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HandH 002: Mothering and Homeschooling Wisdom from a Mama of 11 with Amy Morse

April 22, 2025 by Rebekah Hargraves Leave a Comment

I am so, so excited to be sharing this interview with you today! On this episode of the Home and Hearth podcast, I chat with my pastor’s wife, Amy Morse, on topics pertaining to her life as a homeschooling mama of 11 children. I admire this lady so very much and gleaned such wisdom and encouragement from her words. I hope you enjoy!

How You Can Listen to the Podcast:

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~on iTunes

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What We Chat About in This Episode:

 

~How the Morses came to the point of willingly embracing large family life and deciding to have as many children as the Lord would bless them with

~What a typical homeschooling day looks like for the Morses, and how Mrs. Morse manages to homeschool so many different grade levels all at once

~The importance of keeping your husband first even in the midst of busy family life and practical ideas for how to do just that

~How she handles things such as chores around the house, curriculum choices, and family worship time

~The goodness of God in our everyday lives

~Striking the balance between the here and now (motherhood in the trenches, as it were) and the big picture, living with the end goal in mind

~And more!

 

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

 

Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp

Simply Charlotte Mason

Making Math Meaningful

Horizons Math

Math You See

Apologia Science

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox, and Elaine Bruner

Stuart Little by E.B. White

Little Britches Series by Ralph Moody

Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan

Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum

 

Scriptures Mentioned in This Episode:

 

Romans 8:28

Ephesians 1

Philippians 4 (primarily verses 6-7)

Psalm 127

1 Peter 1

Deuteronomy 29:29

Genesis

 

 

Where you can find Amy online:

 

Facebook: Amy Morse

Instagram: @momof11morsels

E-mail: miministries@hotmail.com

 

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