Tricia Goyer is a homeschooling mom of 10 children who believes that the preteen years are a prime window of opportunity for discipleship. This can be a turbulent time of big feelings and fluctuating hormones, but if we lean in and pursue connection with our kids, instead of shrinking back in fear, we can plant seeds that God will water and bring to fruition throughout our children's lives.

Be sure to grab your copy of Faith That Sticks: 5 Real Life Ways to Disciple Your Preteen by Tricia Goyer and Leslie Nunnery for more help navigating this season of parenting.

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Melissa Ferguson is a homeschooling mom and best-selling author who lives in Tennessee in the sweet farmhouse you'll find at the center of her first children's book, Our Friendly Farmhouse. In this episode, Melissa shares how God led her comfortable suburban family to take a leap of faith, purchasing a farmhouse in the Appalachian Mountains and embracing homesteading life. Even though God has brought her to places she never expected, Melissa is finding so much joy in the simple, slower-paced life that her family has discovered through homesteading and homeschooling.

Head here to grab your copy of Our Friendly Farmhouse at Christianbook.com.

You'll also want to check out Melissa's heart-warming romantic comedy novels:

• The Perfect Rom-Com
• How to Plot a Payback
• Famous for a Living
• Meet Me in the Margins

You can find the complete show notes for this episode at homeschoolcompass.com/podcast.

We'd love to connect with you outside your podcast player!

• Follow the Homeschool Compass on Instagram or Facebook
• Download Christianbook's new free printable homeschool planner
• Browse our book lists

Thank you for leaving The Homeschool Compass Podcast a rating and a review in your podcast player! It helps new homeschool families find these encouraging conversations. We so appreciate you.

Sarah Clarkson is a second-generation homeschooling mom who lives in Oxford, England with her Dutch husband, Thomas, and their 4 children. In this episode, Sarah shares with us about her new book, Reclaiming Quiet: Cultivating a Life of Holy Attention, and invites us to consider how we can take hold of the kind of inner quiet that ushers us into the presence of our Creator right in the middle of our demanding homeschool days.

Grab your copy of Reclaiming Quiet here!

You can find the complete show notes for this episode at homeschoolcompass.com/podcast.

We'd love to connect with you outside your podcast player!

• Follow the Homeschool Compass on Instagram or Facebook
• Download Christianbook's new free printable homeschool planner
• Browse our book lists

Thank you for leaving The Homeschool Compass Podcast a rating and a review in your podcast player! It helps new homeschool families find these encouraging conversations. We so appreciate you.