Many of us are currently walking through trials and although it can feel natural to want them to be over as soon as possible, there is something of eternal value that is happening as we remain faithful in the midst of them.  Today I'm sharing some wisdom that God has graciously shown me as we all move toward becoming wise women of God! Resources mentioned in this episode: Link to podcast episode search bar The Unhurried Homeschooler The Unhurried Homeschooler Audiobook Raising Boys to Men Book Raising Boys to Men Audiobook Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart The Four-Hour School Day CTC Math Heritage Defense (my.heritagedefense.org/access-the-vault) Our CPS Story The Excel Camp  College Alternative: Excel College Podcast Episode 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 Devotional Mentioned: Psalms for Everyday Living by David J. McKinley Podcast Episodes Mentioned:  The Sovereignty of God and the Problem of Sin in Our World Simple, Unhurried Word of God: God's Sovereignty Simple, Unhurried Word of God: God's Goodness Scriptures Mentioned: Gen. 3:1-6 Phil. 4:6,7 Proverbs 3:5-8 Isaiah 41:10 2 Corin. 4:17.18 Eph. 6:11-13 James 1:2-4 Scriptures to pray for God's provision, protection, power and presence: Provision Psalm 107:9 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.   Luke 12:31 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and he will give you everything you need.   Psalm 34:10 The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.   Psalm 84:11-12 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. O LORD of hosts, How blessed is the man who trusts in You!   Psalm 84:11-12 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. O LORD of hosts, How blessed is the man who trusts in You!   Psalm 145:15-16 The eyes of all look to you in hope; you give them their food as they need it. When you open your hand, you satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing.   2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;   Protection   Proverbs 19:21 There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.   Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.   Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Psalm 37:5,6  Commit your way to the Lord;trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.   Psalm 121:7-8 The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.   Psalm 121:3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.   Psalm 34:15-19 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous    and his ears toward their cry. The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,    to cut off the memory of them from the earth. When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears    and delivers them out of all their troubles.  The Lord is near to the brokenhearted    and saves the crushed in spirit.  Many are the afflictions of the righteous,    but the Lord delivers him out of them all. Psalm 31:23 Love the LORD, all his faithful people! The LORD preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full. Psalm 27:1 By David. The LORD delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The LORD protects my life! I am afraid of no one! Deuteronomy 31:6  Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for t

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

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

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

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

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!

God uniquely designs each of our children and it’s so helpful to have a better understanding of those basic uniqueness to nurture best and grow them into who God created them to be. 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 Animals Personality Test Determining Your Child's Personality Type Discover Your Personality Profile Tips on Working Through Conflict With Other Believers Drive Thru Talking: An Effective Communication Tool Cautions on the Enneagram Hebrew 10:24 Col. 3:13 Don't forget to check out Raising Boys to Men on Amazon!

Maybe you aren’t even thinking about your baby, toddler, or preschooler’s education, but chances are it has crossed your mind. If you are considering homeschooling, you may be wondering or even anxious about how you prepare yourself and your child for this. How early should you start and what should you do? DO NOT STRESS. It’s simpler than you think 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 Essential in Early Education (Podcast episode) Learning All the Time by John Holt How Children Learn by John Holt Homeschooling With Littles: Why It Is Possible Homeschooling With Littles: Ways It Can Work Tips for Life with Littles  Tips for Disciplining Littles Help for the Overwhelmed Mom of Littles Nurturing Seedlings   Your One-Year-Old (First in the series of child development books) Matthew 11:28-30 MSG Don't forget to check out Raising Boys to Men on Amazon!

As many of you know, we live on acreage with several of our kids and 6 of our grandkids ages 9 down to 2 mos. My daughter-in-law suggested that I revisit the baby, toddler, and preschool years. So this episode is both for new parents with littles and more experienced parents with littles who might want an encouraging refresher/reminder. 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 free 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 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 When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Book) 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 Psalm 127, James 1:5-8 Podcast episodes mentioned: Who is Informing Our View of Family? One Practice That Can Transform Your Motherhood Journey Homeschooling With Littles: Why It Is Possible Homeschooling With Littles: Ways It Can Work Tips for Life with Littles  Tips for Disciplining Littles Help for the Overwhelmed Mom of Littles Nurturing Seedlings Your One-Year-Old (First in the series of child development books) When Your Boys Runs 'Hot' (Angry) Don't forget to check out Raising Boys to Men on Amazon!

Homesteading has become very popular and with good reason. However, sometimes it's easy to see only the good and not the potential challenges that come with it. Today our oldest daughter and I talk about the challenges and the benefits of homesteading along with some pretty funny experiences we never saw coming when we decided to homestead! Resources mentioned in this episode: The Unhurried Homeschooler Audio Book Raising Boys to Men Book If you purchase Raising Boys to Men you will receive a free 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 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 Our Family's Homesteading Story  Homesteading Science Curriculum for Kids Planning Your Family Garden Don't forget to check out Raising Boys to Men available on Amazon!