Complete Second Year Podcasts

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Podcasts 51-92, March 21, 2008 – February 27, 2009

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February 27, 2009
Men and Post Abortion Trauma – Part Three
How we can be prepared to bring help and healing to post-abortive men and women.

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February 20, 2009
Men and Post Abortion Trauma – Part Two
How we can be prepared to bring help and healing to post-abortive men and women.

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January 23, 2009
Men and Post Abortion Trauma – Part One
Why is it important for homeschooling families to consider this important subject?

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January 16, 2009
Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Series – Part 9
Excepts from the Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Day of Encouragement featuring homeschooling mom Karen Campbell on the three types of mentors and the importance for homeschooling moms to be mentored as they teach their own children.

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January 9, 2009
Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Series – Part 8
Excepts from the Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Day of Encouragement featuring homeschooling mom Corrie Marnett.

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December 19, 2008
Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Series – Part 7
Excepts from the Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Day of Encouragement featuring homeschooling mom Corrie Marnett.

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December 12, 2008
Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Series – Part 6
Excepts from the Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Day of Encouragement featuring homeschooling mom Corrie Marnett.

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December 5, 2008
Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Series – Part 5
Excepts from the Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Day of Encouragement featuring special guest Jill Muller.

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November 28, 2008
Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Series – Part 4
Excepts from the Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Day of Encouragement featuring special guest homeschooling mom Whitney Bennett sharing the testimony of God’s gifts to them as they adopted their daughter, Ellie, from Guatemala.

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November 21, 2008
Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Series – Part 3
Excepts from the Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Day of Encouragement featuring special guest homeschooling mom Lois Theien.

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November 14, 2008
Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Series – Part 2
Excepts from the Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Day of Encouragement featuring thatmom’s welcome and Deanna Chatterton’s testimony.

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November 9, 2008
Treasures of a Mother’s Heart 2008 Series – Part 1
Karen shares the microphone with Corrie Marnett and Cindy Kunsman sharing their personal highlights from the Day of Encouragement.

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October 31, 2008
Book Reviews, Part 2
thatmom reviews five more books that will encourage and inspire homeschooling moms

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October 24, 2008
Book Reviews, Part 1
thatmom reviews five books that will encourage and inspire homeschooling moms

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October 17, 2008
Interview with Aaron Klein, Part 3
Part three concludes thatmom’s interview with Aaron Klein discussing the exciting candidacy of Sarah Palin and homeschooler politics.

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October 10, 2008
Interview with Aaron Klein, Part 2
Part two continues thatmom’s interview with Aaron Klein discussing homeschooler political involvement.

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October 3, 2008
Interview with Aaron Klein, Part 1
Part one of thatmom’s interview with home school graduate and elected public official Aaron Klein discussing homeschooler political involvement.

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September 26, 2008
Trusting in the Sovereignty of God
God’s promises for homeschooling moms from Psalm 33

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September 19, 2008
The Sweater Years, Part 2
Preparing for the season of life when homeschooling is finished

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September 12, 2008
The Sweater Years, Part 1
Preparing for the season of life when homeschooling is finished

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September 5, 2008
Militant Fecundity vs Children as a Blessing from the Lord, Part 4
thatmom continues her discussion on the use of the phrase “militant fecundity” and its origin in homeschooling circles.

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August 22, 2008
Militant Fecundity vs Children as a Blessing from the Lord, Part 3
thatmom continues her discussion on the use of the phrase “militant fecundity” and its origin in homeschooling circles.

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August 15, 2008
Militant Fecundity vs Children as a Blessing from the Lord, Part 2
thatmom continues her discussion on the use of the phrase “militant fecundity” and its origin in homeschooling circles.

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August 8, 2008
Militant Fecundity vs Children as a Blessing from the Lord, Part 1
thatmom discusses the use of the phrase “militant fecundity”and its origin in homeschooling circles.

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August 1, 2008
God’s Curriculum For Home Schooling Moms Part 3
thatmom looks at the book of 2 John and its application for homeschooling moms

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July 25, 2008
God’s Curriculum For Home Schooling Moms Part 2
thatmom looks at the book of 2 John and its application for homeschooling moms

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July 17, 2008
God’s Curriculum For Home Schooling Moms Part 1
thatmom looks at the book of 2 John and its application for homeschooling moms.

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July 4, 2008
An Introduction To Home Schooling Part 5
Are you considering homeschooling or questioning your decision to do so? Thatmom answers some of the nagging questions and reflects on her own life as a homeschooling mom.

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June 27, 2008
An Introduction To Home Schooling Part 4
Are you considering homeschooling or questioning your decision to do so? Thatmom answers some of the nagging questions and reflects on her own life as a homeschooling mom.

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June 20, 2008
An Introduction To Home Schooling Part 3
Are you considering homeschooling or questioning your decision to do so? Thatmom answers some of the nagging questions and reflects on her own life as a homeschooling mom.

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June 14, 2008
An Introduction To Home Schooling Part 2
Are you considering homeschooling or questioning your decision to do so? Thatmom answers some of the nagging questions and reflects on her own life as a homeschooling mom.

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June 7, 2008
An Introduction To Home Schooling Part 1
Are you considering homeschooling or questioning your decision to do so? Thatmom answers some of the nagging questions and reflects on her own life as a homeschooling mom.

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May 30, 2008
Spiritual Abuse – Part 7
thatmom concludes her series on the topic of spiritual abuse and how it can affect homeschoolers.

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May 23, 2008
Spiritual Abuse – Part 6
thatmom concludes her discussion with Dr. Cindy Kunsman regarding spiritual abuse and how it can affect homeschoolers.

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May 16, 2008
Spiritual Abuse – Part 5
thatmom continues her discussion with Dr. Cindy Kunsman regarding spiritual abuse and how it can affect homeschoolers.

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May 9, 2008
Spiritual Abuse – Part 4
thatmom continues her discussion with Dr. Cindy Kunsman regarding spiritual abuse and how it can affect homeschoolers.

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May 2, 2008
Spiritual Abuse – Part 3
thatmom continues her discussion with Dr. Cindy Kunsman regarding spiritual abuse and how it can affect homeschoolers.

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April 25, 2008
Spiritual Abuse – Part 2
thatmom continues her discussion with Dr. Cindy Kunsman regarding spiritual abuse and how it can affect homeschoolers.

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April 18, 2008
Spiritual Abuse – Part 1
Join thatmom as she welcomes Dr. Cindy Kunsman in a discussion of spiritual abuse and how it can affect homeschoolers.

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April 4, 2008
Once Upon a Town
thatmom tells the amazing story of 6 million soldiers, 12 million egg salad sandwiches, and the women who brought them together.

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March 28, 2008
Come to the Cross – Part 2
thatmom looks at lessons for homeschooling moms from the book of Genesis.

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March 21, 2008
Come to the Cross – Part 1
thatmom looks at lessons for homeschooling moms from the book of Genesis.

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"Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73: 25-26
more truth from the Word
"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." ~ Ephesians 4:32
Oswald Chambers says:
"If we simply preach the effects of redemption in the human life instead of the revealed, divine truth regarding Jesus Himself, the result is not new birth in those who listen. The result is a refined religious lifestyle, and the Spirit of God cannot witness to it because such preaching is in a realm other than His." ~ Oswald Chambers
Phillip E. Johnson says:
“When pressed in interviews to name my heroes, I have spontaneously responded that they are homeschooling mothers! To me, the heroic mothers who nurture the next generation of faithful Christians are among the leaders of the church.” ~ Phillip E. Johnson
John Stonestreet says:
“C.S. Lewis said that for every new book we read, we ought to read three old ones. But I think for every latest, greatest new homeschooling book you read, go find three old homeschooling moms and ask them what happened and what worked.” ~ John Stonestreet
Carolyn Custis James says:
“The power of our theology comes alive when we take the truth personally. Holding God at arm’s length—no matter how much theology we think we know—will never make us great theologians. We have to learn to write our own names into the plot. God will always be the subject of our theological sentences but our sentences are incomplete until we make ourselves the direct objects of his attributes…..Simply knowing a lot of theological ideas, no matter how orthodox and sound they are, will never turn us into great theologians. Theology isn’t really theology for us until we live it. Not until we learn to make explicit connections between what we know about God and the race we are running will we taste the transforming power of our theology. Fixing our eyes on Jesus means reminding ourselves of all that He is to us now. He brings meaning to our routines and energizes us to tackle the difficult tasks at hand. Fixing our eyes on Jesus gives us hope to offer disheartened husbands and hurting friends, and the wisdom we need to raise children who will fix their eyes on Him, too.” ~ from Carolyn Custis James in When Life and Beliefs Collide
Anne Ortlund says:
“So what do we do to encourage them to grow inwardly, to become resourceful and creative, to think, to meditate, to lay the foundation for growing up well? Don’t push, but affirm them! Give them the sense that all is well, that their rate of progress is acceptable to you, that you like them just the way they are…..Guide them but be delighted in them. Let them know that life is to be reached for and drunk of deeply…..Enthusiastic, that’s how you want them to grow up! The word comes from “en Theo,” or “in God.” Support them with words of faith, hope, and love, and in that framework “in God,” they’ll be ready to tackle everything. Fears and cautions are built in at an early age but so is courage! Tomorrow’s world will be different if your child has been released to experiment, to risk, to lead others, to pursue righteousness, to be an affecter for good in society, to go courageously after God.” ~ Anne Ortlund in Children Are Wet Cement
J.C Ryle says:
"Kindness, gentleness, long-suffering, forbearance, patience, sympathy, a willingness to enter into childish troubles, a readiness to take part in childish joys, these are the cords by which a child may be led most easily, these are the clues you must follow if you would find the way to his heart." ~ J. C. Ryle in The Upper Room
Clay Clarkson says:
“Many Christian parents, myself included, tend to speak to children as though they were Pharisees. We can speak harshly and with judgment, implying by our manner that their hearts are hard and resistant. But this attitude is not justified by Scripture. There is no record of Jesus ever speaking to a a child in a harsh tone. When the Gospels record Him speaking to a child, it is always with gentleness. Our children are not our adversaries. Though our children’s hearts are corrupted by sin, they are not hardened sinners who have made conscious choices to reject the Savior. Our children are simply immature and childish. That’s why children need love and compassion, not harshness and guilt.” ~ Clay Clarkson in Heartfelt Discipline
Tim Kimmel says:
“Grace can’t be some abstract concept that you talk about in your home. It has to be a real-time action that ultimately imprints itself in your children’s hearts. To talk about grace, sing about grace, and have our children memorize verses about grace – but not give them specific gifts of grace – is to undermine God’s words of grace in their hearts. Grace means that God not only loves them but that He loves them uniquely and specially. The primary way to give our children grace is to offer it in place of our selfish preferences.” ~ Tim Kimmel in Grace-Based Parenting
Kathy Thile says:
"I say this gently, as the parent of grown kids, knowing *insert parenting guru* is also the parent of grown kids: we have wonderful children — he does, I’m sure — and so do I. But without even knowing his children I can know this about them: they are not perfect. They hurt. They make mistakes. They struggle. They are prideful and overly simplistic at times; and crippled by shame and hesitancy at others. Yes — they are beautiful examples of human beings, his children (I assume), and mine (I know.) But they are not perfect. If they were, they would not be human. If it were possible to raise children to perfection, then God would have sent a parenting method, not Jesus. Our marching orders are not to raise our children by a method to be like *insert parenting guru* children. Our marching orders are to be Christians to and with our children." ~ Kathy Thile
Anna Quindlen says:
“The biggest mistake I made is the one that most of us make while doing this. I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of the three of them sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages 6, 4 and 1. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less." ~ Anna Quindlen
Winston Churchill says:
“My education was interrupted only by my schooling." ~ Winston Churchill
Fred Rogers say:
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” ~ Fred Rogers
thatmom knows:
As a homeschooling mom, I have realized that everything, ultimately, is outside of my own control. I have learned that the unique circumstances that happen in my family have occurred because God’s plan is so much bigger than my own. It is knowing this truth about God and in experiencing that truth with those in my home that has enabled us to face past challenges and that will prepare us for all those difficulties that still lie before us.
thatmom realizes:
If I think about 35 years of marriage, times the number of loads of laundry I have done for 2 parents, 6 children and 1 grandma, I am amazed to know that I have washed, dried, folded, (sometimes ironed) and put away roughly 27,526 loads of laundry. That is over 215,000 socks! Or, in that same amount of time, provided 38,324 meals for a family and sometimes guests. Or that I have overseen nearly 21,500 hours of education of one sort or another during that time. Just thinking of these numbers takes my breath away. ~ thatmom
thatmom says:
"Real books from the library, a tub of art supplies, being read stories rich in vocabulary, a variety of good music, the daily discussion of God’s Word and how it relates to the world around him, and the attention of a loving parent who includes him in all the activities of real life are the secrets to a great learning experience for children." ~ thatmom
thatmom says:
"Being a mom is sort of like being all the people who crowd into a basketball arena all at once. Sometimes we are the players, the ones who are responsible for everything that is going on and our presence is front and center. Sometimes we are the coaches, giving comfort and encouragement, instructing with a clipboard in hand. Other times we are the referees, no striped shirts required but whistles are a must to break up the disputes when the game isn’t played as per the rules. Still other times we are the fans, cheering wildly from the stands, shouting from a distance but not from the floor. And then there are the days when we are the cheerleaders, the ones who scream 'Yeah, you can do it.' " ~ thatmom
thatmom says:
“The beauty of homeschooling is building relationships within our families and inspiring our children to become lifelong learners, gently leading them into the truth of Scripture and trusting that the work we have begun will be brought to completion by a sovereign God who has a plan for building His heavenly kingdom.” ~ thatmom
thatmom also says:
“After parenting for 34 years, I have come to realize that all paradigms are basically a list of do’s and don’ts that someone has created. Instead of embracing a list, I have discovered that it is best for me to run all ideas, philosophies, and paradigms through my “one-anothering hopper.” I ask myself if the suggestions or ideas I am hearing will serve to build my relationships or will serve to tear them down; will they reflect the one-anothering commands of Scripture? I ask if they are a picture of Christ and His relationship with me as His needy daughter. If not, I am not interested, no matter how much appeal they might have for any number of reasons.” ~ thatmom
thatmom says this, too:
“The word wisdom is used in Exodus to describe the knowledge that the Lord gave to the skilled artisans so they could make Aaron’s garments for worship. We are told that these workers “were given wisdom and understanding in knowledge and all manner of workmanship.” I have never had to sew any garments for a priest to wear for worship. I have not had to sew any draperies or build any walls or prepare any inner sanctuary as per the Lord’s instructions. But I have been called to give all I can toward the goal of building up children in the faith, preparing children for life outside my home, children whose bodies, we are told, are called the very temple of the Holy Spirit.” ~ thatmom
what does thatmom believe?
" What is thy only comfort in life and death? "That I, with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ; who, with His precious blood, has fully satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things must be subservient to my salvation, and therefore, by his Holy Spirit, He also assures me of eternal life, and makes me sincerely willing and ready, henceforth, to live unto him." ~ Heidelberg Catechism
What does it mean to be a Christian?

1.We must acknowledge that we are all sinners. “For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. (Isaiah 64:6) and “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23)

2.We are all accountable for our own sins before God. “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.” (2 Corinthians 5:10)

3.There is only one way to be forgiven of these sins and that is through the blood of Jesus Christ. “Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)

4.If we confess our sin to the Lord and repent of it (not allow it to rule in our lives) we can be forgiven and be in right standing with God. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousenss.” (1 John 1:9)

5.Genuine salvation will result in living lives of good works but none of those works contribute in any way to our standing before God which is based solely and completely on the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross. “But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. (Hebrews 10:12) and “Not by works of righteousness which we have done but according to His mercy He saved us by the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Spirit. (Titus 3:5) and “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.” (Ephesians 2:8)

6.We all, men and women, boys and girls, have direct access to the throne of grace because everyone who is a born-again believer in Jesus Christ is called a “priest and king” in God’s economy. “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” (I Peter 2:9)

I believe that many of the false teachings within the patriocentric movement are in direct contrast to these Scriptures and I would encourage each of us to first examine what we believe about Jesus and His work on the cross, its implications and its marvelous power.

Secondly, I would challenge anyone reading here to examine your own heart and ask yourself whether you have been trusting in good works….baptism, homeschooling, church attendance, modest dress, the list goes on and on, or if you have placed ALL your faith and hope in Jesus’ blood and righteousness alone.

And finally, I would challenge you to examine the teachings within your own church system, whether it is Protestant, Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, etc. Ask yourself what your church teaches about ecclesiastical authority and family authority. Does it line up with the Word of God? It is a top down system that requires certain works in exchange for a relationship with Jesus Christ or do you have the assurance that you are saved for eternity by His death on the cross in your stead? Does it teach that the fruits of the spirit and obedience to all the one anothers is what our lives will demonstrate or is there a list of man made rules?

If you desire to talk with me about this, please send me a note to shesthatmom@gmail.com. My desire is that no one who visits this website will leave without knowing the glorious truth that we can have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and can enjoy a life filled with His goodness and grace!

credits
Adoration of the Home was painted by regional artist, Grant Wood. The original hangs in the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Ben Campbell and Lon Eldridge deserve extra cookies for writing, performing, recording, and mixing Mom’s Prairie Song for the podcast intro and outro. Great job, guys. Garrison Keillor would be proud.

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