Homeschooling IRL Andy and Kendra Fletcher

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



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Music clips used on this show:



“Scheming Weasel” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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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.









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Recommended Resources:







JimmieLanley.com







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Previous Episodes Mentioned:



None



Music clips used on this episode:

The Hustle - Van McCoy (Buy it on iTunes here) 









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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! 

















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Are you ready to listen to Fletch and Kendra get real about homeschooling? Press the PLAY button below.

On this week’s episode of Homeschooling in Real Life, we’re answering listeners emails on a wide variety of topics. Judgmental homeschoolers? We got that. Homeschooling high school? Yep, that, too. Chances are, if you’ve had a question for Fletch and Kendra, you’ll hear the answers you’ve been waiting for.

It’s fast-paced, light, sometimes serious, but always with the goal of keeping the main thing the main thing.

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:

None used







LISTEN HERE



Are you ready to listen to Fletch and Kendra get real about homeschooling? Press the PLAY button below.

 



Need some motivation? Encouragement? Tips? Join us for 5 Ways to Rock Your Homeschool! We originally titled this one "The Practical Episode",  and that is exactly what we're talking about. Let's go back to school with some tips that will hopefully bring you some freedom and joy this year!



After 17 years of homeschooling, we've picked up a few ideas that have helped us as we've homeschooled our 8 children. We'll share those ideas with you and encourage you as you kick off the school year. Let's do this!



Find our complete show notes for this episode on the HomeschoolingIRL website.



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.