Erin has graduated her first homeschooled student! Listen this week as Erin & Amanda talk through their first graduation experiences and what comes next in their homeschools. We hope you are encouraged! References: Joe's episode: A Father's Perspective on Homeschooling with Joe McGhee Show Me Homeschool: ShowMeHomeschool coaching: showmehomeschool.com ShowMeHomeschool email: info@showmehomeschool.com Dandy Acres: dandyacresmo@gmail.com Instagr...

Listen in this week as Erin & Amanda catch up and talk through transitions each are facing in their lives and homeschools. Have you leaned in to your homeschooling community when you've needed to? Have you sent an email to explore your child's passion within the community? Who are your encouragers? Erin and Amanda tackle these questions and more. Resources & Links https://www.azurestandard.com Finding Community Be sure to subscribe to GOAT Homeschoo...

This week, Erin & Amanda talk with College Funding Consultant Brad Baldridge about the cost of college, the planning it takes and the way to pay for it. There are a lot of ins and outs to pursuing college for any student and their family, with added components for homeschoolers. Brad is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to financial planning and gives insight into how it can be approached by parents and students. He specializes in late stage college funding planning a...

Listen this week as Erin & Amanda talk with Patti Garibay, Founder and CEO of American Heritage Girls. Patti shares about her life in the 90s going through Girl Scouts and how she felt led to start AHG. Patti is a wonderful resource and such a pleasure to speak with. We hope you enjoy listening in as much as Erin & Amanda enjoyed talking with her. Resources & Links https://americanheritagegirls.org/ American Heritage Girls on Instagram American Heritage ...

So often, homeschooling parents are stressed, feeling like the world is on our shoulders. Listen as Erin and Amanda talk with therapist, Larissa Darter about those homeschooling and life stressors. They talk about what to look for and how to deal with them once we know there's an issue. Larissa gives loads of great guidance as a counselor as well as some commiseration as a homeschooling mom herself. 3 John 1:2 NIV Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and tha...

Do you have entrepreneurial students in your homeschool? Listen this week as Amanda talks with CEO and founder of The Homeschool Printing Company, Melissa Ekloff as they talk about encouraging entrepreneurship for your students. How did Melissa start her company? How's it going? What advice can she give to other homeschoolers who want to start and run businesses? Melissa gives some excellent practical advice. Resources & Links https://thehomeschoolprinting...

Did you pull your kids out of school and suddenly feel like you were free falling off a cliff, wondering what you'd gotten yourself into and completely anxious about what to do next? Join us this week as we talk through "deschooling" with Laura Swain. Laura is a homeschool coach, portfolio reviewer, encourager, blogger, homeschooling Christian mom, and supporter. She provides us some warm and eye opening analogies and quips to keep us encouraged as we fight against the pres...

It's perfectly reasonable to still have questions about homeschooling, even if you've been doing it for a while ... we know we do! Sometimes questions arise just because you're in a new season, or because your kids are transitioning from elementary age to middle school age, or even entering high school... and you have more questions than you have answers! That's why we are here... to help support you and put your mind at ease. Listen today as Erin and Amanda discuss some of the m...

Are you feeling the "mid year burnout?" It's definitely real for homeschoolers! Generally, the weather doesn't help much, and we're all trying to stay encouraged in our teaching and not get bogged down in the lessons that might just not be as exciting as they were at the beginning of the year! In today's episode, Erin and Amanda discuss how they have struggled in their homeschools mid year and offer up some ways to encourage yourself. Listen as they find ways for all types ...

Why can't the educational, social or emotional needs of our boys be met in traditional schools? How can we help our sons to love learning, feel valued and still have that drive and enthusiasm that will spur them on to pursue their interests and reach their goals as men? What can we teach them now to grow and encourage their faith throughout their teens and into their adulthood? Today, listen as Erin and Amanda speak with Mark Hancock for real solutions, the author, award-winning writer...

Are you a homeschooling family that struggles to find devotions that teach spiritual truth but also hold your kids' attention? Do you wish you could find clean, riveting fiction for your children to read that doesn't shy away from real-life characters, but is also well-grounded in living out genuine faith? In this episode, Erin and Amanda speak with Tim Shoemaker, author of twenty books and a popular speaker at conferences and schools around the country. With over twenty-five years working w...

Sometimes homeschoolers struggle with teaching history, but it *can* be made fun for kids of all ages through field trips, projects, even historical fiction! Have you considered that we can instill a love of history in our children as well as provide opportunities for them to discover their part in the bigger "HIStory" of God? In today's episode, Erin and Amanda speak with award-winning author and speaker Jenny L. Cote, who developed an early passion for God, history, and young people,...

In today's episode, Erin and Amanda speak with Joe McGhee, Erin's husband, for his perspective as a husband and father in their family's homeschooling journey. Erin and Joe have homeschooled their four kids (three teens!) over a span of ten years, as well as providing foster care services for part of that time. Listen as Joe explains his initial reaction to beginning homeschooling, how he and Erin's mindsets have changed over the years, the impact home education has had on their marria...

Do you have that one kid that just fights you on learning, whether it be one subject or all of them? Have you considered using games to move the learning along, called "gameschooling?" When children play games, they learn social skills like getting along, reading directions, waiting their turn, negotiating with someone, interpreting rules and even coming to an agreement when the rules aren't clear. These are all things our children will be doing in their adult life and...

Having the hard conversations with our daughters who are homeschooled is just as necessary as it is in traditional education settings. Whether it's social media expectations and "beauty culture" or fitting in versus belonging, our girls need us to help them overcome negative pressures and self-doubt, find their authentic selves, and make lasting friendships! In today's episode, Erin and Amanda speak with Heather Stark, creator of the Grace & Grit educational programs and author of ...

Erin and Amanda welcome Steve Lambert this week to discuss homeschooling past, present and future. Steve brings homeschool wisdom and keen insight on the things we need to do now to ensure our family's homeschool success in the long haul. Steve Lambert is the co-creator of the beloved Five in a Row curriculum, which has been used by thousands of homeschoolers in all 50 states and 60 countries. Along with his wife Jane, Steve has been a pioneer in the homeschooling community for over 40...

Wouldn't you love for your homeschool to be built on a foundation that is less stressful and more peaceful so your family can thrive? In today's episode, Erin and Amanda speak with Katie Keene, host of the Her Home and Heart with Katie Keene podcast, and creator of the Home and Heart Method: Creating a Holistic Ecosystem for Homeschooling Families to Thrive. They discuss the importance of centering your home on the foundations of family and how focusing on healthy family governing can ...

Are you longing for a peaceful homeschool, wanting to rid your home of the chaos and clatter? Atmosphere has little to do with how you decorate ... and more about creating tranquility that is welcoming to our family and visitors alike. We can foster this kind of "sanctuary living" in an imperfect world by adapting hygge (the Danish quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that results in a feeling of contentment or well-being) to Christian living. Listen today as Jamie Erickson...

Some of our homeschool students just don't like writing, and it can be a struggle to get them to put words on a page. How can we teach it in a way that helps them to develop their authentic writing voices and still learn and grow in important skills that will benefit them for the rest of their lives? Listen today as Erin and Amanda speak with Veldorah Rice of Write from the Heart, a writing program that emphasizes helping students find their voices and grow in writing and critical thin...

It can be so hard to hear, "you're so intense..," even from friends or family! Why are some of us so laser-focused on whatever we put our attention to, whether it's our home, our spouses, our homeschools, or even the outside activities we pursue? And is there anything that can be done to help? On today's episode, Erin and Amanda discuss how they've discovered their individual intensities, and how they manage life in light of them so that their homeschools, kids and marriages flou...