Home Schooling is Good News! With Carole Joy Seid

Episode 91 

Friends, this is a catch up with Greta episode! There is a lot going on in life and a lot I wanted to tell you about so here we are. And since I recorded this podcast, a couple of things have, and havent, happened so Ill update you on the updates. Insert laughing/crying emoji face here. 

First, the link to my digital seminar is still not live because I am having issues with my website. I do so wish I could speak with a human instead of trying to solve problems with the live chat. Anyway, all I can say at this point is, please, please, check my Instagram account and my blog for updates and links because hopefully theyll be there in the next couple of days. Ill put the links to both those things at the end of these show notes. 

Now something that is up is my food and travel book post on Substack. Do you follow me over there? I am trying so hard to get more writing up there. It is fun to write about whatever I want! I think youll love it there too. Link at end of these notes.  

And oh the excitement my Instagram fam had over my post about the book Everything Sad is Untrue! It was so fun to hear from so many people who loved it and so many people who were going to read it for the first time! And yes, I am going to do a zoom Book Talk with you all about that book soon. All the deets will be on Insta and Ill share on my blog too. So youll have to check those spaces for the link when its ready to go! 

Lastly, there is my 2026 Womens Walking Retreat in the Cotswolds!  

Oh my goodness, I am over the moon excited about this!! We have our full itinerary up and pricing will be up soon. Link for this information is, you guessed it, at the end of these notes! 

You know I always deeply appreciate you leaving reviews of my book and this podcast. Reviews really are key to getting my stuff shown to more people, and also to people deciding to purchase my book or listen to my show. People want to know if something is worthwhile. Will you please tell them it is!? You can leave book reviews on Amazon and podcast reviews on iTunes.  

Thank you, friends, for all the ways you support me and my work out in the world. Now here are the links for all the things! 

Links and things: 

Find my blog and website here 

Find me on Insta here 

Find out about our Womens Walking Retreat here 

The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Episode 90 

Amy Hughes is a mom to nine, yes nine! She is also a home schoolteacher and an author. In todays episode we are talking about her brand-new book, Words Like Honey. This book, and our conversation, is all about the power of our words as parents. 

Not that our words have some kind of magical powers or that we can manifest something happening. But that God is the one that gives our words power to bless our children, to nurture them, comfort and exhort them. Its so important for us to remember this as parents. 

Amy and I have a lot to say on this topic because as lovers of words and as authors and communicators, we know very well the power words have. We share stories from our parenting and the way weve learned to speak gently and in life giving ways. Amy shares 4 really practical tips from her book about how to speak life into your children. You wont find this episode overwhelming, but rather encouraging and helpful. I just know youll appreciate it very much. 

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

Provers 18;21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue and those who love will eat its fruit. 

Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger. 

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Where to find Amy: 

Find Amys book here 

Find Amy on Instagram here  

Find Amys website here 

The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Episode 89 

Todays episode is with Andrea Davis is the founder of Better Screen Time. Better Screen Time exists to help kids engage with screens in a healthy way. Andrea is a former teacher, a mom to five and her husband is a tech expert. Together they bring a wealth of expertise to Better Screen Time and to all of us who are raising kids in a screen saturated world. 

I found this episode with Andrea to be wildly encouraging and motivating in terms of giving our kids a full childhoodyes all the way through high schoolthat isnt ruled by screens and social media. I know it doesnt feel possible sometimes, but Andreas story reminds us it is!  As a parent, it takes courage to ask that of your child and hold to it. As a child, it takes courage to be the only one not on a smart phone or a social media account. It is absolutely possible and people like Andrea show us the way. 

And if youre kid has been given a smart phone and/or social media, and you realize it is not the best way for your child, remember what Andrea says:  is never too early to prepare and its never too late to turn things around. 

Be sure to check out all of Andreas resources in the show notes below and share this encouraging episode with a friend! 

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

Learn more about a home phone through VoIp here 

Get Gretas book Its Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn here 

Find Andrea here: 

Find the Better Screen Time website here 

Find Andreas book here 

The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Episode 88 

True to form, this episode starts with me feeling sure that I messed up my guests name. I didnt even bother to edit it out because the reality is, I am who I am. Laugh with me! 

My guest, Eryn Eddy Adkis, is the founder of the company So Worth Loving, and a host of the podcast God Hears Her. 

I loved learning about Eryns upbringing and how it impacted her as an adult and the company she started called, So Worth Loving. This company exists to create product as an entry point to vulnerable conversations. When I read that, I was instantly intrigued. In the work I do, so many people I talk to have been hurt or are hurt. What I find is that they often want to go deep and share vulnerably but it is scary to do so. By going first, I get to help them find the courage to do that. And that is exactly what Eryn is doing with So Worth Loving. 

Eryn and I also talked about the podcast God Hears Her, and the way it has given space for women to have the courage to share their own difficult stories. And that has given Eryn and so many others freedom to walk in freedom and not in shame. What a gift! 

Be sure to look up the work that Eryn is doing with both her company and the podcast. 

You will be blessed. 

Where to find Eryn: 

Find So Worth Loving here 

Find Eryn on Instagram here 

Find God Hears Her podcast here 

The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Episode 87 

Laura Smith is a writer, speaker and mom to four young adults. She is from the charming, small college town of Oxford, not England, but Ohio! These are the kinds of random facts I love getting to know about my guests. 

Even more, I loved learning about Lauras newest book, Brave Women, Mighty God: 30 Things You Can Do. Ive been a Christian my whole life, since I was 3 years old, but I loved learning about some of these women that I have never heard of. And then to think about the women, whose stories I know, in new ways and to learn from them. 

It's so important for us to know and remember that God created us as women with intention and purpose. We have a reason for being, and we matter in His plans for us and His plans for eternity.  

Talking about these stories, and some in particular, with Laura brought me to tears. I felt such a deep connection to many of them and realized I needed the reminder that I am Gods daughter, and I am beloved. This conversation was so encouraging, and I am sure youre going to love it just like me! 

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

Books about Godly, inspiring women that Greta has loved reading: 

Corrie Ten Boom, Amy Carmichael, Betty Green, Darlene Deibler Rose, Courageous World Changers: 50 True Stories of Daring Women of God (great for kids!) 

Find Laura: 

Find Lauras website here 

Find Lauras book here 

Find Laura on Instagram here 

The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org