Episodes

Families across the nation are experiencing the homeschool awakening, taking advantage of the freedom and opportunities for self-discovery — with the world as their classroom. Join award-winning actor, Kirk Cameron, as he dives into the adventures of dynamic American families on a mission to put fun and faith back into learning. The Homeschool Awakening explores the ins, outs, and honest answers to homeschooling’s most frequently asked questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQeZDjxK5T8&feat...

This week, Kathie Morrissey of the Character Corner is joining us. Kathie is a veteran homeschool mom of 8, all who have graduated and launched. In today’s podcast, Kathie will share a lot of what God has taught her through the years, as well as provide information and resources to help you to not only focus on the academics, but the more important issues of the relationship with your kids, character training, and pointing them to God. PLUS, she has some unbelievable freebies available for you ...

Today we are joined by Joie Harber from Creation to Revelation. She and her husband run a ministry that’s all about simplifying and amplifying Bible teaching, and they have some really amazing resources to help your family do just that. The story behind how God got their ministry started is awesome, and we cannot wait for you to hear it. Talk about good news. A video current events program has arrived to instill news literacy and Biblical discernment in your family. Prepare to learn about the w...

On today’s podcast, we are joined by Ruth Adams. Ruth is the author of the book “Legacy – Reflections of a Homeschooled, Homeschooling Mama” and is the host of the Legacy Homeschool Reflections Podcast. She was home educated herself in the 1980’s and the 1990’s and is now homeschooling her own seven children, seeking to pass on the legacy of faith her parents imparted to her. She has an almost forty-year perspective on the homeschooling movement and encourages parents to reach the hearts of thei...

This week, we’re going to be follow up on an article David wrote for our Homeschool Subjects email on Sunday night all about what we refer to as camp decisions– or those decisions you make in a mountain top environment that we sometimes get discouraged about as we try to implement or keep them once we’re back in our normal arena. We have some strategies for you no matter what mountain top experience you’re coming off of, whether it be a homeschool event, revival at your church, or just a time wh...

Today’s podcast is a really important one for parents with middle school or high school kids especially, as we will be talking to Stephen Buettell all about dual enrollment. Stephen will give us insight about why dual enrollment can be a good idea for your student, what to look for to make sure your student is prepared to be successful as a dual enrollment student, the questions to ask the higher education institutions as you’re considering dual credit and so much more. You don’t want to miss a ...

Today, we are excited to be joined by Tommy Woodard and Eddie James. You may know them best as the Skit Guys, and we imagine for many of you the mere mention of the Skit Guys brings a smile to your face. Tommy and Eddie have had an incredible impact on families for years through their heart warming videos and stories they tell through film. This week, though, they have something big to tell us all about. They’re releasing their first feature length family comedy, Family Camp, and we are so excit...

On today’s episode, Douglas Smith will be joining us to discuss how to intentionally lead our families to freedom and purpose in a screen saturated world. There isn’t a family alive that doesn’t need to hear what Douglas has to say and the strategies he offers. Each one of us is bombarded strategically with messaging that is designed to lead us away from the direction God has designed us to go, but there is so much hope to be found. Today’s episode is brought to you by Trail Life USA. Trail Lif...

Today, we wanted to talk about the fact that not one of us was created to go it alone. Throughout God’s Word we see that God has created mankind to live in community with others– God created families, people groups, and the church to fill that void, yet far too many families we talk to feel so isolated. I’ll be honest with you. As a natural introvert, community is not something I ever thought I needed or craved– that is until God got a hold of my heart and changed my appetite completely. I am a ...

Jeanna Young joins today’s podcast! Jeanna, who after many years as an event planner, stepped out in faith to do a completely unexpected project that God put on her heart– and then has been able to stand back and watch Him work through it for many years. Jeanna is the author of the Princess Parables, which uses characters that girls naturally relate to to teach the CHARACTER they need. TTD loves being able to point families to resources and we truly believe these will be beneficial for you! It’...

Today’s podcast is centered around overcoming learning challenges, getting equipped to handle hard things, and more. Andrea Pitman is the Executive director of the Nectar Group, which focuses on helping children truly overcome learning challenges like ADHD, dyslexia, or other learning struggles. On today’s episode, she will talk about how these issues can be identified and treated to allow children to reach their full learning potential. The Nectar Group will be joining us in Pigeon Forge May 5...

Today’s episode is a throw back to our most popular episode of 2020. This has been such a helpful conversation through the years and we have so many new families joining us now that we didn’t want you to miss it. In this episode, David and Leslie will talk about marriage. Starting with a lesson they learned while going through pre-marital counseling, then they’ll share something they discovered around the 20 year mark, but they don’t want you to wait that long to learn it! So, whether you’ve b...

On today’s podcast, we are honored to have Kirk Martin of Celebrate Calm. We will be talking all about power struggles with strong-willed children and then specifically how to homeschool them. For many of you, there will be a lot of familiar situations discussed. Today’s podcast is sure to give practical approaches to those struggles– as well as encouragement about where your headed with that strong-willed kiddo! Kirk Martin was a standout at our event in Round Rock, and we can’t wait for you t...

This is the time of year when I have historically struggled with finishing strong while looking ahead—both to a break for the summer and to make things better for next school year. So, today we’re going to be talking all about some tips for homeschool success that you can easily incorporate right now—and then use to plan ahead for next year. 11 Homeschool Success Tips Start the day with the right focus. Share what God is teaching you. Pray and sing together. Even if you don’t do Bible class fi...

This week, we are thrilled to have Mark Hancock, who leads Trail Life USA joining us. Mark is a homeschool dad who knows a lot about how to reach boys and help shepherd them into men after God’s own heart. He has great insight to share with parents and you’ll be excited to hear about the opportunities for your family and even your church through Trail Life. If you have boys– or have boys in your church or co-op, you don’t want to miss this episode. Trail Life is where boys and men thrive! With ...

Next week David and Leslie will celebrate their 24th anniversary, so they thought it would be fun to share several simple things they’ve learned through the years about marriage and their relationship with each other. Though the lessons they are going to share are simple, you may find they’re not super easy! So stay tuned to see what they are. We want to invite you to join us in Pigeon Forge, TN May 5-7 for our largest event of the year. Kirk Cameron will be joining us along with many of the mo...

On today’s podcast, Robert Bortins from Classical Conversations will be joining us. As we near the end of the homeschool year and start making plans for the upcoming one, many are considering what style or approach they want to take. Robert will give us some great information about classical education. Each week for years, David and Leslie have shared their hearts with you through what we endearingly call the Sunday Night Email. They have now made that even more helpful for you, and we don’t wa...

This week on the podcast, David and Leslie will be talking all about teaching and learning obedience. They will share tips about how they approached it when their children were younger, and why it’s such a big deal. We think you’ll be encouraged, and we hope you get some really good ideas to incorporate into your own family. Last weekend, we had our first big event of the season as we enjoyed hanging out with hundreds of homeschool families in Round Rock, TX. We are so grateful for how the Lord...

Are you having a hard time with the motivation to finish the homeschool year strong? Or, are you looking at all that needs to be accomplished before you call it a year and wondering how you’ll ever make it? If so, then you are definitely in the right spot today. On today’s podcast, we are joined by Sharon Fisher, who is a veteran educator, curriculum writer, homeschool mentor and has now started a new role of helping to homeschool her granddaughter. She’s actually experiencing first hand the ef...

With the end of the school year upon us and many of us doing an assessment of the year and planning for next, we wanted to take some time this week to talk about some of the big mistakes homeschoolers make that rob them of the peace they are longing for and even hurt their relationships sometimes. It’s super easy to fall into these, whether it’s your first year or your 11th year, so today’s episode is important for those just thinking about homeschooling and homeschool veterans alike. We are gla...

On today’s podcast, we are joined by Stephen Ashton. Stephen has a heart for ministering to our boys and he’s spent a lifetime doing it– from serving at risk youth for 15 years to now being on the executive team at Trail Life USA. Now, as a homeschool dad himself, he has some incredible insight into how we can best engage our boys in not only the learning process, but in activities that go a long way towards helping them become the man God has created them to be. You don’t want to miss a minute....

On today’s podcast, we’re going to be talking very practically about discipleship. For some, that’s a concept that seems so lofty and difficult that many are overwhelmed and at a loss, but we contend it’s actually the most natural thing in the world. We’re excited to share what God’s Word says about it and how that looks in modern day. AOP was here before homeschooling was accepted…before it was amovement…before you were told you had to stay home…before it waspopular. Their mission today remain...

On today’s podcast, we are joined by Joe Elliot, who is the founder and executive director of the Catalyst Collective. He’s also designed an incredible tool that can give us great discipleship and parenting insights into our kiddos as well as help them better understand themselves. Today, we’re going to be talking about 7 effective ways to disciple Gen Z, and Joe will give us not only actionable ideas but a lot of great information about this generation that will help us more effectively go for ...