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Has the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast been a blessing to you? Support from our listeners allows us provide resources, support, and encouragement to homeschooling families around the world. As we near the end of 2023, would you please consider a year-end gift to support the Schoolhouse Rocked ministry?
 
Meeke Addison joins Yvette Hampton for a look back at the year in culture. How do you navigate parenthood and pop culture? Can you turn a tragic Hollywood story into a teachable moment for your kids? Find out as Yvette Hampton and Meeke Addison discuss the impact of Matthew Perry's life and death, the power of mothers' validation, and balancing life as a Christian parent in light of the straight edge of God's Word.
Watch this full conversation on our YouTube channel.
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Recommended Resources:
Podcast Note-Taking Guide
Culture Proof Podcast with Wil and Meeke Addison
More from Meeke Addison on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast
More Christmas episodes on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast
 
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Are you in need of a fresh vision for your homeschool? Join us for 4 days of Homeschool Encouragement at the Homegrown Generation Family Expo. Use the coupon code PODCAST to save 25% on registration today! 
Discussion Questions:
Yvette brings up concerns about children consuming certain types of media, like Friends. What are some ways parents can monitor or manage the media their children consume?
How did the unresolved issues between Matthew Perry and his mother contribute to his life struggles, according to Meeke? Why is validation and affirmation important for mothers?
Meeke and Yvette discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. How can Christians view these global events through a biblical lens?
What is the significance of discussing prophecy and signs of Jesus' return with children, as Meeke suggested?
How do Christians maintain a balance between being relevant and set apart in the modern world?
The conversation touched on the dangers of churches compromising on their principles to be more attractive to society. What are your thoughts on this?
How can parents guide their children’s hearts towards truth and help them identify genuine faith?
Meeke emphasizes the importance of living counterculturally according to the Scriptures. How can a Christian implement this in their daily life?
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CTCMath - CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Start your free trial today.
BJU Press Homeschool provides complete curriculum for preschool through 12th grade with both traditional textbooks and video courses available. Education from a Christian worldview reshapes how children see the world. BJU Press materials teach Christ's power and lordship through the Big Story of creation.
Apologia – Apologia is a Christ-centered, award-winning homeschool curriculum provider. Our mission is to help homeschooling students and families learn, live, and defend the Christian faith through our print and digital curriculum and online classes.
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is proud to be a member of the Christian Podcast Community.
 
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Has the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast been a blessing to you? Support from our listeners allows us provide resources, support, and encouragement to homeschooling families around the world. As we near the end of 2023, would you please consider a year-end gift to support the Schoolhouse Rocked ministry?
 
Meeke Addison joins Yvette Hampton for a look back at the year in culture. How do you navigate parenthood and pop culture? Can you turn a tragic Hollywood story into a teachable moment for your kids? Find out as Yvette Hampton and Meeke Addison discuss the impact of Matthew Perry's life and death, the power of mothers' validation, and balancing life as a Christian parent in light of the straight edge of God's Word.
Come back tomorrow for the rest of this conversation.
Watch this full conversation on our YouTube channel.
📚📖 Ready to start homeschooling? 🏠📓
🍿 Stream Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution 🍿 for FREE today and get the 📖 Homeschool Survival Kit 📖 delivered to your inbox immediately!
Recommended Resources:
Podcast Note-Taking Guide
Culture Proof Podcast with Wil and Meeke Addison
More from Meeke Addison on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast
More Christmas episodes on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast
 
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Are you in need of a fresh vision for your homeschool? Join us for 4 days of Homeschool Encouragement at the Homegrown Generation Family Expo. Use the coupon code PODCAST to save 25% on registration today! 
Discussion Questions:
Yvette brings up concerns about children consuming certain types of media, like Friends. What are some ways parents can monitor or manage the media their children consume?
How did the unresolved issues between Matthew Perry and his mother contribute to his life struggles, according to Meeke? Why is validation and affirmation important for mothers?
Meeke and Yvette discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. How can Christians view these global events through a biblical lens?
What is the significance of discussing prophecy and signs of Jesus' return with children, as Meeke suggested?
How do Christians maintain a balance between being relevant and set apart in the modern world?
The conversation touched on the dangers of churches compromising on their principles to be more attractive to society. What are your thoughts on this?
How can parents guide their children’s hearts towards truth and help them identify genuine faith?
Meeke emphasizes the importance of living counterculturally according to the Scriptures. How can a Christian implement this in their daily life?
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CTCMath - CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Start your free trial today.
BJU Press Homeschool provides complete curriculum for preschool through 12th grade with both traditional textbooks and video courses available. Education from a Christian worldview reshapes how children see the world. BJU Press materials teach Christ's power and lordship through the Big Story of creation.
Apologia – Apologia is a Christ-centered, award-winning homeschool curriculum provider. Our mission is to help homeschooling students and families learn, live, and defend the Christian faith through our print and digital curriculum and online classes.
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is proud to be a member of the Christian Podcast Community.
 
Connect with us:
@schoolhouse_rocked on Instagram
Schoolhouse Rocked on Facebook
Schoolhouse Rocked on YouTube
@SRHomeschool on Twitter
Schoolhouse Rocked Website (Blog, Newsletter, Support, Store, Movie, and More!)

Has the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast been a blessing to you? Support from our listeners allows us provide resources, support, and encouragement to homeschooling families around the world. As we near the end of 2023, would you please consider a year-end gift to support the Schoolhouse Rocked ministry?
 
"We want everything that we do to speak of our faithfulness and our commitment to Him because He's worthy of that." — Meeke Addison
Meeke Addison joins Yvette Hampton to kick off the 2023 Christmas season. Together, they share heartwarming and hilarious stories about family traditions, Christmas gifting, and keeping Jesus Christ at the center of their celebrations. Listen in as they discuss the joy and challenges of parenting, the art of last-minute gift shopping, and the importance of creating memorable experiences for their children. Join Yvette and Meeke for a delightful conversation that captures the TRUE spirit of the Christmas season.
Come back Wednesday and Thursday for the rest of this important conversation.
Watch this full conversation on our YouTube channel.
📚📖 Ready to start homeschooling? 🏠📓
🍿 Stream Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution 🍿 for FREE today and get the 📖 Homeschool Survival Kit 📖 delivered to your inbox immediately!
Recommended Resources:
Podcast Note-Taking Guide
Culture Proof Podcast with Wil and Meeke Addison
More from Meeke Addison on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast
More Christmas episodes on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast
 
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Are you in need of a fresh vision for your homeschool? Join us for 4 days of Homeschool Encouragement at the Homegrown Generation Family Expo. Use the coupon code PODCAST to save 25% on registration today! 
Discussion Questions:
How can families incorporate the celebration of Jesus and the gift of life into their Christmas traditions and practices, as discussed by Yvette and Meeke?
How does Meeke Addison's faith in Jesus Christ shape her approach to family life and Christmas traditions?
Yvette and Meeke discuss the challenges of finding a balance between emphasizing the true meaning of Christmas and the fun and excitement of gift-giving. How have you and your family navigated this balance in your Christmas celebrations?
Meeke shares some humorous and relatable experiences with last-minute gift shopping and wrapping. What are some of your own funny or memorable last-minute Christmas moments?
Yvette and Meeke talk about the tradition of opening gifts at midnight on Christmas Eve. What are some of your favorite family traditions or rituals during the holiday season?
Meeke and Yvette discuss the different ways they approach gift-giving for their children. How do you handle giving gifts to your children, and what factors influence your approach?
How does the discussion about Christmas gift-giving reflect the importance of being intentional in parenting and understanding one's children?
Reflecting on Meeke's stories about her Christmas traditions, how have your own family's traditions evolved over the years?
Yvette and Meeke talk about the significance of creating and cherishing family memories during the Christmas season. What are some of your most treasured family memories from past Christmases?
Meeke discusses her desire for an element of surprise in gift-giving. How important is the element of surprise in your own gift-giving and receiving experiences?
 
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CTCMath - CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Start your free trial today.
BJU Press Homeschool provides complete curriculum for preschool through 12th grade with both traditional textbooks and video courses available. Education from a Christian worldview reshapes how children see the world. BJU Press materials teach Christ's power and lordship through the Big Story of creation.
Apologia – Apologia is a Christ-centered, award-winning homeschool curriculum provider. Our mission is to help homeschooling students and families learn, live, and defend the Christian faith through our print and digital curriculum and online classes.
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is proud to be a member of the Christian Podcast Community.
 
Connect with us:
@schoolhouse_rocked on Instagram
Schoolhouse Rocked on Facebook
Schoolhouse Rocked on YouTube
@SRHomeschool on Twitter
Schoolhouse Rocked Website (Blog, Newsletter, Support, Store, Movie, and More!)

Why do we need to keep a close eye on politics, pop culture, and the church; and how do we equip our kids to effectively engage in, and transform culture?
Meeke Addison, co-host of “Airing the Addisons” on American Family Radio, joins Yvette Hampton  to answer these hard questions and give practical advice on how to raise today’s kids with purpose and intentionality.
Watch this full conversation on our YouTube channel.
Recommended Resources: 
"Why American Children Stopped Believing in God," By Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 2020
 
Promise and Peril: The History of American Religiosity and Its Recent Decline, by Lyman Stone
Already Gone: Why your kids will quit church and what you can do to stop it, by Ken Ham and Britt Beamer
Watch Meeke’s 2020 Homegrown Generation Family Expo session “Impacting The Next Generation with the Gospel.”
Listen to Meeke Addison's previous episodes on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast.
This interview was originally broadcast live for the 2023 Homegrown Generation Family Expo.
Are you in need of a fresh vision for your homeschool? Maybe you’re just starting and need direction, or maybe you need the encouragement to keep going because it’s harder than you thought it would be.
We have just the thing for you! Join us for Four days of Homeschool Encouragement and get 25% off right now!
Use the coupon code PODCAST to save 25% when you register today.
You will be encouraged and learn from homeschool moms and dads who have been where you are!
Registered attendees get lifetime access to every session of the 2023 Homegrown Generation Family Expo, a Virtual Swag Bag worth hundreds of dollars, and access to the vendor hall for even more deals and giveaways – a wealth of homeschool resources. Plus, registration includes immediate access to every session from the 2020 conference – over 40 hours of bonus content!
Whether you are just considering homeschooling for the first time or you are a homeschooling veteran in need of a little encouragement, the Homegrown Generation Family Expo is for you. The conference features some of today’s most popular speakers, including many of the cast members of Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, addressing the most important issues that homeschool families face.
 
It's not too late to enjoy the Homegrown Generation Family Expo - now at a new, lower price! Register today for lifetime access to every session - and BONUS access to the 2020 conference.
Use the coupon code PODCAST to save 25% when you register today.
Register at HomegrownGeneration.com.
 
Support Schoolhouse Rocked!
Has the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast been a blessing to you? Support from our listeners allows us provide resources, support, and encouragement to homeschooling families around the world. Please consider donating to support Schoolhouse Rocked.
 
Be the most popular mom in your co-op. Get your Schoolhouse Rocked merch here.
SPONSORS:
CTCMath - CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Start your free trial today.
BJU Press Homeschool provides complete curriculum for preschool through 12th grade with both traditional textbooks and video courses available. Education from a Christian worldview reshapes how children see the world. BJU Press materials teach Christ's power and lordship through the Big Story of creation.
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
Apologia – Apologia is a Christ-centered, award-winning homeschool curriculum provider. Our mission is to help homeschooling students and families learn, live, and defend the Christian faith through our print and digital curriculum and online classes.
The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is proud to be a member of the Christian Podcast Community.
 
Connect with us:
@schoolhouse_rocked on Instagram
Schoolhouse Rocked on Facebook
Schoolhouse Rocked on YouTube
@SRHomeschool on Twitter
Schoolhouse Rocked Website (Blog, Newsletter, Support, Store, Movie, and More!)

Why do we need to keep a close eye on politics, pop culture, and the church; and how do we equip our kids to effectively engage in, and transform culture?
Meeke Addison, co-host of “Airing the Addisons” on American Family Radio, joins Yvette Hampton  to answer these hard questions and give practical advice on how to raise today’s kids with purpose and intentionality.
Come back tomorrow for the rest of this important conversation.
Watch this full conversation on our YouTube channel.
Recommended Resources: 
"Why American Children Stopped Believing in God," By Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 2020
 
Promise and Peril: The History of American Religiosity and Its Recent Decline, by Lyman Stone
Already Gone: Why your kids will quit church and what you can do to stop it, by Ken Ham and Britt Beamer
Watch Meeke’s 2020 Homegrown Generation Family Expo session “Impacting The Next Generation with the Gospel.”
Listen to Meeke Addison's previous episodes on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast.
This interview was originally broadcast live for the 2023 Homegrown Generation Family Expo.
Are you in need of a fresh vision for your homeschool? Maybe you’re just starting and need direction, or maybe you need the encouragement to keep going because it’s harder than you thought it would be.
We have just the thing for you! Join us for Four days of Homeschool Encouragement and get 25% off right now!
Use the coupon code PODCAST to save 25% when you register today.
You will be encouraged and learn from homeschool moms and dads who have been where you are!
Registered attendees get lifetime access to every session of the 2023 Homegrown Generation Family Expo, a Virtual Swag Bag worth hundreds of dollars, and access to the vendor hall for even more deals and giveaways – a wealth of homeschool resources. Plus, registration includes immediate access to every session from the 2020 conference – over 40 hours of bonus content!
Whether you are just considering homeschooling for the first time or you are a homeschooling veteran in need of a little encouragement, the Homegrown Generation Family Expo is for you. The conference features some of today’s most popular speakers, including many of the cast members of Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, addressing the most important issues that homeschool families face.
 
It's not too late to enjoy the Homegrown Generation Family Expo - now at a new, lower price! Register today for lifetime access to every session - and BONUS access to the 2020 conference.
Use the coupon code PODCAST to save 25% when you register today.
Register at HomegrownGeneration.com.
 
Support Schoolhouse Rocked!
Has the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast been a blessing to you? Support from our listeners allows us provide resources, support, and encouragement to homeschooling families around the world. Please consider donating to support Schoolhouse Rocked.
 
Be the most popular mom in your co-op. Get your Schoolhouse Rocked merch here.
SPONSORS:
CTCMath - CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Start your free trial today.
BJU Press Homeschool provides complete curriculum for preschool through 12th grade with both traditional textbooks and video courses available. Education from a Christian worldview reshapes how children see the world. BJU Press materials teach Christ's power and lordship through the Big Story of creation.
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
Apologia – Apologia is a Christ-centered, award-winning homeschool curriculum provider. Our mission is to help homeschooling students and families learn, live, and defend the Christian faith through our print and digital curriculum and online classes.
The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is proud to be a member of the Christian Podcast Community.
 
Connect with us:
@schoolhouse_rocked on Instagram
Schoolhouse Rocked on Facebook
Schoolhouse Rocked on YouTube
@SRHomeschool on Twitter
Schoolhouse Rocked Website (Blog, Newsletter, Support, Store, Movie, and More!)

Why do we need to keep a close eye on politics, pop culture, and the church; and how do we equip our kids to effectively engage in, and transform culture?
Meeke Addison, co-host of “Airing the Addisons” on American Family Radio, joins Yvette Hampton  to answer these hard questions and give practical advice on how to raise today’s kids with purpose and intentionality.
Come back Wednesday and Thursday for the rest of this important conversation.
Watch this full conversation on our YouTube channel.
Recommended Resources: 
"Why American Children Stopped Believing in God," By Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 2020
 
Promise and Peril: The History of American Religiosity and Its Recent Decline, by Lyman Stone
Already Gone: Why your kids will quit church and what you can do to stop it, by Ken Ham and Britt Beamer
Watch Meeke’s 2020 Homegrown Generation Family Expo session “Impacting The Next Generation with the Gospel.”
Listen to Meeke Addison's previous episodes on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast.
This interview was originally broadcast live for the 2023 Homegrown Generation Family Expo.
Are you in need of a fresh vision for your homeschool? Maybe you’re just starting and need direction, or maybe you need the encouragement to keep going because it’s harder than you thought it would be.
We have just the thing for you! Join us for Four days of Homeschool Encouragement and get 25% off right now!
Use the coupon code PODCAST to save 25% when you register today.
You will be encouraged and learn from homeschool moms and dads who have been where you are!
Registered attendees get lifetime access to every session of the 2023 Homegrown Generation Family Expo, a Virtual Swag Bag worth hundreds of dollars, and access to the vendor hall for even more deals and giveaways – a wealth of homeschool resources. Plus, registration includes immediate access to every session from the 2020 conference – over 40 hours of bonus content!
Whether you are just considering homeschooling for the first time or you are a homeschooling veteran in need of a little encouragement, the Homegrown Generation Family Expo is for you. The conference features some of today’s most popular speakers, including many of the cast members of Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, addressing the most important issues that homeschool families face.
 
It's not too late to enjoy the Homegrown Generation Family Expo - now at a new, lower price! Register today for lifetime access to every session - and BONUS access to the 2020 conference.
Use the coupon code PODCAST to save 25% when you register today.
Register at HomegrownGeneration.com.
 
Support Schoolhouse Rocked!
Has the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast been a blessing to you? Support from our listeners allows us provide resources, support, and encouragement to homeschooling families around the world. Please consider donating to support Schoolhouse Rocked.
 
Be the most popular mom in your co-op. Get your Schoolhouse Rocked merch here.
SPONSORS:
CTCMath - CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Start your free trial today.
BJU Press Homeschool provides complete curriculum for preschool through 12th grade with both traditional textbooks and video courses available. Education from a Christian worldview reshapes how children see the world. BJU Press materials teach Christ's power and lordship through the Big Story of creation.
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
Apologia – Apologia is a Christ-centered, award-winning homeschool curriculum provider. Our mission is to help homeschooling students and families learn, live, and defend the Christian faith through our print and digital curriculum and online classes.
The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is proud to be a member of the Christian Podcast Community.
 
Connect with us:
@schoolhouse_rocked on Instagram
Schoolhouse Rocked on Facebook
Schoolhouse Rocked on YouTube
@SRHomeschool on Twitter
Schoolhouse Rocked Website (Blog, Newsletter, Support, Store, Movie, and More!)

Discipleship. Homeschooling. Culture wars. Truth. In this episode, Yvette Hampton and Meeke Addison address these issues and many more.
Meeke Addison is a homeschool mom and radio personality who, along with her husband Wil, hosts Airing the Addisons on American Family Radio. They focus on empowering and strengthening the family and urban community. Meeke is also a speaker and pro-family activist who keeps a close eye on politics and pop culture.
Support Schoolhouse Rocked!
Has the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast been a blessing to you? Support from our listeners allows us provide resources, support, and encouragement to homeschooling families around the world. Please consider donating to support Schoolhouse Rocked.
Watch this full conversation on our YouTube channel.
Recommended Resources:
Airing the Addisons on American Family Radio, with Meeke and Wil Addison
Child Training Bible Kit
Virtue Training BIble Kit
Wise Words for Moms by Ginger Hubbard
 
Want even more homeschooling encouragement? Listen to the NEW Homeschool Insights Podcast!
From the creators of Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, Homeschool Insights gives you practical, Biblical, home education, and parenting encouragement and resources in under ten minutes an episode. Hosted by Yvette Hampton, each show features the advice of Christian education experts, authors, speakers, curriculum publishers, and homeschool veterans, to help you disciple the hearts of your children for the glory of God!
WATCH THE MOVIE!
Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution is now available on DVD and HD streaming. 
Buy the film today or bring Schoolhouse Rocked to your church or homeschool co-op.
Watch the Official Trailer for Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution
Schoolhouse Rocked is excellent and a wonderful testimony to the growing popularity of home schooling and the superior education that it provides young people.” - Dr. James Dobson
“This is not an exaggeration to say, this is the movement that is needed to save this country. Incredibly, incredibly well done.” – Rick Green, Patriot Academy
"This is one of the most empowering tools I’ve seen for parents! I was honored to be interviewed in the film and am excited to see it come to fruition. It is amazing!" – Israel Wayne, Family Renewal
If you are considering homeschooling or just need some great homeschooling encouragement, get your FREE Homeschool Survival Kit from the producers of Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution and the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast.This 70+ page guide includes helpful articles, videos, and audio, for every stage of homeschooling, from pre-school to graduation. It will give you the encouragement you need to start strong and finish well! The Homeschool Survival Kit also includes an extensive directory of must-have homeschooling resources.
 
Please take a minute to visit our sponsors and thank them for helping to bring you The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. We ONLY work with companies we know and love! We happily recommend these companies and their products.
Are you looking for a new Math Curriculum? CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Visit CTCmath.com today to start your free trial today.
 
BJU Press Homeschool provides complete curriculum for preschool through 12th grade with both traditional textbooks and video courses available. Education from a Christian worldview reshapes how children see the world. BJU Press materials teach Christ's power and lordship through the Big Story of creation.
 
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
 
Apologia – Apologia is a Christ-centered, award-winning homeschool curriculum provider. Our mission is to help homeschooling students and families learn, live, and defend the Christian faith through our print and digital curriculum and online classes.
Podcast Topics: Meeke Addison, Apologetics, Airing the Addisons, Wil Addison, AFA, American Family Association, American Family Radio, Podcast, Family, Marriage, Ministry, Work, Yvette Hampton, Interview, Cast and Crew, Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, Homeschool Movie, Homeschool Documentary

Discipleship. Homeschooling. Culture wars. Truth. In this episode, Yvette Hampton and Meeke Addison address these issues and many more.
Meeke Addison is a homeschool mom and radio personality who, along with her husband Wil, hosts Airing the Addisons on American Family Radio. They focus on empowering and strengthening the family and urban community. Meeke is also a speaker and pro-family activist who keeps a close eye on politics and pop culture.
Come back tomorrow for the rest of this conversation.
Support Schoolhouse Rocked!
Has the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast been a blessing to you? Support from our listeners allows us provide resources, support, and encouragement to homeschooling families around the world. Please consider donating to support Schoolhouse Rocked.
WATCH THE MOVIE! Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution is here. 
Watch this full conversation on our YouTube channel.
Recommended Resources:
Airing the Addisons on American Family Radio, with Meeke and Wil Addison
Child Training Bible Kit
Virtue Training BIble Kit
Wise Words for Moms by Ginger Hubbard
 
Want even more homeschooling encouragement? Listen to the NEW Homeschool Insights Podcast!
From the creators of Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, Homeschool Insights gives you practical, Biblical, home education, and parenting encouragement and resources in under ten minutes an episode. Hosted by Yvette Hampton, each show features the advice of Christian education experts, authors, speakers, curriculum publishers, and homeschool veterans, to help you disciple the hearts of your children for the glory of God!
WATCH THE MOVIE!
Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution is now available on DVD and HD streaming. 
Buy the film today or bring Schoolhouse Rocked to your church or homeschool co-op.
Watch the Official Trailer for Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution
Schoolhouse Rocked is excellent and a wonderful testimony to the growing popularity of home schooling and the superior education that it provides young people.” - Dr. James Dobson
“This is not an exaggeration to say, this is the movement that is needed to save this country. Incredibly, incredibly well done.” – Rick Green, Patriot Academy
"This is one of the most empowering tools I’ve seen for parents! I was honored to be interviewed in the film and am excited to see it come to fruition. It is amazing!" – Israel Wayne, Family Renewal
If you are considering homeschooling or just need some great homeschooling encouragement, get your FREE Homeschool Survival Kit from the producers of Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution and the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast.This 70+ page guide includes helpful articles, videos, and audio, for every stage of homeschooling, from pre-school to graduation. It will give you the encouragement you need to start strong and finish well! The Homeschool Survival Kit also includes an extensive directory of must-have homeschooling resources.
 
Please take a minute to visit our sponsors and thank them for helping to bring you The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. We ONLY work with companies we know and love! We happily recommend these companies and their products.
Are you looking for a new Math Curriculum? CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Visit CTCmath.com today to start your free trial today.
 
BJU Press Homeschool provides complete curriculum for preschool through 12th grade with both traditional textbooks and video courses available. Education from a Christian worldview reshapes how children see the world. BJU Press materials teach Christ's power and lordship through the Big Story of creation.
 
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
 
Apologia – Apologia is a Christ-centered, award-winning homeschool curriculum provider. Our mission is to help homeschooling students and families learn, live, and defend the Christian faith through our print and digital curriculum and online classes.
Podcast Topics: Meeke Addison, Apologetics, Airing the Addisons, Wil Addison, AFA, American Family Association, American Family Radio, Podcast, Family, Marriage, Ministry, Work, Yvette Hampton, Interview, Cast and Crew, Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, Homeschool Movie, Homeschool Documentary

Discipleship. Homeschooling. Culture wars. Truth. In this episode, Yvette Hampton and Meeke Addison address these issues and many more.
Meeke Addison is a homeschool mom and radio personality who, along with her husband Wil, hosts Airing the Addisons on American Family Radio. They focus on empowering and strengthening the family and urban community. Meeke is also a speaker and pro-family activist who keeps a close eye on politics and pop culture.
Come back Wednesday and Thursday for the rest of this conversation.
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Has the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast been a blessing to you? Support from our listeners allows us provide resources, support, and encouragement to homeschooling families around the world. Please consider donating to support Schoolhouse Rocked.
Watch this full conversation on our YouTube channel.
 
Recommended Resources:
Airing the Addisons on American Family Radio, with Meeke and Wil Addison
Child Training Bible Kit
Virtue Training BIble Kit
Wise Words for Moms by Ginger Hubbard
 
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Please take a minute to visit our sponsors and thank them for helping to bring you The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. We ONLY work with companies we know and love! We happily recommend these companies and their products.
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The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
 
Apologia – Apologia is a Christ-centered, award-winning homeschool curriculum provider. Our mission is to help homeschooling students and families learn, live, and defend the Christian faith through our print and digital curriculum and online classes.
Podcast Topics: Meeke Addison, Apologetics, Airing the Addisons, Wil Addison, AFA, American Family Association, American Family Radio, Podcast, Family, Marriage, Ministry, Work, Yvette Hampton, Interview, Cast and Crew, Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, Homeschool Movie, Homeschool Documentary

Discipleship. Homeschooling. Culture wars. Truth. In this episode, Yvette Hampton and Meeke Addison we address these issues and many more.
Meeke Addison is a homeschool mom and radio personality who, along with her husband Wil, hosts Airing the Addisons on American Family Radio. They focus on empowering and strengthening the family and urban community. Meeke is also a speaker and pro-family activist who keeps a close eye on politics and pop culture.
 
WATCH THE MOVIE! Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution is here. 
Get tickets today or bring Schoolhouse Rocked to your church or homeschool co-op.
The sold out Tulsa premiere of Schoolhouse Rocked!
“Schoolhouse Rocked” will rock your educational world to the foundations and give you and your kids great hope for the future! The old-school paradigm has proven broken and a new way of learning is here. Don’t miss this important film!” - Kirk Cameron
 
This is one of the most empowering tools I’ve seen for parents! I was honored to be interviewed in the film and am excited to see it come to fruition. It is amazing! – Israel Wayne, Family Renewal
Watch this full conversation on our YouTube channel.
 
Recommended Resources:
Airing the Addisons on American Family Radio, with Meeke and Wil Addison
Child Training Bible Kit
Virtue Training BIble Kit
Wise Words for Moms by Ginger Hubbard
 
 
Support Schoolhouse Rocked
Has Schoolhouse Rocked been a blessing to you? Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support Schoolhouse Rocked.
Support from the homeschool community allows us provide resources and encouragement to homeschooling families around the world. Whether or not you can donate, we ask that EVERY listener support the show by sharing it with your friends and family, by leaving a review on iTunes, and by praying for our team.
 
If you are considering homeschooling or just need some great homeschooling encouragement, get your FREE Homeschool Survival Kit from the producers of Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution and the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast.This 60+ page guide includes helpful articles, videos, and audio, for every stage of homeschooling, from pre-school to graduation. It will give you the encouragement you need to start strong and finish well! The Homeschool Survival Kit also includes an extensive directory of must-have homeschooling resources.
 
Please take a minute to visit our sponsors and thank them for helping to bring you The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. We ONLY work with companies we know and love! We happily recommend these companies and their products.
Are you looking for a new Math Curriculum? CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Visit CTCmath.com today to start your free trial today.
 
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
 
Classical Conversations leads the home-centered education movement by teaching parents and students the classical tools of learning so that they can discover God's created order and beauty. Share the love of learning through a Christian worldview and fellowship with other families. Our families thrive using three keys to a great education: Classical, Christian, and Community.
Podcast Topics: Meeke Addison, Apologetics, Airing the Addisons, Wil Addison, AFA, American Family Association, American Family Radio, Podcast, Family, Marriage, Ministry, Work, Yvette Hampton, Interview, Cast and Crew, Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, Homeschool Movie, Homeschool Documentary

Discipleship. Homeschooling. Culture wars. Truth. In this episode, Yvette Hampton and Meeke Addison we address these issues and many more.
Meeke Addison is a homeschool mom and radio personality who, along with her husband Wil, hosts Airing the Addisons on American Family Radio. They focus on empowering and strengthening the family and urban community. Meeke is also a speaker and pro-family activist who keeps a close eye on politics and pop culture.
Come back tomorrow for the rest of this conversation.
 
WATCH THE MOVIE! Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution is here. 
Get tickets today or bring Schoolhouse Rocked to your church or homeschool co-op.
The sold out Tulsa premiere of Schoolhouse Rocked!
“Schoolhouse Rocked” will rock your educational world to the foundations and give you and your kids great hope for the future! The old-school paradigm has proven broken and a new way of learning is here. Don’t miss this important film!” - Kirk Cameron
 
This is one of the most empowering tools I’ve seen for parents! I was honored to be interviewed in the film and am excited to see it come to fruition. It is amazing! – Israel Wayne, Family Renewal
Watch this full conversation on our YouTube channel.
 
Recommended Resources:
Airing the Addisons on American Family Radio, with Meeke and Wil Addison
Child Training Bible Kit
Virtue Training BIble Kit
Wise Words for Moms by Ginger Hubbard
 
 
Support Schoolhouse Rocked
Has Schoolhouse Rocked been a blessing to you? Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support Schoolhouse Rocked.
Support from the homeschool community allows us provide resources and encouragement to homeschooling families around the world. Whether or not you can donate, we ask that EVERY listener support the show by sharing it with your friends and family, by leaving a review on iTunes, and by praying for our team.
 
If you are considering homeschooling or just need some great homeschooling encouragement, get your FREE Homeschool Survival Kit from the producers of Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution and the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast.This 60+ page guide includes helpful articles, videos, and audio, for every stage of homeschooling, from pre-school to graduation. It will give you the encouragement you need to start strong and finish well! The Homeschool Survival Kit also includes an extensive directory of must-have homeschooling resources.
 
Please take a minute to visit our sponsors and thank them for helping to bring you The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. We ONLY work with companies we know and love! We happily recommend these companies and their products.
Are you looking for a new Math Curriculum? CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Visit CTCmath.com today to start your free trial today.
 
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
 
Classical Conversations leads the home-centered education movement by teaching parents and students the classical tools of learning so that they can discover God's created order and beauty. Share the love of learning through a Christian worldview and fellowship with other families. Our families thrive using three keys to a great education: Classical, Christian, and Community.
Podcast Topics: Meeke Addison, Apologetics, Airing the Addisons, Wil Addison, AFA, American Family Association, American Family Radio, Podcast, Family, Marriage, Ministry, Work, Yvette Hampton, Interview, Cast and Crew, Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, Homeschool Movie, Homeschool Documentary

Discipleship. Homeschooling. Culture wars. Truth. In this episode, Yvette Hampton and Meeke Addison we address these issues and many more.
Meeke Addison is a homeschool mom and radio personality who, along with her husband Wil, hosts Airing the Addisons on American Family Radio. They focus on empowering and strengthening the family and urban community. Meeke is also a speaker and pro-family activist who keeps a close eye on politics and pop culture.
Come back Wednesday and Thursday for the rest of this conversation.
 
WATCH THE MOVIE! Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution is here. 
Get tickets today or bring Schoolhouse Rocked to your church or homeschool co-op.
The sold out Tulsa premiere of Schoolhouse Rocked!
“Schoolhouse Rocked” will rock your educational world to the foundations and give you and your kids great hope for the future! The old-school paradigm has proven broken and a new way of learning is here. Don’t miss this important film!” - Kirk Cameron
 
This is one of the most empowering tools I’ve seen for parents! I was honored to be interviewed in the film and am excited to see it come to fruition. It is amazing! – Israel Wayne, Family Renewal
Watch this full conversation on our YouTube channel.
 
Recommended Resources:
Airing the Addisons on American Family Radio, with Meeke and Wil Addison
Child Training Bible Kit
Virtue Training BIble Kit
Wise Words for Moms by Ginger Hubbard
 
 
Support Schoolhouse Rocked
Has Schoolhouse Rocked been a blessing to you? Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support Schoolhouse Rocked.
Support from the homeschool community allows us provide resources and encouragement to homeschooling families around the world. Whether or not you can donate, we ask that EVERY listener support the show by sharing it with your friends and family, by leaving a review on iTunes, and by praying for our team.
 
If you are considering homeschooling or just need some great homeschooling encouragement, get your FREE Homeschool Survival Kit from the producers of Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution and the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast.This 60+ page guide includes helpful articles, videos, and audio, for every stage of homeschooling, from pre-school to graduation. It will give you the encouragement you need to start strong and finish well! The Homeschool Survival Kit also includes an extensive directory of must-have homeschooling resources.
 
Please take a minute to visit our sponsors and thank them for helping to bring you The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. We ONLY work with companies we know and love! We happily recommend these companies and their products.
Are you looking for a new Math Curriculum? CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Visit CTCmath.com today to start your free trial today.
 
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
 
Classical Conversations leads the home-centered education movement by teaching parents and students the classical tools of learning so that they can discover God's created order and beauty. Share the love of learning through a Christian worldview and fellowship with other families. Our families thrive using three keys to a great education: Classical, Christian, and Community.
Podcast Topics: Meeke Addison, Apologetics, Airing the Addisons, Wil Addison, AFA, American Family Association, American Family Radio, Podcast, Family, Marriage, Ministry, Work, Yvette Hampton, Interview, Cast and Crew, Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, Homeschool Movie, Homeschool Documentary

Please take a minute to rate this podcast and leave a review on iTunes.
Join Yvette Hampton as she talks with guest, Meeke Addison, Assistant Director of Special Initiatives at the American Family Association and co-host of Airing the Addisons on AFR. If you missed the first part of this interview, please go back and listen to Monday's episode. Meeke's work with AFA began in 2007 as a stay-at-home mom in Louisiana. Since then she has primarily served on-air as a radio personality.
Meeke Addison was a speaker for the 2020 Homegrown Generation Family Expo. Check out a FREE preview (7 sessions - over 9 hours of content) here!
 
Meeke is a conference speaker, women’s teacher, author, and pro-family activist who keeps a close eye on politics, pop culture, and the Church. Her focus is on equipping everyday Christians to effectively engage and transform culture.
 
Watch the video of the first half of this interview (25 minutes) for free on YouTube
Watch the full interview (1-hour) here
 
During this episode, Yvette and Meeke talk about the fact that religious instruction is common in "secular" public schools. Read more about that subject here.
Listen to the Airing the Addisons podcast: https://afr.net/podcasts/airing-the-addisons/
Find Meeke on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AiringTheAddisons/ 
Learn more about AFA: https://www.afa.net/
 
If you are considering homeschooling or just need some great homeschooling encouragement, please check out HomegrownGeneration.com for over 9 hours of FREE homeschool videos from the Homegrown Generation Family Expo.
 
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Please take a minute to visit our sponsors and thank them for helping to bring you The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. We ONLY work with companies we know and love! We happily recommend these companies and their products.
Are you looking for a new Math Curriculum? CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Visit CTCmath.com today to start your free trial today.
 
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
 
Classical Conversations leads the home-centered education movement by teaching parents and students the classical tools of learning so that they can discover God's created order and beauty. Share the love of learning through a Christian worldview and fellowship with other families. Our families thrive using three keys to a great education: Classical, Christian, and Community.

Please take a minute to rate this podcast and leave a review on iTunes.
Join Yvette Hampton as she talks with guest, Meeke Addison, Assistant Director of Special Initiatives and co-host of Airing the Addisons on AFR. Her work with AFA began in 2007 as a stay-at-home mom in Louisiana. Since then she has primarily served on-air as a radio personality.
Meeke Addison was a speaker for the Homegrown Generation Family Expo. Check out a FREE preview (7 sessions - over 9 hours of content) here!
 
Meeke is a conference speaker, women’s teacher, author, and pro-family activist who keeps a close eye on politics, pop culture, and the Church. Her focus is on equipping everyday Christians to effectively engage and transform culture.
 
Watch the video of this interview (25 minutes) for free on YouTube
 
During this episode, Yvette and Meeke talk about the fact that religious instruction is common in "secular" public schools. Read more about that subject here.
Listen to the Airing the Addisons podcast: https://afr.net/podcasts/airing-the-addisons/
Find Meeke on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AiringTheAddisons/ 
Learn more about AFA: https://www.afa.net/
 
If you are considering homeschooling or just need some great homeschooling encouragement, please check out HomegrownGeneration.com for over 9 hours of FREE homeschool videos from the Homegrown Generation Family Expo.
 
New, lower price! FULL ACCESS to the Homegrown Generation Family Expo is just $10!
 
Please take a minute to visit our sponsors and thank them for helping to bring you The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. We ONLY work with companies we know and love! We happily recommend these companies and their products.
Are you looking for a new Math Curriculum? CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Visit CTCmath.com today to start your free trial today.
 
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) equips teachers and teaching parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers. Using the Structure and Style™ writing method, IEW will give you the ability to fill young minds with language-building skills, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of excellent writing.
 
Classical Conversations leads the home-centered education movement by teaching parents and students the classical tools of learning so that they can discover God's created order and beauty. Share the love of learning through a Christian worldview and fellowship with other families. Our families thrive using three keys to a great education: Classical, Christian, and Community.

Please take a minute to rate this podcast and leave a review on iTunes.
Join Yvette Hampton as she talks with guest, Meeke Addison, Assistant Director of Special Initiatives at the American Family Association and co-host of Airing the Addisons on AFR. If you missed the first part of this interview, please go back and listen to Monday's episode. Meeke's work with AFA began in 2007 as a stay-at-home mom in Louisiana. Since then she has primarily served on-air as a radio personality.
Meeke Addison is a speaker for the live, interactive, online 2020 Homegrown Generation Family Expo. Check out a FREE preview (7 sessions - over 9 hours of content) here!
 
Meeke is a conference speaker, women’s teacher, author, and pro-family activist who keeps a close eye on politics, pop culture, and the Church. Her focus is on equipping everyday Christians to effectively engage and transform culture.
 
Watch the video of the first half of this interview (25 minutes) for free on YouTube.
Backstage Pass Members can watch the full interview (1-hour) here.
During this episode, Yvette and Meeke talk about the fact that religious instruction is common in "secular" public schools. Read more about that subject here.
Listen to the Airing the Addisons podcast: https://afr.net/podcasts/airing-the-addisons/
Find Meeke on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AiringTheAddisons/ 
Learn more about AFA: https://www.afa.net/
 
Are you looking for a new Math Curriculum? CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, make learning math easy and effective. Visit CTCmath.com today to start your free trial today. 
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Hey everyone. Welcome back to this Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. This is Yvette Hampton and I am your host and I am back with my friend Meeke Addison. Our first part of our discussion was on Monday, so if you have not listened to that, you're gonna want to go back and listen to that and then come back and join us for part two. But Meeke, welcome back to the podcast. Thanks so much for having me back, Yvette. Yes, I am so thrilled to have you back. We are having a fun discussion about culture and homeschooling and parenting and the word of God and it's I, this is what I love to talk about is so much fun and you are actually going to be part of the homegrown generation family expo tonight, which is when this episode is airing, it will be April 1st at 5:00 PM Pacific time, 8:00 PM Eastern time.
Speaker 1:
So you guys please join us for that. It's going to be an exciting discussion that we're going to have. It'll be live and it will be available for anyone to watch the live session. So, you can see that at HomegrownGeneration.com you can watch it live on Facebook. If you go to Facebook, find the homegrown generation family expo live event page and you'll be able to take part in that conversation with Meeke and myself. So, so Meeke, welcome back. I'm excited to continue talking about what we've been talking about. At the end of the last podcast we were talking about how God is the final authority and we were talking about parenting and just teaching our kids that it's not our rules that we are enforcing upon our children, but it's really God's authority and just saying, this is what God has for us and we say this on the podcast all the time.
Speaker 1:
So for those who listen, they know one of the things we tell our girls constantly, and it has been said many times today, today's been one of those days for us. But we tell them all the time that sin causes pain, but obedience brings blessings. And the reason that we want them to obey is because we want them to have a life of blessings and not a life of pain. And, and here's the thing. Life is painful. Oh, obedience doesn't mean you're not going to have any pain in your life at all because we live in a sinful, fallen world, but it's a different kind of pain than the pain that you choose for yourself because of your own disobedience. And so we constantly are trying to just pour God's word over them. And, and, and it's one of the greatest things about having them home with us is because we get to be the ones you and I were talking about the different character traits and our children and you know, the strong world versus the one who is outwardly obedient but not so much inwardly obedient.
Speaker 1:
And when we have them with us for the majority of the time we get to, to work with them one on one and focus on who God created them to be and what a wonderful and amazing privilege that we have. And not just a privilege but a responsibility that we have as their parents to portraits into their hearts and to, and help them to become who God created them to be. So I would love for you to, I know you've got some scripture that you share with your kids and with your family and I would love for you to share with us some, some scripture that you go back to for conviction and for the encouragement and training of your children.
Speaker 2:
Yeah. Well one of them we kind of alluded to and the previous broadcast, which was the understanding that, and this is sort of like whenever it's taxing, you know, whenever I feel overwhelmed or whenever I feel like maybe I, I talked to a friend and they're like, Oh, we're studying this and we're doing this. And that temptation kind of rises up to compare yourself and you think, wait a minute, should I also be doing, I don't know if I'm doing, you know, and I think about what's the purpose? Why am I doing what I'm doing? I'm not doing this so that my kids will be competitive in the world. That's not the reason that I'm doing this. I am doing this because I really do believe that when a student is fully trained, he or she will be like their teacher. And so I go back to that whenever I feel discouraged, whenever I feel like you know, man, I'm overwhelmed.
Speaker 2:
Or even when the enemy tries to condemn me, you know, are these feelings that we battle with as moms? Like am I meeting all of their goals? Like are there going to be gaps? Are there things that we don't know? You know, I remind myself of the reason that I'm doing this and the reason that I'm doing this is so that I can pass the gospel onto them intact. I want them to have the truth of the gospel, not some American version of the gospel. Not some 21st century version of the gospel. What I want them to have the faith as it has been handed down to us and that's why we do what we do.
Speaker 1:
Yeah. You talked about the American version of the gospel and I know that one of the things that you really focus on in your ministry is the church and where the church is today. Can you talk a little bit about what you're seeing in church culture and, and how we can be part of, of some change that needs to go on?
Speaker 2:
Yeah, so I feel like there's, there's always been a battle in the church. Like I tell people all the time that the gospel has never existed in safety. We have this idea where we think that, Oh, you know, back in this day or this time period, it was just easy to hold on to the gospel. It's never been easy to hold on to the gospel through persecution, through loss of life, right. Through, you know, insidious methods infiltrating the church. The gospel has always been under attack, but I think in the United States of America, it's been different because we kind of think that that can't happen in the United States of America, that the gospel cannot be under attack because America and my husband says this, often, America and Christianity have grown up alongside one another, and so now people think that Americanism is Christianity, right? The two are distinct and one is supposed to influence the other.
Speaker 2:
It's supposed to be Christianity that influences the culture, influences the nation. Unfortunately, what we've seen is we've see, we've seen Americanism influenced Christianity and that was never supposed to be, so we see this represented in our churches where our churches have growth models like their businesses, right? Where how do we grow our church? Well, you do that by conversion. You do that because the gospel bears fruit everywhere that it's preached and then the church grows. If you read through acts, you know, we've been studying through the book of acts with our children because we want them to understand that our faith is real, that it's something that has passed down through generations, that it holds up under scrutiny. And so when you go back to that, you look at the Lord adding daily to the number of believers who are being saved. You look at the gospel bearing fruit.
Speaker 2:
One of the things that I think that our church got into our churches in America was really just Americanism. You know, how do we create more popular youth groups? And, and I'm not anti-youth groups, but I just feel like if we have gotten to a place, and even I think we have, but if we've gotten to a place where we think that it's the youth pastor's job to train my kid, if I think it's the church's job to equip my kid to stand against the onslaught of the culture, then I'm sorry, and not to be offensive, but we're raising lazy Christians and we ourselves are lazy believers. Like, if we think that, Oh, someone else is supposed to do that, it's a, it's sort of like I'm outsourcing discipleship, you know what I mean? How can I get to do that for me so that I don't have to get my hands dirty?
Speaker 2:
Well, you're going to get your hands dirty. You know, my husband says all the time, he says, we, you know, we glamorize being fishers of men. And he goes and yeah, he goes, but at some point you catch the fish, you have to clean them. Yeah. You know what I mean? It doesn't stop with cash. And that's the discipleship. That's the dirty work where you have to really get in there and shape character. While I'm doing that, first and foremost with my kids, that's where it starts. And then after that, I'm discipling women because I believe the Lord has called us to that, that older women are to teach younger women, you know? And so that's important to me. But my work is first with my own kids. They're right here. They're closest to me in proximity, so I don't want to skip over them and then go to meet somebody else's need. And you know, my own kids are growing up sort of like these wild weeds, you know?
Speaker 1:
Yeah, yup, yup. That's right. I love this conversation. I love what we're talking about. I love talking about the church and, and how America has really influenced the church instead of the church influencing America. And that's really what we're seeing happen. All, you know, and it's not just in America actually, it's all over the world. You know, we, we've seen that in European countries and I mean it's everywhere. It's everywhere. And I think that Satan is very clever. I think that he wants people to believe that they're Christians. You know, if they go to church and they say all the right things and then serve in church and they serve the homeless. And I'm not saying any of that stuff is bad by any means. Of course it's not. But we tend to think that just playing the game is, is our ticket to heaven instead of people having a really deep, sincere longing relationship with and for the Lord.
Speaker 1:
And I, you know, that is one of the things that we desperately work on teaching our girls is we want them to, to thirst for the Lord. We want them to desperately want to know him and have a relationship with him because it's their relationship. It's not ours. You know, they, they don't get to ride on our coattails into heaven and, and it's a hard thing to do but, but you know, all we can do is what God has called us to do and be diligent in doing that. And you know, you have such a passion for Christian parents and so, and I know that you, for women as well, you talked about Titus two three through five and that the older women are to teach the younger women. So, and you've talked about this a little bit already. You did this in the first part of the podcast. But I would love for you to give some very practical maybe just advice on how, how we can very practically teach our children to love Jesus.
Speaker 2:
So my first piece of advice would be we have to live that out. That has to be true for us. We can't desire something for our kids that isn't first true for us. Right? So that's our first prayer point that we ask the Lord by the power of his Holy spirit to give us a genuine love for him, that we ask the Lord to create in us a clean heart, you know, to renew a right spirit within us. If, if the things of this world have overtaken us, then we need to confess that we need to bring that to the Lord. If we ourselves have been, you know, I dunno, captivated by Americanism and again, we need to confess that and bring that to the Lord. So that's one. Number two, I approach training our kids. Like I approached discipling other people's kids. We were missionaries for a number of years and we trained university kids.
Speaker 2:
And so I look at my kids like an extension of that work that we did as missionaries. So that means that I start with the word of God as our authority and as our straight edge. And I talk to them like real people made in the image of God. I don't disciple them. And this would be point number three. I don't disciple them for them to make me look good, right? Because our kids are not here to make us look good. In fact, our kids are going to embarrass us. Our kids are going to say things. They're going to have these little road bumps along the way as they grow in their faith. And I'm reminded of my own walk with the Lord where there are things that I didn't know I didn't understand perfectly. And the Lord was patient with me. He didn't cast me away because I embarrassed him.
Speaker 2:
No, the Lord was Haitian and enduring and long suffering. And so I want to have that as a model with my kids. They say things on a regular basis that I'm going and where is that in scripture? So that's number four when they make claims about Christ, you know, we're going through the book of acts. And so recently we're in acts chapter 17 where the apostle Paul has moved on from vessel a Nikah and he's going to Berea. And the Bible says that the Bereans were more noble than that. That's alone. Ian's, because they actually checked the scriptures to see of what the apostles were saying was true. Right. And so I told her kids, and this is something that holds me my feet to the fire, I tell them, if somebody makes a truth claim about the Lord, about his character, about his nature, your first question should be, where was that in scripture?
Speaker 2:
Yeah. Where'd you get that? Like, where, where is that? You know, and so, and, and my son doesn't miss a beat. Like, he's like, yeah, that's great. He goes, you know, mom, cause I was wondering, he goes, you said that Barnabas and Luke are John Mark. He said, you said that Barnabas and John Mark were cousins. He goes, where is that in the Bible? You know? And I said, Oh, you know what, JD, man, I read it. I need, I need to get that reference for you. But that's a great catch. Like if I'm going to make a claim that you know, Paul and Barnabas split up because of this dispute with Mark and Mark was Barnabas's cousin. Well that's sensational and so I need to be able to back that up. So I was talking to my husband and I said, I said, I remember reading somewhere about this.
Speaker 2:
And he's like, where is it? You know, I said to my husband, where is it? And he goes, well, it's in Colossians, you know, and so he's, I go there, and I did read it, but I'm thinking these are the things that I need to subject myself to this as well. Right. I don't pretend, and this would be number five. I don't pretend to have all the answers when I don't know something I say to my kids, I don't know that answer, but I'm going to research it and I'm going to give back to you because that is a question worth digging into. I think it's so important for us to not trip ourselves up and being super parents that our kids see that we have a real faith. We have a, like I let my kids know when I'm wrestling, when I have questions.
Speaker 2:
Recently my sister, I'm the second of five so my older who was the oldest of the five died suddenly without Mike. There is no reason we don't, we still don't know. And this was February 20th and so I've been walking through this grief process and you know, I've had to say to my kids, listen, you know, this is a really tough time for me. This was my first best friend. Like you know I w she was just a year older than I am and so it's been really tough, but I'm not going to hide that from them. I'm not going to only come out of my room once I've gotten it all together. I mean they've seen me suddenly break down crying and we're okay one minute. And I say to them, listen, the Bible teaches us that we don't grieve as those who have no home. But guys, we do Greaves and I'm gonna miss her, you know?
Speaker 2:
And so these are opportunities for us to show our kids that our faith is real. We live in a world where there's pain, where there is suffering, but we also serve the true and living God. If I could summarize all of that for you, Yvette, what I would say is I want my kids to know that my faith is real. That it's not something that, well, I just grew up in this and this is just what people do, but that our hope is real. We, you know, everything that we're passing on to them is something that we put our entire what are in that. Yeah.
Speaker 1:
Yeah. Oh my goodness. I that, that is amazing. I love, I love that. I love everything you just said. I'm sitting here, I'm, I'm trying to write notes and still look at two at the same time. God's word does not return void. And you know, when, when I was in high school, I think I've probably shared this before, but when I was in high school, we went to a church that that didn't many things that were anti biblical and, and I really struggled with that. And I knew, I mean there was just something in my spirit. I was, I was a Christian at that time and I knew that there was just something wrong with the things that were going on. And so I went to a Christian school and I had a, my Bible theology teacher and his name is Dean Spoelstra. And I would come to him and I would say, so this, this happened at church this weekend and w what do you think?
Speaker 1:
And he would always say to me, it doesn't matter what I think, let's see what the word of God says about it. And he would always direct me back to scripture. And he was the first one ever, and this was my junior year in high school. I remember specifically, he was the first one ever who just always directed me back to scripture and just say, what does God say about it? It doesn't matter what I say, what does God say about it? And so we've, we really tried to do that with our children as well. Cause it, it doesn't matter what we say and, and teaching them scripture as a whole, you know, cause it's easy to take one verse and take it completely out of context and say, look, this is what the Bible says. Okay, well read everything around it. What's the history behind it?
Speaker 1:
What does the old Testament say that refers to that part of the new Testament? I mean like it's one big story. And so that's why it's so important to teach God's word as a whole. And, and so yeah, I love that point. And pointing them back to Jesus, there's no better way to disciple the hearts of our children. And we have, again, such an amazing opportunity with having our children home with us to be able to do that on a daily basis. You know, if we're away from us for 35 or 40 hours a week, we would miss so many opportunities to be able to do that. And so what a privilege and a responsibility we have to teach and train up our children to love. That's right. I don't think I would recognize them, Yvette. I don't think I would recognize these kids that God's given to me.
Speaker 1:
Right. If I were not able to be around them and have these times with them. Right, right. It is such a blessing. So while we are unfortunately out of time, I feel like I could talk all day long with you, but again, you are going to be on the homegrown generation family expo. We're going to do a live session with you. I'm so excited about that and I'm so we will continue to talk about all things culture and discipleship with you during that event. Thank you again Meeke for your time today. And where can people find out more about you? People can go to afa.net and connect with us there a search for the Airing the Addisons podcast, and they can also look us up on Facebook if they look for the page Airing the Addisons. Okay, sounds great. We'll put all those links in the show notes as well, and thank you guys for listening. If you have not yet left a review for the podcast, we would love for you to do that. We, we really appreciate it. I know it's kind of a hassle to do that. For some reason, iTunes does not make it easy to leave a review, but we appreciate those who take the time to figure it out because it is a bit of a hassle. But we love you guys. We're praying for you. Thank you for joining us today. Have a fantastic rest of your week and we will see you back here next week. Bye.

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Speaker 1:
Hey everyone, this is Yvette Hampton. Welcome back to the schoolhouse rock to podcast. I have such a great guest on today with me today and I'm so excited for you to get to meet her. Her name is Meeke Addison and she was actually introduced to me by Israel Wayne. I know that many of you know Israel. He's been on the podcast several times and he said, you need to meet this lady, Meeke Addison. And I said, okay. So we started checking into her and cause this is what we do. You know, we, we use the internet to spy on people. And, and so Garrett actually started listening to your radio show and just following you on Facebook. He's been for months and he said, we have got to get this lady on the podcast and she has such an encouragement. So, I'm really, really excited Meeke, to have you on today. I would love it if you would introduce yourself to our audience.
Speaker 2:
Well, thank you. I'm so excited to be with you guys. And that means so much to know because we have so many different outlets. People can listen to whatever they want. So it's an honor to me and for me that anybody would listen to anything that I have to say. I'm will Addison's wife and we've been married for 15 years and I'm the mother of his five children and we homeschool. And I also, that's my full time job. My part time job is as a spokesperson for the American family association. And I picked that up from my good friend Abraham Hamilton. He says that what we do out in the culture that is part time work, but that our full time is with our families. And so anyway, I do that and I host a national radio show for an hour Monday through Friday where we talk about cultural issues. We talk about marriage, the family. Certainly we look at what's going on with the church and how we can hold the line. That's what we're constantly encouraging people to do. Hold the line in 21st century America.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, I love it. Well you are doing amazing work and you know I, I love what you just said about a Abraham Hamilton the third, right? That's correct. He's your pastor. I learned and I'm just another great advocate for Jesus and, and homeschooling and culture and just this, this desperate revival that we are in need of. And you said, you know that fulltime being a, a mom, his full time job and the other stuff is your part time job. And we just actually did a podcast about motherhood, the ministry of motherhood. And I kind of gave my, my testimony of what the Lord has been doing in my heart and kind of going from working full time with school house rock and pouring my whole self into that and realizing that my first priority really needed to be my children. And so the Lord has really been working in our family and kind of allowing me to let go of some schoolhouse rock stuff except for the podcast and allowing me to be more present with my family.
Speaker 1:
And so I love that that is your primary ministry as well. And you know, in that podcast it wasn't at all to say we shouldn't ever work, you know, as wives, as moms, we should never ever, ever work outside of taking care of our families. But there has to be balanced and doing that. We need to know what our priorities are. And so I really appreciate you saying that. You know, I know that the Lord has done many great things through you and you and I got to talk on the phone the other day and you got to share with me kind of your story about how you started homeschooling. And so I would love for you to tell that story and then I want to talk about culture and how homeschooling kind of ties into this whole culture war that we have going on. So, so share with us your homeschool story.
Speaker 2:
So we kind of found ourselves in a situation where we were just, we were sort of at this impasse where we, you know, realize that our kids were sort of being discipled away from us because you know, whenever there is influence, whenever there is training, whenever there is teaching, there is discipleship. You are making people who are followers. And so, you know, we had our kids, the two oldest of the five were educated traditionally so outside of our home. And one of the things that we noticed was that just, you know, the slow changes happening in them where the things that they cared about and the things that grabbed their attention seemed to be more of the things of the world. And they had wonderful godly teachers. I mean, you know, we live in a small community and so they went down to first Baptist, you know, in our, in our area and the teachers are, you know, active in the community.
Speaker 2:
But at the same time I started to notice that those became my girls influence, that their teachers and that their peers were their influence. And so add to that, I felt like I was spending two to three hours after they got home every day. Just kind of reteaching them and Yvette, I just felt like, why? Why am I doing this? Like, you know, why am I, I'm frustrated and, and then also I'm adding time to my day to teach them the way I wanted them to be taught and I'm after prayer and just willing, I'm putting our heads together. We felt like the Lord was really directing us to homeschool them. And I guess that was 2015 and we haven't looked back like, so when I was, I was expecting baby number four, I kind of keep track of life by the babies that I'm expecting, but I was expecting baby number four and, and that's when we made the decision that, you know, when the school year came to a close we would homeschool.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, I love that. And in your show and your radio show that you host, you talk a lot about culture and just the this culture war that we are in. And I would love for you to talk about it from the perspective of a Christian homeschool mom. What do you see going on in the culture right now and how can we as homeschool moms help this, this a revival that is really to take place?
Speaker 2:
I think one of the big mistakes that we make, Yvette, is that we think the culture is neutral. We think that, Oh no, the culture does not have a goal or an aim or that it is not aggressive with that goal or that aim. And that's one of the things that we tried to sort of awaken and stir the Christian community to seeing that the culture is making grabs all the time. And actually it's predominant, right? So our country has undergone a shift where it's no longer the Christian culture that is predominant, you know? So we've heard people describe this as post-Christian America and, and what does this look like? You know? But the reality is that it's not the type of America that I think even you and I grew up in, I think it's rapidly changing. And what we have to recognize is that it's not a neutral change. It is a very aggressive change that pulls toward darkness. So you can't just expect your kid to sort of be out in this culture and be unaffected. Like your kid doesn't just go out into the world and arrive at a neutral position. Right. Your kid going out into the world is going to arrive at the position that's already established by the culture and it is antithetical to the faith.
Speaker 1:
That's right. Yeah. It truly is. And we're trusting that because we have them at home with us, you know, when we have them at home with us, if we have them out in the public, we're teaching them Bible verses and maybe they go to a one and they go to church on Sunday morning. And so we think oftentimes as Christian parents will, that's enough. They know we love Jesus, but then for 35 or 40 hours a week, we're putting them under the influence of someone else and someone else's ideas in someone else's religion. Really, because everybody believes in something, you know? And there is religion being taught in public schools and oftentimes even in private schools, there is false religion being taught in those schools as well. And, and so, yes, I think it's a very difficult thing to expect our kids to spend all of that time away from us and then still come back with our own values and beliefs and morals and it's a war. It's a battle that we've got going on. What can we as parents who, you know, some listening to this are homeschool parents, some are not. Some are trying to figure out this homeschool thing and wondering, is this for us? Is this something that we want to pursue? How can we have a greater influence on our kids? And therefore in our culture,
Speaker 2:
the first thing I think we have to realize is that there is the need for greater influence. I think sometimes, you know, we start talking about, Hey, here's the solution is what you have to do. But I don't know that Christian parents or even nominal Christian parents have even bought into the idea that there's really a war that they, that they really need to be aggressive this, you know, and so one of the things that we try to do with our kids is we try to parent them for the America that they live in now. Not the America that we knew, not the America that our grandparents knew, but we try to parent our kids based on the America that we live in now and the unchanging message of the gospel. So we still teach our kids that they are peculiar. We teach them that they will have by default a different approach to life.
Speaker 2:
And we believe that we have to prepare them now so that when they go out into the world, they're not shocked to discover that they're not well-liked. They're not shocked to discover that people don't love their message. Because you know what, there was a time when we were all just pretty good. You know, Christians, you know, where everywhere and everybody kind of had the same values and the same morals. But for those of us who are adhering to the word of God, we're waking up to the reality that you know where the rubber meets the road is that a Bible believing Christian will be called hateful, will be called a bigot. We'll be called narrow minded. And you can believe in a Jesus who accepts everyone as they are and doesn't require anything of us. And it's just one path among many. But if you say what the Bible says about Jesus Christ, that he is the only way, he is the only way to God and he is the only one who forgives of sin.
Speaker 2:
Well then you're narrow minded and we don't want that type of Christian to be in our circles. So we prepare our kids, and this is going to sound weird, I know, but we prepare our kids to not be popular in the current culture. That will never be. How do you do that? Practically speaking. Okay, so this is gonna sound really weird, right? But one of the verses, and we may get to this a little bit later, but I really believe that a kid or a student who is fully trained as the Bible teaches us is going to be like their teacher, right? Right, exactly right. So I try to ensure that will and I are the number one influences in our kids' lives. And so we model for them that we as your parents are not chasing after the latest fad. We're not into everything that's cool and popular.
Speaker 2:
There are things that we filter even as adults, like we constantly tell our kids the things that we say, no, you're not going to participate in that. Or we don't watch that. We call it consumption. We're not consuming those things. You know what I mean? We tell them, Hey, guess what? We subject ourselves to these same rules because these rules aren't arbitrary. It's not what we gotta to do it cause we're adults and you can't cause your kids. We say, no, this is what we do as people who follow the Lord Jesus Christ. So practically what we try to do is make sure that we ourselves are not in the world to be loved by the world. That we're not in the world to be liked. So that means that we're not ripping and running all the time. Like we're not trying to keep up on the latest things. Like I cannot stress enough how much parents influence their kids with their actions more than what they say. Right? So it means that the things that we value, we want to make sure that it's biblical and then we want to communicate that to our kids so that these are also the things that they value and it's as natural to them as breathing. It's the way that we live our lives, you know?
Speaker 1:
Yes, yes. I love that so much. And it's a hard thing to do, especially because we have grown up in a culture where we, we want to, we want to be liked, we want to be popular. You know, I, I definitely thinking back to my high school years, it's so funny, I was just talking to my daughter about this the other day and I said, I remember high school and junior high like it was yesterday. I graduated in 1993 and that was long time ago. But I remember it like it was yesterday. And I remember that deep desire to be popular, you know, I wanted to be liked by everybody and I wanted to be the cool girl. And, and that's something that even as an adult, I find myself going into, you know, I, I want people to like me. I don't want people to dislike me and, and it's hard to not conform to the culture around us. But I, I mentioned this on last week's podcast where we talked about when, when my oldest daughter was born, I had a very wise mom come alongside me and she said, you become the wife and mom that you want her to grow up to be.
Speaker 2:
Yes. That's it. I mean, that's a wonderful, who do I want her to become?
Speaker 1:
And so and, and I'm going to fail a million times because I'm a sinful human, but at least I can attempt and do my very best to be who God made me to be and then we get to teach our kids. I was, I went on a walk with her this morning actually. We were talking about identity and about how yet her identity is found in Christ and being Christ and like it's not found in the culture. It's not found in what magazines say is, is the new fashion and what things on TV say and how you should talk and what music you should listen to. And it's hard to keep them from that. You know, we were very intentional about what our girls see. We're not TV Watchers, we're not really big movie Watchers, which is kind of ironic since my husband is a filmmaker. But oftentimes, you know, we sit down and we're like, well, let's see if we can watch a movie. And it seems almost impossible to find even a decent movie for us to watch as a family. And so it's, but that's okay. Then we ended up playing a game, which is what we do all the time anyway. But, but it is difficult. It's difficult to be completely set apart. How do your children react to that? Has that just been something that they just know? I mean that's just because that's how your family is or do they, do they push against you on that ever? No, I have say
Speaker 2:
now each of our kids has their own unique personality. Like, so I noticed that it, there, there are objections, but those objections are raised differently. So with our oldest, she tends to be like, she was very strong willed. So from the age of three to like seven, it was consistent and constant discipline and character shaping. It was, Oh my goodness, it was exhausting for me. But man, the spirit of God just really gave me the, I guess the endurance to know that if I can get to this point and not just leave her on autopilot, it's gonna produce a reward. And I've seen it, she's 13 years old now and she is my, she is my second year and can be, he's always had that ability, but it needed to be channeled. And I remember having a conversation with her, you know, she was maybe about seven or eight and it was almost like the height of the rebellion, challenging everything.
Speaker 2:
And I said to her, I said, listen, without consequence. I said, let's have a conversation. What is it that, what do you want? Like what is going on? And I said, you're not going to be in trouble. I just need to know what it is that what's, you know, and my daughter said to me, she said, I want to be your boss. I want to be your boss. Right. She knew this was a breakthrough for me because I understood that what we're doing here is now we're battling for leadership, right. And so I had an opportunity to teach her that the time is going to come where she's going to be able to be in her own family and she will be the mom in the family. She will be in that position of leadership. And it was a wonderful moment and it changed the course of our relationship.
Speaker 2:
So now she is actually very honest with me when she attempted to rebel, when she feels like things are not going her way, you know she we built the kind of relationship where she would tell me then I have my second daughter who is compliant outwardly. But inwardly, no, I disagree. I don't, I don't understand the reasoning. I don't understand why we have to do it that way. You know? And I've noticed that in her. And so I've tried to encourage honesty and transparency. You sometimes think that my rules are arbitrary. Yes. Do you sometimes think we don't need to do it that way? Yes. Let me explain to you why we're doing it this way. And let me explain to you that again, when you're married or if that's not the Lord's will for you, but when you're on your own or however this all works out, you know, after you leave this house, which that's a whole other topic.
Speaker 2:
We're not pushing our kids out, you know? But you know, so I have to deal with them each differently. And then, you know, I have another son who he doesn't understand why the world is so wicked, really just doesn't understand why people are not better. He's 10 he's very philosophical in his thinking. He's, he's very scholarly, so he reads a lot and he reads the Bible a lot on his own. Like he just loves the word of God and you know, he says, he goes, there's, there's nothing that the Bible doesn't speak to is what he says all the time. Like, you know, when he has an issue. And to go back to another question that you asked about, one of the things that we have tried to do, so as homeschooling parents, we still try to make sure that our kids do not see us as the final authority.
Speaker 2:
So we position the word of God as the final authority. When they ask us questions, we take them to the scriptures. We say to them all the time, this is the straight edge. This is the straight edge, you know? And so we try to take them back to the word of God. And I feel like that's helped them to process a lot of what our objections are because they see them as biblical objections and not just parental like user or patient. I don't know. I guess these little people, you know, they want to be independent.
Speaker 1:
Yes, yes. Oh, I love that so much. And, and it's true, you know, we've, our girls are kind of flip flopped from yours in that my oldest is the more outwardly compliant and my youngest is the very strong, well then it's so neat to hear her cause we've really been working on her strong will and it's strong. I, I didn't, I never really understood what a temper tantrum was until she came along and I was like, Oh that's, that's actually a thing. It's different than a tantrum. A temper tantrum is something completely different. She prays. Now she like yours. She has such a soft heart and she often, I mean almost daily she praise, you know, Lord help me to use my strong will in a way that honors you because God gave her that strong. Well and so I want her to use it in a way that honors him.
Speaker 1:
I don't want to take it away from her. She just needs to sit in the right direction. That's right. Yeah. And, and you know, she can do big things for his kingdom if she will learn to honor and obey him. And what a beautiful thing, you know, that God is the final authority. Like you said, I want to talk more about this. We are out of time for part one of this. So I definitely want to come back. Let's do part two on Wednesday and let's talk more about God being the final authority about what God's word says about discipleship. And I want to talk a little bit about the church and what you see going on in church culture today. So thank you so much for those. Just listening to this one. Where can people find out more about you, Meeke?
Speaker 2:
I'd love for people to go to afa.net you can learn about the organization and also find links to check out the podcast for Airing the Addison's.
Speaker 1:
That's awesome. Yes, we'll definitely put those in the show notes. And I'm so excited to announce that you are going to be part of the homegrown generation family expo. So next Wednesday, April 1st no wait, hold on. I'm gonna read you that cause it's going to be that week and I'm so excited to announce that you are going to be part of the homegrown generation family expo. You are going to be doing a live interactive session and it's going to be this coming Wednesday, April 1st from fi. It'll be 5:00 PM Pacific time, 8:00 PM Eastern time. And people will have a chance to just come on, talk with you, ask questions, and we're going to talk a little bit more about this. We're going to talk about culture and about the word of God influencing the hearts of our children and in discipleship. So I'm excited to have you as part of that event.
Speaker 1:
Thank you so much and thank you for being on with us today. We will be back on Wednesday with more from Meeke Addison.