: A Simple Homeschool Philosophy
August 05, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBOne year ago this week, Carrie's book Just Breathe (and Take a Sip of Coffee): Homeschool in Step with God was released! To celebrate, Carrie shares one of her favorite chapters from the book, "Less is More." This month, many moms are also planning for the new school year. This is a perfect chapter and great book to read to encourage you, inspire you, and help you prepare. This week's podcast gives you a little preview of the book. We are positive you will want to read the rest of the ...
You Need This! (Don't Homeschool Without It!)
July 29, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes - 9.09 MBWhat is the one thing you should have while homeschooling? It is a Homeschool Mission Statement! Whether you are new to homeschooling, you have been homeschooling for a while, or you are ending your homeschooling journey this year, it is always best to plan with the end in mind. Join Carrie for a little coffee and conversation about why you need a homeschool mission statement, how to use it to plan your year, and how to use it mid-year to reassess your progress. It's a coffee date you do...
Learning Through Games: An Interview with Christa Svoboda
July 20, 2021 13:00 - 8 minutes - 5.97 MBCatch up with Carrie! This week's Coffee With Carrie episode is a Podcast Mash Up. Carrie shares in an interview with Christa Svoboda how to "Learn Through Games." Listen to this short and sweet coffee break. Carrie shares resources for games, how to enter a Games Giveaway, and information on upcoming CWC Free Online games workshops. Check out Carrie's interview with Christa Svoboda at Seek Wholly Living Podcast. To listen to the podcast "Learning Through Games," go to Seek Wholly Living...
Doubting Dads: "Honey, I Want to Homeschool the Kids!"
July 15, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBDo you feel called to educate your child at home but your husband is doubting the idea of homeschooling? Then listen to this week's Coffee With Carrie Podcast and then share it with your hubby. Over the years, dads have asked Carrie and her husband the same three questions about homeschooling: 1). How much will this cost me? 2). Will my kid turn out weird? 3) Can my child get into college or provide for his future family? Join Carrie as she answers these three "dad questions" and then ...
Stand Up & Stand Out: Lessons Learned from Josiah
July 08, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBOur Nation Needs God! Join Carrie for a summertime Bible study of the life and boldness of young King Josiah. In this week's episode, Carrie digs deep into 2 Kings 22-23 and the many lessons we can learn from Josiah. Through restoring the temple, reading God's Word, renewing the covenant, removing idols, and remembering God's faithfulness, young King Josiah reformed a community and brought God back to a nation. If you are feeling helpless, hopeless, or useless these days as you watch th...