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Secret to Awaking Wonder to Learning - Episode #468
26 augustus 2020 · 15 min
As we evaluate how to love our children and students well, we must ask ourselves, 'Do they believe and feel I have their best interests in mind, or do they think I have my own agenda for them?' 'Do they understand that even though they struggle, I am here to help them succeed?' 'Is their heart open to my instruction, or is there a wedge of resistance that I need to figure out and address?'" Lees meer
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Awaking Wonder: The Secret of Loving Children Well - Episode #467
25 augustus 2020 · 26 min
As we evaluate how to love our children and students well, we must ask ourselves, 'Do they believe and feel I have their best interests in mind, or do they think I have my own agenda for them?' 'Do they understand that even though they struggle, I am here to help them succeed?' 'Is their heart open to my instruction, or is there a wedge of resistance that I need to figure out and address?'" Lees meer
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Special: A wonder-filled Conference! Register Today with Anne Mille - Episode #466
24 augustus 2020 · 21 min
Anne Miller has been hosting home education conferences in Virginia for tens of thousands for many years. She has hosted speakers from every background and given her life to mentor and encourage families. I will, of course, be speaking from our family's philosophy of home education and discipleship, (Whole Hearted Learning Model). But you will be hearing from many inspirers from different philosophies. I have discovered that when I engage with experienced educators, I always learn something and stretch my own capacity and skill levels. I can't wait to listen! Lees meer
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Friends, Friends, Friends! A conversation With Jennifer Pepito - Episode #465
20 augustus 2020 · 42 min
A favorite memory of mine, was being with my sweet friends from the Wild and Free Community both in the States and in the UK—Stratford on Avon. What a beautiful group of women. One of the highlights was to meet wonderful Jennifer Pepito. We were kindred spirits immediately. I know you will enjoy our podcast together today. Lees meer
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Awaking Wonder Launch Day: Opening Your Child's Heart to the Beauty of Learning - Episode #464
18 augustus 2020 · 26 min
Today, I would like to share a part of the story of my first chapter with you so that you can enter into our wonder-filled story of an unforgettable evening as we cuddled together in the Colorado Mountains. (And you can listen to me tell it on the podcast today.) Lees meer
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Take Courage, Dear Heart & Awaking Wonder At Home Conference - Episode #463
17 augustus 2020 · 28 min
Today, as you face these circumstances, may you find purpose and live into your capacity to keep going to keep spreading light, to be patient, to invest your love in young hearts. Lees meer
He trusted us with these times, that in His strength, we would be able to endure with grace and live in the realty of His light.
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Awaking Wonder Together At Home: Registration Begins Thursday, August 13 - Episode #462
13 augustus 2020 · 26 min
In a series of twelve short video visits in different rooms of her home, I will share how she awakened wonder as a mother. Awaking Wonder at Home Together videos will let you walk with Sally, along with Clay and their grown children—Sarah, Joel, Nathan, and Joy—as she recalls the blessings and beauty of awaking wonder at home in the Clarkson family. Lees meer
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Awaking Wonder: Grace & Peace from Sarah Mackenzie - Episode #461
12 augustus 2020 · 36 min
Grace and Peace, Grace and Peace…….a song from Fernando Ortega wafted through my home on many occasions. How we need to be around people who offer us a breath, a kiss on our cheek, an angel friend who brings grace to us in spite of our challenges, imperfections or just thoughts that must be shared with a kindred spirit. Lees meer
Such is sweet Sarah Mackenzie. We had so much fun talking that we are doing 2 podcasts, one on hers and one on mine—and an instagram live.
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Awaking Wonder: Never Ending Discipleship, Part 2 Character & Faith - Episode #460
11 augustus 2020 · 27 min
Part two of our discussion on shaping character and inspiring faith, we share about the struggles of having different "out of the box" children and how the life of Christ shows us the path of reaching their hearts. There is no formula, but a path of life formed brick by brick. My friends and I share book resources and practical ways that we incorporated scripture discussion, and built in habits and rhythms of being in the Word as a family. Lees meer
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Awaking Wonder: Shaping Character, Inspiring Faith Part 1 - Episode #459
10 augustus 2020 · 27 min
One of the gifts we have as parents is the laying of foundations of faith in the lives of our children. I am back with my friends talking on the podcast today about building a life of faith with your children. Awaking their hearts to wonder, truth, beauty, and goodness is a call for all parents no matter what educational path you take. We share practical ways of how we shared scripture in our homes, walked through difficult seasons, and incorporated faith into all areas of our lives and home. We hope you are encouraged to see beyond education as merely test scores and accumulation of facts, to the intentional passing on of wisdom and following Christ. Lees meer
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Awaking Wonder: Science for Older Students - Episode #458
6 augustus 2020 · 35 min
Today, I am back with my friends talking about science with older children today. (Refer to the previous science podcast for younger reads for children. It is so much fun. I learned so much by guiding my children through these subjects—my own personal favorite being physics. Lees meer
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Emily Ley: Grace, Not Perfection, What Girls Need to Be Strong & Healthy - Episode #457
5 augustus 2020 · 41 min
A couple of weeks ago, Emily and I recorded a podcast together that expresses both of our hearts—our passion to see young women, teen girls, flourish. With so many voices coming at them on the internet, and constant pictures of impossible standards for any of us to meet, it is common for girls to feel inadequate and insecure just being themselves. How to we cultivate an atmosphere and a plan to reach their hearts with unconditional love, with grace and words to speak forward into who they will become? Lees meer
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Awaking Wonder: Sarah Shares Her Wonderful Thoughts - Episode #456
4 augustus 2020 · 50 min
Sarah and I conversed today about beauty, books, the shaping of hearts, minds and souls. I know you will love this podcast between mother and daughter, best friends. Sarah is the author of the book: Read For the Heart which provides hundreds and hundreds of favorite children's books and authors. Currently it is out of print but has been a favorite resource of many. Lees meer
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Seasoned Mamas Share: Life is Full of Messes and Challenges - Episode #455
3 augustus 2020 · 46 min
Today, you will hear the hard seasons some of my inner circle leaders have born over the years. Sometimes I think just knowing others are moving through the same feelings and struggles helps. I just love these women so much. They are a treasure to me—I hope this podcast encourages you greatly. Lees meer
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Awaking Wonder: The Adventure of Exploring Science Through Books - Episode #454
30 juli 2020 · 32 min
Today I know you will enjoy the podcast I recorded with my friends as we discussed how to include science in a literary way of learning. So many wonderful resources. We even recorded 2 sessions. Enjoy, take notes and remember, with interesting books to guide curiosity and wonder, there is no need to buy age graded text books. You will be covering more ideals and concepts than you ever knew and it will all be intersting for you and your children. Enjoy! Lees meer
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Joy's Favorite Fiction: How they Shaped Her Life - Episode #453
28 juli 2020 · 47 min
Last week, I interviewed Joy about what she remembers as her favorite fiction titles and why she loved these particular heroines. But as she was speaking, I realized that Joy had, to a large degree, embodied the protagonists she was describing. Stories shape the imagination of what our children will become. And I had chosen each book because of the great vocabulary and wonderful character and attributes and choices each wonderful heroine had made. Lees meer
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Awaking Wonder: Take Care of Your Weary Self & Listen to a Story - Episode #452
27 juli 2020 · 35 min
Educating Others, whether adults, children, women in a Bible study, a book club, whatever the venue, teaching others will change and transform you. When we take on the responsibility of giving others wisdom, truth, knowledge, it forces us to become responsible for our own development, our own academic muscle, our ability to think. Lees meer
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Awaking Wonder: Creating A Home Filled with Resources - Episode #451
23 juli 2020 · 36 min
In today's podcast we discuss some specific ways to make these areas of exploration a reality. Where do I create these spaces? How? Will it cost me too much money? We spend time discussing how to make new, interesting, and engaging activities while mostly using what you have on hand already. What can you utilize in a new way? What art supplies can you pull out to be more accessible? Are your children ready to learn a new game? Learning and growing doesn't have to be while seated at a desk, it can happen all along the way. Lees meer
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Awaking Wonder Through Music: A Conversation With Joel - Episode #450
22 juli 2020 · 42 min
All of us are given a personality, a unique story to live. As parents we have the opportunity to look at the inside of our children, find the themes that make up their particular beauty, and weave that into harmony in their life. At the heart of Awaking Wonder is the idea that we are called to become the maestro of our children's lives, who conducts the symphony of their lives. I knew I wanted to have that role in each of my children's journey; but I simply never imagined that one of my children would become an actual maestro. Lees meer
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The Book That Changed My LIfe Forever with Joy Clarkson (A Wrinkle In Time) - Episode #449
21 juli 2020 · 33 min
Today, I hope you will imagine what kinds of books will do that a for your own precious ones, while remembering that books can have that power in your own lives, too. Joy and I spoke today about the significant ways one of the chapters inspired us in our own lives. Of course, I had to share this book with all of my children so that they, too, could be carried away to the worlds that first captured my own imagination. Lees meer
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Awaking Wonder: A Chat In My Library - Episode #448
20 juli 2020 · 40 min
There are many ways to live and a variety of means to educate. I do not think ours is the only good way, but I do believe that God led us to some central issues in understanding the ways to shape home life, and to enflesh a life of faith in and through the moments in our home so that it became a living faith in my own children's lives. Lees meer
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Adventuring Together With Greta Eskridge - Episode #447
16 juli 2020 · 36 min
Living in Oxford suited me because there was a new delight every day, a story to imagine, and I purposed to enjoy every minute, every day, every new friend—even the Ice cream truck! Part of the fun comes from a heart ready to enjoy life—a commitment that brings great pleasure. Lees meer
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I'm Drowning: Feeling Small, Insignificant, Invisible - Episode #446
15 juli 2020 · 19 min
Awaking Wonder is an opening our hearts and the hearts of our children to His presence, His gentle love, His patience, His reality amidst the storms of life. Awaken wonder, live into His light and love today.
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Awaking Wonder: Where Do I Begin? - Episode #445
14 juli 2020 · 45 min
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Awaking Wonder: Where Do I Begin? - Episode #445
14 juli 2020 · 45 min
Join me today as I speak with my inner circle friends who hold a philosophy defined in my new book, Awaking Wonder, as they share their beginnings—how to develop a philosophy of Education and where to start.
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Queen Elizabeth & I Wish you a Wonder-filled Week - Episode #444
13 juli 2020 · 27 min
The more I take care to keep rhythms, to celebrate beauty, to keep meeting with loved ones, I will probably be more likely to hold fast to my faith during hard times. Intensionally filling my cup, regularly at the same rate at which my energy and emotions are depleted helps me to be able to keep giving to others. Lees meer
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There's Not Just One Right Way, One Best Personality or One Right Decision - Episode #443
10 juli 2020 · 30 min
The more we can accept ourselves, our personality, our story, our strengths and weakness, our flaws and our passions, the more contentment we will nurture in our lives. And when we are content, we are able to accept and affirm others for their uniqueness and for their individual responses to life. The more we like who God made us, the more secure our children will be. Lees meer
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Let Me Help You Homeschool & Join My Launch Team (Awaking Wonder) - Episode #442
8 juli 2020 · 22 min
I pray that Awaking Wonder will encourage you and help direct you to understand what really matters in the overall shaping and development of children. I pray our story will lead you to the deeply fulfilling life I have had as a mother, teacher, writer, leader. What a gift I have received that I didn't know would be so deeply satisfying—and to feel a part of kingdom work in a world that needs hope. Lees meer
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Staying Alive With Hope for the Long Haul & A Wonder Shaped Life - Episode #441
7 juli 2020 · 24 min
Wonder is the engine that drives curiosity and shapes a robust intellect. Wonder is the vehicle that nurtures spiritual formation by engaging in the miraculous, the sacred, the intricacy of our world around us. We ponder the personality, inspiration, breadth of the One who crafted all of the sublime natural art we behold. We respond in awe and worship. Lees meer
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Best Books for Boys with Nathan Clarkson - Episode #440
6 juli 2020 · 22 min
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Happy 4th of July and Deliciousness! - Episode #439
3 juli 2020 · 9 min
We live in a little town, near the Rocky Mountains for a backdrop. It is always breathtakingly beautiful when we get to hike. Monument, the town in our county, has always hosted the most amazing parade of veterans, kids on decorated bikes and trikes and every assortment of groups, clubs, and floats imaginable. Lees meer
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POC Children's Literature: Beginning Conversations - Episode #438
2 juli 2020 · 45 min
I asked Ginger to share with us on my podcast some of her favorite books that are about people of color. We have in common some of our mutually loved books. I know you will enjoy listening today. It is really two friends letting you into our conversation. Lees meer
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We All Need Some Sparkle in Our Day & Earrings Giveaway - Episode #437
1 juli 2020 · 19 min
Somewhere while running hard over the past years, I decided that I loved to add "sparkle" to my every day life. I embraced color, dimension, taste, adventure as a part of who God made me to be. Since I live off and on in Oxford and have a walking life, I decided to cut my very straight hair short because I was always walking in the rain and it was the only way to keep my hair manageable. And then I adopted a habit of always wearing fun earrings as a little bit of a "girly" touch that gave me much pleasure. Lees meer
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Death by 1000 Cuts: 10 Million Downloads - Episode #436
30 juni 2020 · 31 min
His will today is for you to find His joy and blessing and to enjoy life. He is doing an invisible work that is beyond what you could accomplish yourself. He is faithful. He will reward every decision of faith that you make in the darkness when no one else sees, He sees. It is your integrity, your spiritual service of worship, to believe even in the invisible, weary moments of your life. He is with you and has a heart for all children--even you. He is the one who cast the flowers upon the field for his child to enjoy.. He is the one who is willing make all things in your life beautiful in His time. Lees meer
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Celebrating 10 Million Downloads on At Home With Sally & Giveaway - Episode #435
29 juni 2020 · 17 min
Today on my podcast, I share some of the foundational values shared in these books. Leave a comment below, on Facebook or Instagram and you will be entered to win one of four books. (2 of each will be given away.)
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Beauty & Legacy Can Cover Over the Ugly - Episode #434
25 juni 2020 · 24 min
When we seek to redeem the normal, daily, mundane by imagining how we might bring grace, hospitality, love, light, beauty, we can actually help cover the darkness and impact of despair with beauty that creates and cultivates new life.
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Nurturing Faith Through Feasting, One Meal at a Time - Episode #433
23 juni 2020 · 20 min
We have been meeting this way for thousands and thousands of meals, delighting in one another. Hearing the love of Christ defended this evening between each bite, talking of God's manifest love in the midst of a dark world, peaking into the souls of each one as they shared their heartfelt convictions made a very tiring and exhausting day worthwhile. Lees meer
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Behind Darkness & Fear, Light is Rising - Episode #432
22 juni 2020 · 25 min
Even when we are tempted to fear, we can cry out to our God and He will answer and calm the storms of our lives. Yet, we must rest in the fact that He is sovereign over all powers and is working beyond what we can see during this time.
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Don't Make Balanced Life an Idol - Episode #431
18 juni 2020 · 15 min
I think I would have been so much more content and joyful if I had just known at the beginning that life for me would not be balanced--but could always be meaningful--if I would just accept the limitations of each day, each season, each child, my marriage and my finances--none totally balanced or perfect--but all a blessing. Lees meer
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A Wrinkle in Time with Joy Clarkson - Episode #430
17 juni 2020 · 38 min
I read it when I was 10 years old, (you hear the story in my podcast) and it has left and impact for life. Consequently, I read it and discussed it with my children and it became one of their favorites. Enjoy!
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What is Your Theology? - Episode #429
16 juni 2020 · 31 min
What you believe about who God is, then, becomes the platform for your behavior, your values, the grid through which you see life. When you ponder God and cultivate a personal theology, it will influence what you pass on as a legacy to your children as your life messages of integrity. Lees meer
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Nathan Clarkson- Best Books for Boys - Episode #428
15 juni 2020 · 29 min
Nathan is my out of the box, adventurer, story-formed son who fell in love with hero tales. We have long talks about how much he was inspired by the books that captured his imagination and gave him scope to imagine himself as a hero in his own story. We had so much fun today talking about some of his favorite books and why they still live in his mind today. Lees meer
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Read, Read, Read & Then Talk Talk Talk - Episode #427
11 juni 2020 · 41 min
I was not a perfect mom and rarely in one year accomplished all my educational goals with my children. But almost every day, we had devotions and read-alouds--sometimes at night, sometimes in the morning, sometimes at tea times, but I kept baskets of books everywhere--in every room, in the bathrooms, in their bedrooms. And each year on birthdays and Christmas and other holidays, they all received books as gifts and I helped each of them build their own libraries. Lees meer
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Unprepared But Growing with Jane - Episode #426
10 juni 2020 · 50 min
Motherhood came upon me by surprise when I was almost 32 years old. Then I had 3 children in less than 5 years and was hopelessly out of control of my time—and I didn't know that was to be expected. I kept looking for books that would make it all easier, manageable, give me order and predictability in my life. But finally, God said, "What if the problem with your frustration is you? Children have had needs through all generations but when. mamas lived into the season of life with littles, they found more joy and peace." Lees meer
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Home: The Place of Grace and Welcome - Episode #425
10 juni 2020 · 41 min
I wish I could invite all of you, my friends, into my home, for a warm meal, a friendship conversation where I could listen to what is on your heart, a place to restore your soul— and to spoil you just a little. Hospitality, the tender care, attention, love and attending to the needs of others is a way we use our place to give others welcome. After such a wearying 3 months, many are in need of our invitation. You are probably in need of it yourself. Our homes can give life where hearts can find comfort, welcome, belonging if we use our them to invite those who need care Into a place we have prepared as a haven for them. Lees meer
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Who Is My Neighbor? - Episode #424
8 juni 2020 · 38 min
Today, as I was reading and praying for our world, my friends and all that is going on, I was reminded of a profound question that an educated, earnest lawyer asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor."
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The Lord is Enthroned As King Forever - Episode #423
5 juni 2020 · 28 min
Forty-six years ago, I went into full time Christian ministry--can. you believe it? And. through these years, I have experienced so many times of trials in history and personally, as well as deep joys. But as I learned to walk one step at a time, learn to trust God one day at a time, learned to put aside bitterness and cynicism, I could eventually always see the grace, love and goodness of God, and learned to stretch towards HIs light and love. You might enjoy my podcast as I share more about this. Lees meer
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Peace of God Be Yours - Episode #422
3 juni 2020 · 15 min
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Hope to Build & Restore a Godly Nation - Episode #421
2 juni 2020 · 31 min
Whether as a mother training the character of children, filling their minds with excellent writers, artists, thinkers, or as a woman being a steward of every aspect of her life, one can only become excellent by stretching, determining to obey His still small voice and then using every resource to pursue bringing His light and imprint upon this world. Lees meer
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George Floyd: Doing Justice, Loving Kindness, Showing Mercy - Episode #420
1 juni 2020 · 22 min
Justice has been a study of mine. through the days. Jesus is a God of just love—equitable generosity and care for all people, all created in His image. Most of all, though, as. Christ followers, we are to exhibit Him in every relationship. He humbled himself to give us everything. We owe all people His love and grace and friendship. And so choosing to pass on racism as a legacy of our lives is not acceptable. if we have given our lives to serve Jesus. Yet we do see hate, small mindedness, violence everywhere. Lees meer