Confessions of a Homeschool Mom

Feb. 5, 2007 - Hello Again

 
Hi Everybody!   I wanted to stop in and plug the WATCH conference for anyone reading this who lives in the Pacific Northwest!  My husband and I head up the organization, and we have spent the last two months getting ready!  It's this weekend.  I hope to meet some of you!
My husband and I are passionate about building up marriages, and we'll be teaching some workshops at the conference. If you need some encouragement, or some fresh ideas and insight, don't miss it!
FEBRUARY 9-10
CALVARY CHAPEL SPOKANE!
See you there :)
Blessings,
Heidi St. John
Washington Association of Teaching Christian Homes
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WATCH presents: "Joy for the Journey" our 2007 Eastern Regional Conference
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Ready, set, SPOKANE! WATCH 2007 Conference Feb 9-10  
Greetings!
Dear Fellow Homeschoolers,

Have you ever been invited to a party, where the hosts serve your favorite kinds of food, the conversation is fun and encouraging (and you understand what people are talking about!), and everyone is glad you came? Do you remember how delighted and renewed you were afterwards, after you made the effort to go -- even though it was difficult, troublesome, and almost impossible to get out of the house?

Well, WATCH is throwing a party next weekend in Spokane, and you are wholeheartedly invited. We are going to have your favorite kinds of speakers who will encourage, refresh, and inspire you. There will be vendors with great materials, who will be available to personally answer questions and spend time to help you. Other homeschoolers will be there, soaking in the mid-winter "Son"shine, and they will be so glad to meet new friends who are also walking the adventurous road of homeschooling.

It IS hard to make arrangements and to pay the price. But the deal with parties is that they are one time events -- it's not going to happen again the following weekend or the following month or the following season. It's sort of a "be there or be square" happening, just for you. And, we really want to see you there so we can share the amazing joy of loving our spouses, loving our children, and following God!

On a personal note, months ago I asked Steve Lambert, the keynote speaker, to come to Spokane, because I know his message will encourage you down to the depths of your being.

Steve is real, he's funny, and, in great integrity, he has walked the talk for many years. No other speaker on the homeschooling circuit has Steve's ability to meet you where you are on the journey and give you hope for where you are going. I pray that each of you who are struggling with homeschooling will make the effort to come, because our time together will be life-changing.

God bless you!

Diana Waring

For the WATCH Board


Special Hotel Rate Reservations End on Feb 2nd!
WATCH is pleased to be working with Travel Savvy, Unlimited, a homeschool-friendly travel agency based in Fairview, Oregon. We have blocked rooms at the Red Lion Inn. To receive the WATCH rate, you MUST make your reservations by February 2nd. Please make sure you identify yourself as a WATCH Conference Attendee.

Call Travel Savvy toll-free at 1.866.620.4842 or visit them online.

If you miss this deadline, we suggest trying the Quality Inn and Suites, which is close-in to the conference location.

Quality Inn Oakwood

7919 N. Division St. , Spokane, WA, US, 99208 Phone: (509) 467-4900 Fax: (509) 467-4933

Conference Exhibit Hall

Opens at 3:00 p.m. on Friday February 9th. Come early! We will have several exhibitor workshops running during the first hour.




Online Registration Ends Soon!
The WATCH team is traveling to Spokane soon! If you are planning on coming to the conference but have not yet registered online, please do so as soon as you can. Online registrants will have a special packet ready for them at check-in ... so no (or very little) waiting in line, personalized information, doorprizes and more!



We will also be taking registrations at the door.
Follow the signs upon arrival at Calvary Chapel.


Bottom line: Your advance, online registration
helps WATCH serve you better.


Speaker Highlight: Catherine Levison
Curious about notebooking? Would you like to learn more about the "Charolette Mason" method of homeschooling?

You won't want to miss this opportunity!

Catherine Levison, mother of five, author, and a resident of Washington state, began homeschooling in the 1980's. Home education had only recently been legalized in her state and she found herself in need both of materials and a philosophy in a relatively new field. Catherine thoroughly researched various educational methods looking for the best possible choice for her family. Concerned for the quality of education for her children, she also needed a method that could keep her interest as she anticipated over twenty years of home schooling before her.

English educationalist Charlotte Mason proved to be the answer. Her family flourished due to creative and effective techniques such as using poetry, masterpiece artwork, nature sketching--all combined with consistent attention to the academics. Catherine will be presenting three workshops for the WATCH Conference in Spokane, geared toward teaching your children using Charolette Mason's methods. If you are interested at all in this method of teaching, you won't want to miss this wonderful opportunity!



Speaker Highlight: Steve Clark
Need some fresh insight on High School level math?

Steve Clark is a “homeschool dad” who personally teaches his own children. He and his wife, Katrina, live in Louisville, Kentucky, and have 5 children, ranging in age from 14 to 20. From 1997 to the present, Steve has worked with VideoText Interactive, where his main focus has been to advise and counsel parents who want to make sure that their children excel in high school math. In order to accomplish this goal, he first talked with hundreds of experienced homeschoolers and their children, and then Clark personally used these newly developed programs to homeschool his own children. Along with his work at VideoText, Clark is also President of the Homeschool Speakers & Vendors Association. HSVA is a company that helps homeschool vendors in the development and promotion of their products, with the goal of ensuring that all homeschoolers in the US and Canada have access to the very best curriculum available.




Contact WATCH


Register by phone!
24 hour message line
360.326.8348


Purchasing WATCH Conference Workshop CD's and MP3's
You may visit our online store for MP3 and CD orders from our recent conference this past August in Seattle with Dr. Jay Wile.

The Spokane Conference recordings will be available for purchase soon! Keep watching for more details or visit Best Christian Conferences after Feb 12, 2007.

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Heidi and her husband, Jay, have been married for over 17 years. They reside in Ridgefield, WA, where they homeschool their six children. The children range in age from 15 to 1 and Heidi "highly recommends having older children!" When Heidi is not climbing Mount Never-rest (folding laundry),changing diapers or washing dishes, she enjoys writing, trying new recipes she finds on the internet and encouraging other moms. The St. Johns founded First Class Christian Homeschool Ministries, a parachurch organization dedicated to helping churches start homeschool co-ops in their communities.

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