Jul. 14, 2008 - The encouragement of conferences

I really enjoy going to conferences, especially homeschooling conferences.  My family always make it a priority to go to our state's homeschool conference.  I think the Lord has used the different speakers and just seeing all the other homeschooling families each year to encourage us and to help us to have a vision for the beauty and blessings of homeschooling.  

In the past we have also signed up with online conferences.  Those are very convenient and affordable because we don't have to go out of town and pay for a hotel room, but then again you don't get to see and talk with other people face to face.  There is an online conference coming up that sounds great and the price is very reasonable.  It is the Heart of the Matter Homeschool Conference.  It starts on July 31st and like other online conferences you can listen to them live or download the talks so that you can listen to them at your convenience or just listen to them over and over.  Some great speakers are lined up and I am really looking forward to hearing them.  One of the speakers that I am most excited about hearing is Ami from Homeschoolshare.com.  Her topic is on How to Keep Your Child's Natural Desire to Learn Alive.   She always has great insights to share. 

I also am a member of The Homeschool Lounge, and while I am not on that site everyday, when I do go poke around on it I usually find some great resources or encouragement.  This site is what I found today.   They have the speakers from the last 3 year's conferences online for you to listen to.  You need to pay for them if you want to download them, but to just listen to from your computer they are absolutely free!  You will be amazed at all the speakers and different talks they have listed.  And it's all FREE!! 

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Jul. 15, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Shutterbug

Thanks for doing the "leg work" in finding these valuable tools of encouragement. I will check them out and have a listen. :)

By-the-way, the visit with my grandma, Sunday, went well. She is alert, and still sharp in her wits, her sense of humor is still there. I think speaking maybe be difficult. She did answer one question verbally, she nodded her head to the rest of the questions I would ask. She is physically weaker so she is in a wheel chair, but she's still Grandma. Thank you for your prayers.

Have a wonderful day!
Marie :)

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