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Our Speakers
HSLDA’s @home e•vents program showcases speakers who are experts in their fields and often leaders in the homeschool community. They’ve been in your shoes and want to come alongside you in your journey to enhance your family’s homeschooling experience! Our speakers possess the breadth of experience, talent, and enthusiasm suited for encouraging you and equipping you with relevant tools.
Past e•vents have included presentations by well-known authors and speakers, such as Andrew Pudewa, Lou Priolo, Dr. Jay Wile, Jeff Myers, and Hal and Melanie Young, as well as experienced homeschooling parents and homeschool graduates. HSLDA staff speakers have included President J. Michael Smith, Chairman Michael P. Farris, many other attorneys, and some of our Special Needs, High School, and Early Years coordinators, such as Dianne Craft, Vicki Bentley, Becky Cooke, and Diane Kummer.
Rachael Carman
Rachael Carman is a wife and mother and she is passionate about both roles. Married for 23 years, she and her husband, Davis, have been blessed with seven children ranging in age from 6 to 19. Rachael has served on the board of North Carolinians for Home Education since 2002. In 2003, she started Real Refreshment Retreats for homeschool moms. In 2005, Focus on the Family published Rachael’s book, Soundbites from Heaven—What God Wants Us to Hear When We Talk To Our Kids.
In June 2008, Rachael and Davis became the new owners of Apologia Educational Ministries and entered the world of homeschool curriculum publishing. Rachel’s ultimate goal, and the Apologia mission, is to help homeschool families learn, live, and defend the Christian faith.
Rachael has enjoyed speaking and encouraging homeschool groups for over 10 years. She is quick to admit her many imperfections and to share stories that highlight her shortcomings and the redemptive hand of Jesus Christ. It is her heart’s desire to become all God has planned for her to be for His glory. Her humor will put you at ease, her honesty will surprise you, and her heart will inspire you to go deeper, stand firm, and be strong!
"Thanks to Rachael Carman for the content of the broadcast!" — Robert, GA
E•vents
4/20/2010 (10:15 PM EST): C.H.I.L.L. O.U.T.: Homeschooling doesn’t have to be perfect!
Attention Obsessive-Compulsive Perfectionist Control-Freaks: Rachael wants to help you C.H.I.L.L. O.U.T.!
Are you tied to your plans? Do you shiver at the idea of change or adjustment? Are you missing out on significant moments because you are focused on the trivial? Do you think that your homeschool has to be perfect?
A self-proclaimed obsessive-compulsive-perfectionist-control-freak herself, Rachael discusses in this e-vent how, many times, she is her own worst enemy when it comes to taking advantage of the freedoms of homeschooling. She uses the acrostic C.H.I.L.L. O.U.T to help you give control of all the details to God—He is faithful!
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7/20/2010 (11:30 PM EST): Teach Your Kids to BLESS
Do your kids tend to wound one another with their words? Do they cut down their siblings and friends with cruel or teasing speech? Are you looking for ways to curb their unkind behavior and transform it into gentle and positive communication? Join author, speaker, and homeschooling mom Rachael Carman for easy-to-remember ideas that will turn outbursts of squabbling into words of blessing. Learn to effectively encourage your children to consider the language they use as Rachael explains how to apply “BLESS” as an acrostic to teach your children godly speech. She will show you how to dig deep to touch your children’s hearts as you guide them to treat each other with love and respect.
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