Homeschooling IRL

The Homeschool Budget is part one of a series of three podcast episodes dealing with the topic of financial fear. Thank you to our sponsor, CTC Math. With a family of 8 kids, Fletch and Kendra know that homeschooling can get expensive. On this episode, they share tips and tricks they have used over the years to save money and homeschool well within a budget. Along the way, they talk about homeschooling within and out of the charter school system. EPISODE TIMELINE :51 Fluff Time (Hollywood, Head Shots, Whip and Nae Nae) 9:34 Part 1 - Old homeschooler advice for new homeschoolers 20:00 Part 2 - Suggestions to homeschool in budget 35:30 Part 3 - Charter schools 45:50 Wrapping up the show, What's Coming up next? SHOW NOTES: Recommended Resources: The Wired Homeschool - Homeschooling with Netflix M.I.T. iTunes University KHAN Academy HOOPLA - Free audio/video through the local library Homeschool Creations Betty The Surf Dog Twitter Feed - Home of Betty the Surf Dog Fletch Twitter Kendra Twitter Previous Episodes Mentioned: Music clips used on this episode: Watch Me - Buy it on iTunes Here SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE AN iTUNES REVIEW: Allow the magic of the internet to deliver Homeschooling In Real Life to your tablet or smartphone. Let us show you how easy it is: * Follow this link to our iTunes page. * IMPORTANT STEP: Under our big red HomeschoolingIRL logo, just click on View in iTunes * The iTunes program will automatically launch and take you to our podcast page. * FIRST - Click SUBSCRIBE. Voila! All or our podcasts will come directly to your computer and smartphone. * NEXT - Click RATINGS AND REVIEW. Remember the best reviews are 5 stars (hint hint!). * Thanks for being one of our listeners! HIRLers rock! WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO LISTEN TO HomeschoolingIRL? * You can listen right on this page. There is an audio player below. * You can listen on your iPod, Smartphone or tablet. Open the PODCAST app on your device, search podcasts for "HomeschoolingIRL" and click subscribe. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. * Subscribe to the HomeschoolingIRL website and you will be notified when every new episode is released. Follow this link and begin your FREE SUBSCRIPTION. BECOME A PATRON AND SUPPORT HomeschoolingIRL Hey HIRLers! Do you enjoy what we have created on the podcast? Have you ever wondered what you could do to help us continue to make great shows? Just like the great artists of the past, in order to provide great shows, we need patrons to financially support our creative efforts. Please consider becoming a patron and supporting Homeschooling In Real Life?  Follow this link and head ...

When our students hope to go to college, the perennial question remains: how in the world will they pay for it? We decided to return to the topic of affording college with College Prep Genius Jean Burk because we know she has valuable information to share. We think you'll be encouraged and feel equipped as you help your college-bound student get the education they are pursuing! Affording College EPISODE TIMELINE 1:32 - Fluff : Discussion on tragedy, college visits, real life.  8:01 - Interview with Jean Burk, Part 1 25:43 - Interview with Jean Burk, Part 2 34:30 - Goodbye! The Show Is Over! SHOW NOTES: Recommended Resources: College Prep Genius Follow Fletch/Kendra: Fletch Twitter Kendra Twitter Follow the Studio Dogs: Betty the Surf Dog - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website Rasta The Chocolate Lab - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website Previous Episodes Mentioned: None Music clips used on this episode: None SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE AN iTUNES REVIEW: Allow the magic of the internet to deliver Homeschooling In Real Life to your tablet or smart phone. Let us show you how easy it is: * Follow this link to our iTunes page. * IMPORTANT STEP: Under our big red HomeschoolingIRL logo, just click on View in iTunes * The iTunes program will automatically launch and take you to our podcast page. * FIRST - Click SUBSCRIBE. Voila! All or our podcasts will come directly to your computer and smart phone. * NEXT - Click RATINGS AND REVIEW. Remember the best reviews are 5-stars (hint hint!). * Thanks for being one of our listeners! HIRLers rock! WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO LISTEN TO HomeschoolingIRL? * You can listen right on this page. There is an audio player below. * You can listen on your iPod, Smartphone or tablet. Open the PODCAST app on your device, search podcasts for "HomeschoolingIRL" and click subscribe. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. * Subscribe to the HomeschoolingIRL website and you will be notified when every new episode is released. Follow this link and begin your FREE SUBSCRIPTION. ADVERTISERS/SPONSORS: CTC Math | Homeschoolers can save 50%! Details here. LISTEN HERE Are you ready to listen to Fletch and Kendra get real about homeschooling? Press the PLAY button below. Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from 

Are you starting your school year? We are! Let's gather around the teacher's lounge and gear up for another year of teaching our kids at home. Fletch and Kendra are starting their 19th year of homeschooling with a bang and letting you in on the fun. In this episode, they are also imparting 5 questions to ask yourself as you head back to school this year. Join us and let's get the school year rolling!   EPISODE TIMELINE :57 - Fluff : Fletch shares his opinion about weddings and baby deliveries. 9:12 - Back To School 25:19 -  The show is over. iTunes Reviews. Letters from listeners. Goodbye! SHOW NOTES: Recommended Resources: None Follow Fletch/Kendra: Fletch Twitter Kendra Twitter Follow the Studio Dogs: Betty the Surf Dog - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website Rasta The Chocolate Lab - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website Previous Episodes Mentioned: None Music clips used on this episode: What Did You Learn In School Today? by Pete Seeger - Buy It Here On iTunes SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE AN iTUNES REVIEW: Allow the magic of the internet to deliver Homeschooling In Real Life to your tablet or smart phone. Let us show you how easy it is: * Follow this link to our iTunes page. * IMPORTANT STEP: Under our big red HomeschoolingIRL logo, just click on View in iTunes * The iTunes program will automatically launch and take you to our podcast page. * FIRST - Click SUBSCRIBE. Voila! All or our podcasts will come directly to your computer and smart phone. * NEXT - Click RATINGS AND REVIEW. Remember the best reviews are 5-stars (hint hint!). * Thanks for being one of our listeners! HIRLers rock! WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO LISTEN TO HomeschoolingIRL? * You can listen right on this page. There is an audio player below. * You can listen on your iPod, Smartphone or tablet. Open the PODCAST app on your device, search podcasts for "HomeschoolingIRL" and click subscribe. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. * Subscribe to the HomeschoolingIRL website and you will be notified when every new episode is released. Follow this link and begin your FREE SUBSCRIPTION. ADVERTISERS/SPONSORS: Thanks to our sponsor CTCMath.com – please visit their website for more information; our sponsors help us provide free podcasts for you year-round. Please ...

You are going to want to grab your spouse for this episode! Fletch and Kendra dive right into the middle of the topic and discuss how the stress of homeschooling can leak into your marriage relationship. Throughout this episode, you will hear live interviews conducted with couples on the floor of the Teach Them Diligently Conference in Nashville, TN. Be prepared for answers that you might not expect! Fletch and Kendra also spend time talking and laughing with TTD conference founders and directors David and Leslie Nunnery about the challenges we've seen in our own marriages and some helpful ideas on how to preserve intimacy in the middle of family, life, and school.  Pull up a chair and prepare to get real with Fletch and Kendra as we look at What Homeschooling Does To A Marriage. Thanks to our sponsor, CTCMath.com – we are pleased for their continued excellence in education and dedication to the homeschool community. It is due to sponsorships that our programs continue to come to you without cost. Please visit the website and check out their curriculum.  For complete show notes and links to what we discussed on this episode, go to our website: HomeschoolingIRL.com   Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace) podcast every two weeks as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades of Homeschooling In Real Life.     Enjoy this episode? Check out these: Top Vintage Homeschool Moms Podcasts Homeschool Lifestyle Last Minute DIY Tips Money Saving Field Trips All About Teaching Raising Spiritually Strong Kids Six Homeschooling Insider Tips Best Staycations for Kids Avoid Curriculum Pitfalls Top 10 Parenting Secrets 45 Family Date Night Ideas  

Wait! This is NOT a rebroadcast of an old episode! Homeschooling is a Buzzkill has been one of our most popular downloads, so we decided to sit down and record a completely new episode. After more than two years of podcasting, it was time to discuss again one of our favorite topics: how homeschooling can be a "buzzkill". The first Homeschooling is a Buzzkill was one of our favorite episodes to record, but as we listened to it we both thought the actual recording just stunk. Since then we have new equipment and a few new things to say, so join us again for a brand new fun and lively discussion as we re-record how homeschooling can be a buzzkill!   EPISODE TIMELINE 1:23 - Introduction/Show   SHOW NOTES for Homeschooling is a Buzz Kill Recommended Resources: Hope Shifting - by Jim Applegate Previous Episodes Mentioned: Music clips used on this episode: SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE AN iTUNES REVIEW: Allow the magic of the internet to deliver Homeschooling In Real Life to your tablet or smartphone. Let us show you how easy it is: * Follow this link to our iTunes page. * IMPORTANT STEP: Under our big red HomeschoolingIRL logo, just click on View in iTunes * The iTunes program will automatically launch and take you to our podcast page. * FIRST - Click SUBSCRIBE. Voila! All or our podcasts will come directly to your computer and smart phone. * NEXT - Click RATINGS AND REVIEW. Remember the best reviews are 5 stars (hint hint!). * Thanks for being one of our listeners! HIRLers rock! WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO LISTEN TO HomeschoolingIRL? * You can listen right on this page. There is an audio player below. * You can listen on your iPod, Smartphone or tablet. Open the PODCAST app on your device, search podcasts for "HomeschoolingIRL" and click subscribe. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. * Subscribe to the HomeschoolingIRL website and you will be notified when every new episode is released. Follow this link and begin your FREE SUBSCRIPTION. ADVERTISERS/SPONSORS: Thanks to our sponsor, CTCMath.com – check out their amazing math curriculum for K-12. Homeschoolers get 50% off.   Check out these cool HomeschoolingIRL Coffee Tumblers from HIRLer Cyndi Newman LISTEN HERE Are you ready to listen to Fletch and Kendra get real about homeschooling? Press the PLAY button below. Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace and KendraFletcher.com) for the HomeschoolingIRL podcast every week as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades of Homeschooling In Real Life.   Love this podcast? Check out these!

Hate math? And I hate teaching science. And writing. Or . . . Let's get real homeschoolers. Most of us have at least one subject we don't enjoy teaching. What? That is difficult to justify when we are the ones in charge of teaching all the subjects. So what is a homeschooling parent supposed to do when there are core subjects that must be covered, but there is no motivation by mom or dad to get that subject done every week, or they feel unqualified to teach it? In this episode of HomeschoolingIRL, Fletch and Kendra discuss the reality of teaching multiple subjects to multiple grade levels and resources for getting some help. Join them as they encourage their listeners to think a little bit outside of the proverbial box. Episode Timeline for I Love Homeschooling But I Hate Teaching Math Thanks to our sponsor CTCMath, a wonderful Math curriculum for the entire family of school-aged children. This one-stop shop has grades K-12; check it out. Homeschoolers can save 50%! 5:28 Studio Discussion Part 1 (Sponsored by Compass Classroom) - Sharing our strengths and weaknesses 14:00 Studio Discussion Part 2 (Sponsored by Grapevine Studies) - Staying a step ahead 20:47 Studio Discussion Part 3 - Practical suggestions from Fletch and Kendra 30:14 Listener questions - Fletch's tie-dye wardrobe and parenting with grace. 35:18 Advent Resources/Interview with Amanda White from Truth in the Tinsel   Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace) for the HomeschoolingIRL podcast every two weeks as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades of Homeschooling In Real Life.   Enjoy this podcast? Try these: https://ultimateradioshow.com/hatestowrite/ https://ultimateradioshow.com/i-hate-homeschooling-let-me-tell-you-why/

Want to know what it takes to have love in the house? What happens when a family goes from relying on rules and rigidity to understanding what it means when Jesus tells us that the grandest commandment is love? Chris and Wendy Jeub are raising (or have raised) 16 children in a home that has seen both the letter of the law and the sweetness of grace and love, and they're joining us to tell us how love in the family has absolutely changed theirs for the better. It's an episode you won't want to miss! Listen now to Love in the House. Thanks to our sponsor CTCMath, a wonderful Math curriculum for the entire family of school-aged children for sponsoring this episode of HIRL, Love in the House.  CTC's one-stop shop has grades K-12; check it out. Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace) podcast every two weeks as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades Homeschooling In Real Life.  

Extracurricular Overkill on the HIRL Podcast On this week's special back-to-school replay with Fletch and Kendra, they talk about Extracurricular Overkill.  When is enough too much? On this episode of HomeschoolingIRL, Fletch, and Kendra answer a letter from a listener wondering how to filter extracurricular activities into your homeschool. When should you say yes? When should you say no? We invite good friends Nate and Ali Miller into the studio to talk through the topic of extracurricular overkill. Listen in as we discuss how they made the decision to pull back from gymnastics, swimming, baseball, and choir in their family of three pre-teens. We hope you are encouraged by this discussion of choosing extracurricular activities in your homeschool family. SHOW NOTES For Extracurricular Overkill Recommended Resources: Joann Kraft - Just Too Busy Betty The Surf Dog Twitter Feed - Home of Betty the Surf Dog Fletch Twitter Kendra Twitter Music clips used on this episode: Breathe In Breathe Out Move On - Buy it on iTunes Here   Love this Episode of HIRL? Check out these podcasts from Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network Homeschool Lifestyle Last Minute DIY Tips Money-Saving Field Trips All About Teaching Raising Spiritually Strong Kids Six Homeschooling Insider Tips Best Staycations for Kids Avoid Curriculum Pitfalls Top 10 Parenting Secrets 45 Family Date Night Ideas Find them all at Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network, including Vintage Homeschool Moms, Homeschooling with Technology, LifeSkills101, and more!     Special Thanks to our Network Sponsor, CTC Math! A Cathy Duffy top 103 Pick for Homeschool Curriculum Thanks to our sponsor, CTCMath.com – we are pleased for their continued excellence in education and dedication to the homeschool community. It is due to sponsorships that our programs continue to come to you without cost. Please visit the website and check out their curriculum and learn how homeschoolers can save 50%!

Can Your Homeschooler Go To College? The answer to this question is obvious: we all know that homeschoolers can go to college! This episode is brought to you by CTCMath.com – a wonderful math curriculum for all of your homeschool needs, or to brush up on new skills. On this episode of Homeschooling In Real Life, Fletch and Kendra get real and challenge their listeners to join them in a difficult discussion about fear and trusting God as they contemplate sending their children onto higher education. Along the way, they sit down with two college admissions counselor. They ask them to share the experiences they have had when homeschoolers apply to college. How are we doing when it comes to academic preparedness, pride and preparing our kids for college? Finally, Fletch and Kendra wrap up their show with a special edition of the HIRLer's Treasure Chest. Tune in to see what these two are recommending for you now!   Homeschool College Success Not only can homeschoolers go to college, they can succeed when they are there. Time and again, we have seen the statistics. There are a wide variety of college prep opportunities for homeschool kids. Episode Timeline 03:45 - Fletch/Kenj talk begins the discussion about parenting from a place of fear. 15:13 - Grand Canyon University Admission reps Nick Chandler, and Carrie Fox-Buttram joins the discussion. 45:29 - HIRL'ers Treasure Chest   Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace) for the HomeschoolingIRL podcast every two weeks as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades of Homeschooling In Real Life. Enjoy This Podcast? Listen in to more: https://ultimateradioshow.com/mbflp-choosing-a-college/ https://ultimateradioshow.com/college-prep-genius-introduction-01/

Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids? Most of us won’t say outright that we think homeschooling will save our kids, but many of us pack this idea in the back of our minds: if we only do it right, our kids will turn out to be good, godly adults. Is that true? Can we trust that homeschooling will save your kids? On this episode, we share our own homeschool journey. Where we think we got it right, where we know we got it wrong, and then we'll bring some levity to the whole show by recommending some things we love and a new segment called "Q and A with K and A."  Join us for Homeschooling IRL Episode #4 Where we peel back the layers of our own hearts and expose the areas where we may be relying on our own good works to deliver our kids to the finish line. Thanks to our sponsor, CTCMath.com We are pleased with their continued excellence in education and dedication to the homeschool community. It is due to sponsorships that our programs continue to come to you without cost. Please visit the website and check out their curriculum.   SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 4 - HOMESCHOOLING WILL SAVE YOUR CHILDREN, PART 1   Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace) podcast every two weeks as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades of Homeschooling In Real Life. Enjoy This Podcast? Check these out! Faith and Homeschooling Moms Fill Up Your Tank    

Thinking about homeschooling? Have a friend who is?  Are you thinking about homeschooling? On this episode of Homeschooling IRL, we’ll answer your burning questions about homeschooling, such as, “Will my kids have to raise their hands to ask to go to the bathroom?”, “What about the prom?”, and “Who gets to be the lunch lady?” Just kiddin’. We’ve polled moms and dads who are thinking about homeschooling and asked them what concerns them most. We didn’t prompt or suggest their comments, and you just might find yourself relating to what they have to say. When told they fear burnout, kids who turn out wacky, and their own academic shortcomings, we responded with honesty and transparency with some good old-fashioned humor and self-deprecation mixed in. This is the stuff of real life! This podcast is sponsored by CTC Math Homeschoolers - 1/2 Price after FREE TRIAL. Click the link to get started. Thinking About Homeschooling Show Notes: Summary of Thinking About Homeschooling Ctcmath.com. 0:00 Intro to homeschooling in real life. 1:19 It takes a lot of time and commitment. 6:25 The reality of homeschooling in real life. 11:50 I don’t know if I can do this right. 21:06 Why science is hard to homeschool? 23:30 Q and A with Candy. 29:27 What do you mean by socialization? 34:00 How to bring Jesus into your home? 39:52 CTC Math Sponsored Podcast Are you looking for a new math curriculum? Well, CTC Math specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning favorably reviewed in Kathy Duffy's 102 Topics and the Old Schoolhouse Crew Review. The lessons are short and concise to help your children break down concepts and appreciate math and a whole new way. The lessons are taught their traditional way, not to the test. Each one of the video tutorials is taught by an internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, who is renowned for teaching math concepts in a simple, easy-to-understand way. And in only a few minutes at a time. Using a multi-sensory approach, having the combination of effective graphics and animation synchronized with the voice of a friendly teacher together with a practical assessment, even students who struggled with math are getting fantastic results. And the ones that were doing okay before now are doing brilliantly. Visit CTC math today and start your free trial. That's CTCmath.com. Loved Thinking About Homeschooling? Try These Recommended Podcasts https://ultimateradioshow.com/math-curriculum-works/

Are you stuck in holiday traffic? Are you locking yourself in the bathroom at your family get-together to avoid Crazy Uncle Larry? Are you sick of hearing Christmas music? This quick episode is just for you! Merry Christmas HIRLers! Join Fletch and Kendra in this short and fun episode as we share Christmas laughs with you. You might find out a few things that you didn't know about Fletch and Kendra. (No, she really doesn't like Italian Christmas music!) Find out more facts as we play a quick round of "Q and A with K and A." Then see if you agree as we comment on your answers to our Facebook questions like "What Christmas song drives you nuts?" We each have goodies to lock into the HIRLer's Treasure Chest, and then join us as we finish the podcast with a Christmas edition of "Would you rather..." This episode is meant to be light-hearted, but it also gives you a chance to take a private peek at your two hosts. Join us as we celebrate Christmas week on this episode of Homeschooling In Real Life.   SHOW NOTES: Recommended Resources: Hope Shifting - by Jim Applegate Previous Episodes Mentioned: Why the Rise In African-American Homeschooling - Episode 54 Music clips used on this episode: Wonderful Christmas Time- Paul McCartney - Go buy it on iTunes Last Christmas - Wham! - Go buy it on iTunes Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley - Go buy it on iTunes Baby It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin - Go buy it on iTunes 12 Days of Christmas - Bing Crosby - Go buy it on iTunes All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey - Go buy it on iTunes Christmas Song - Chipmunks - Go buy it on iTunes Carole of the Bells - John Williams - Go buy it on iTunes Grandma Got Runover By A Reindeer - Elmo and Patsy - Go buy it on iTunes Christmas Shoes - Newsong - Go buy it on iTunes Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Bruce Springsteen - Go buy it on iTunes

There is a quiet fight going on under the surface in homeschooling for a long time. "Let's face it. The quiet fight between women in homeschooling often comes down to pride." - Angie Tolpin We dive back into familiar waters on this episode and tackle the issue of competition and pride that we see generally among women in the church, but specifically within the walls of homeschooling. "You know there are greater possibilities of friendship and Christian fellowship in your life. And yet — despite your best intentions — there is something in the way holding you back from your spiritual growth with your sisters in Christ. But what is it? A silence. A distance with no name. A weapon of the enemy fashioned to drive us apart and stop us from creating the fellowship we need for our growth in Christ.  Something so subtle you might never understand it alone, much less be able to overcome it." -The Quiet Fight Between Women Fletch and Kendra sit down with author Angie Tolpin and have an honest discussion about why women have difficulty connecting or feel as if there is an undercurrent of comparison and competition running through our relationships. Join them on this episode as they talk again about how Jesus changes our communication and frees us to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with each other as we seek to bring glory to God. Timeline 1:02 – Introduction 13:00 – Angie Tolpin Interview, 1 26:30 – Angie Tolpin Interview, 2 38:30 - Q and A with K and A   Show Notes Thank you to our Sponsor | 5000 BLANKETS Inspired by a true story, 5000 BLANKETS will encourage you to give to others. Find hope this holiday season when you see 5000 BLANKETS in theaters. Exclusively in theaters December 12 & 13!    Music clips used on this show: “Scheming Weasel” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace and KendraFletcher.com) for the HomeschoolingIRL podcast every week as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades of Homeschooling In Real Life.

Are you a homeschooling mom who needs to work? Are you contemplating a job alongside homeschooling? Join us for this episode of Homeschooling in Real Life as we talk with Jimmie Lanley, a mom who found the need to be employed but also wanted to continue educating her daughter at home with excellence. Jimmie is straightforward and encouraging as she shares her experience and wisdom with our listeners. SHOW NOTES: Recommended Resources: JimmieLanley.com Get Social With Us: Follow Fletch/Kendra: Fletch Twitter Kendra Twitter Follow the Studio Dogs: Betty the Surf Dog - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website Rasta The Chocolate Lab - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website Previous Episodes Mentioned: None Music clips used on this episode: The Hustle - Van McCoy (Buy it on iTunes here)  SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE AN iTUNES REVIEW: Allow the magic of the internet to deliver Homeschooling In Real Life to your tablet or smartphone. Let us show you how easy it is: * Follow this link to our iTunes page. * IMPORTANT STEP: Under our big red HomeschoolingIRL logo, just click on View in iTunes * The iTunes program will automatically launch and take you to our podcast page. * FIRST - Click SUBSCRIBE. Voila! All of our podcasts will come directly to your computer and smartphone. * NEXT - Click RATINGS AND REVIEW. Remember, the best reviews are 5 stars (hint hint!). * Thanks for being one of our listeners! HIRLers rock! WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO LISTEN TO HomeschoolingIRL? * You can listen right on this page. There is an audio player below. * You can listen on your iPod, Smartphone, or tablet. Open the PODCAST app on your device, search podcasts for "HomeschoolingIRL" and click subscribe. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. * Subscribe to the HomeschoolingIRL website, and you will be notified when every new episode is released. Follow this link and begin your FREE SUBSCRIPTION. Thank you to our Sponsor | 5000 BLANKETS Inspired by a true story, 5000 BLANKETS will encourage you to give to others. Find hope this holiday season when you see 5000 BLANKETS in theaters. Exclusively in theaters December 12 & 13! 

Does Santa have any place in the celebration of Christmas? If you listen to some homeschoolers talk about it, event the mention of Santa Claus associated with Christmas will land you in the "loner's corner" of your co-op. Yet, others celebrate good ol' jolly Santa Claus right next to the baby Jesus. There is also a third category of homeschoolers (like Fletch) who enjoy stirring the pot and cracking off remarks like: "You know...if you rearrange the letters in Santa...it spells S-A-T-A-N." Fletch can be cheeky that way! Where does that leave us? Should we allow Santa to have a seat at the Christmas table or should he and Rudolph be hidden high up on the shelf with that pesky elf? With sleighbells ringing and all the yuletide they can muster, Fletch and Kendra sit down for an open, honest discussion about the celebration of Christmas and answer the question: What should Christian homeschooling parents do with Santa Claus at Christmas? Tune in and join them for a fun and lively debate on this edition of HomeschoolingIRL.     Recommended Resources: Prodigal God by Timothy Keller Hope Shifting by Jim Applegate 5 Terrific Christmas Advent Devotionals - HomeschoolingIRL Blog Previous Episodes Mentioned: None Music clips used on this episode: Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley - Go buy it on iTunes Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Willie Nelson - Go buy it on iTunes Thank you to our Sponsor | 5000 BLANKETS Inspired by a true story, 5000 BLANKETS will encourage you to give to others. Find hope this holiday season when you see 5000 BLANKETS in theaters. Exclusively in theaters December 12 & 13!  LISTEN HERE Are you ready to listen to Fletch and Kendra get real about homeschooling? Press the PLAY button below.