The Durenda Wilson Podcast

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Northern California Homeschool Convention July 21, 22

Moving From Burnout to a Grace-Paced Life Part 1

Refresh by Shona Murray

Podcast episodes with Shona Murray:

Moving From Burnout to a Grace-Paced Life Part 2

The Rest of God by Mark Buchanan

Choosing Rest by Sally Breedlove

A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23

(P.S. Don't forget to 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!)

Taking the Overwhelm Out of Family Worship (Podcast 432) Jul 10, 2023

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We all know that God calls us to worship on Sundays with other believers, but we are also biblically called to disciple our children and part of that means worship(time in the word and prayer with our kids) should be a daily practice. This can feel very intimidating and bring with those feelings an intense fear of failure that can keep us from enjoying the blessings that God intended family worship to be.

Today Steve Demme is joining me to talk with us about ways to take the overwhelm out of family worship!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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Steve Demme website: Building Faith Families

(P.S. Don't forget to 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!)

Teaching Our Kids Diligence (Podcast 431) Jul 07, 2023

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Are your kids struggling with diligence? Are you wondering what diligence is or looks like or how to encourage it? Join me as I tackle this topic that impacts our daily lives and our children's future.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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Heroes of the Faith (YWAM series)

Proverbs 10:4, 13:4

Colossians 3:23

Galatians 6:9

Proverbs 12:24

! Corinthians 15:58

2 Timothy 2:15, 4:2

Deut. 4:9

(P.S. Don't forget to 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!)

Thoughts on Comparing Ourselves With Others (Podcast 430) Jul 03, 2023

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Do you find yourself tempted to compare yourself with others or your family with others?

In today's episode, we are going to dive into what God's word has to say about comparing. The purpose is to reorient our hearts toward what is true so that we can experience the peace that only God can give us in a world that is constantly comparing!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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(P.S. Don't forget to 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!)

Teaching Our Kids Timeliness (Podcast 429) Jun 30, 2023

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Are your kids struggling to be timely in their chores?

In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing the importance of timeliness and some ways to train our kids to do their work in a timely way.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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(More on Tomato Staking: A Relational Parenting Tool)

Numbers 23:19

Matthew 5:37, 12:36

Psalm 15:1-4

Proverbs 20:25, 25:14

(P.S. Don't forget to 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!)

Thoughts on Feeling Inadequate (Podcast 428) Jun 26, 2023

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One of the most common struggles every mom deals with is feeling inadequate. It happens frequently and can become overwhelming.

When we feel this way, it’s easy to grasp the first “comfort” we can find without actually drilling down further and finding our answers in God’s word.

This will be an ongoing battle unless we stand firmly on the truth God has for us.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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Places I am speaking in 2023

(P.S. Don't forget to 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!)

Does Homeschooling Have to All Day? (Podcast 427) Jun 23, 2023

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Thinking that schoolwork is an all-day event is a myth that keeps some parents from considering home education. But even for those who have made the decision to homeschool, there can be a nagging feeling that if we aren’t hitting the books well past lunchtime, we can’t possibly be giving our kids a complete education.

Nothing could be further from the truth!

Join Ashley Wiggers (Homeschooling Today) and me as we talk about why school doesn't have to take all day!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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(P.S. Don't forget to 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!)

Creating a Homeschool Community (Podcast 426) Jun 19, 2023

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Are you looking or have you struggled to find a homeschool community that is a good fit for your family? Today we are going to talk about ways to find or create your homeschool community and why it’s essential!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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Homeschool life: Can find groups and co-ops in your area!

Link for Northern California Homeschool Convention Schoolhouse Discoveries: Unit study groups Wild and Free: Nature Groups Free Forest School: Preschool Nature Groups American Heritage Girls Trail Life (Let boys be boys!) Band (app to create groups) (P.S. Don't forget to 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!)

Living Gluten and Dairy Free With Kids (Podcast 425) Jun 16, 2023

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Are you finding that gluten and dairy are (or could be) issues for you or your kids? It can be challenging to make the transition when we are just making the change for ourselves, but there can be even more challenges when we are trying to do this with kids.

Today we are going to be talking about living gluten and dairy free with kids and including some great resources!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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Recommended Snacks:

Country Archer beef sticks (also at Costco)

Rule Breaker bites (Amazon)

Simple Mills crackers (also at Costco)

Real Food From The Ground Up- crackers, chips, pretzels (Amazon)

Epic bars (Amazon/sometimes Costco)

Awsum quinoa puffs (Amazon)

Granola Bar Recipe

Recommended Cookbooks:

Easy Allergy-free Cooking by Kayla Cappiello (Amazon)

The Everything Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Cookbook by Audrey Roberts (Amazon/possibly used book website)

Baked to Perfection by Katarina Cermelj (Amazon/possibly used book website)

(P.S. Don't forget to 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!)

Ways to Effectively Study Your Bible (Podcast 424) Jun 12, 2023

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We all know we need to be in the Word, but have you ever doubted whether or not you know how to effectively study it?

Today we are going to be talking about how to do just that and including some helpful tools!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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