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The Durenda Wilson Podcast

How the Love of Christ Frees Us From Self Focus (Podcast 423)

The Durenda Wilson Podcast

Durenda Wilson

Education For Kids, Kids & Family:parenting, Kids & Family, Parenting

5.0861 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever noticed that the more we focus on ourselves, the more miserable we become? But is it wrong to be concerned about self-improvement? Today Lydia Brownback joins me to help us discern where our focus should be and why. Instead of settling for the counterfeit, we want to recognize where to find real joy and life so we can serve our families well.  Resources mentioned in this episode: ctcmath.com  The Unhurried Homeschooler Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart The Four-Hour School Day Subscribe to my monthly email and receive a free digital download of Encouraging a Homeschooling Heart The Unhurried Homeschooler Mentoring Course Classical Conversations Lydia Brownback website and books (P.S. Don't forget to check out my latest book, The Four Hour School Day: How You and Your Kids Can Thrive in the Homeschool Life on Amazon, durendawilson.com, or your favorite bookseller!)

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0:00.0

Have you ever noticed that the more we focus on ourselves, the more miserable we become?

0:14.6

But is it wrong to be concerned about self-improvement?

0:18.3

Today we're going to be talking about finding freedom from self-focus.

0:22.6

Welcome everyone to the Dorinda Wilson podcast. I'm Durinda, wife to one, mom to eight,

0:28.0

Nana to 10, and 28-year veteran homeschooling mom. I'm also the author of the Unhurried Homestooler,

0:34.1

a simple, mercifully short book on homeschooling, the four-hour school day,

0:38.0

how you and your kids can thrive in the homeschool life and unhurried grace for a mom's heart,

0:42.5

which is a devotional that I wrote specifically for homeschooling moms. I hope you'll check

0:46.9

those three books out. If you haven't already, you can go to Durinda Wilson.com. You can find

0:51.3

all of them on Amazon as well. And you can find the four-hour school day at any of your

0:55.8

favorite booksellers in addition to the places that I just mentioned. I also want to let you know

1:01.0

that if you would like the free digital download of the devotional that accompanies the

1:06.0

four-hour school day, all you have to do is sign up for my monthly email newsletter. So I'll leave a link in the show

1:13.2

notes so that you can get to that very, very easily. And then lastly, I have a mentoring course.

1:20.2

Some of you may have heard about it, but some of you may have not. And this is a series of videos

1:24.3

that I did talking about what it looks like to take a simple,

1:28.5

unhurried approach to homeschooling kindergarten through 12th grade.

1:32.4

So I hope you will check that out as well.

1:36.1

Also, as we're kind of starting to think about next year's homeschooling plan, you might be

1:40.9

considering a new math program.

1:44.0

CTC math specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning.

1:52.2

Creative graphics and animations synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed

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