by Morgan Dowell

You are a homeschooler if: (Fill in the blank).

You are a Christian if: (Fill in the blank).

Stereotypes: we all have them, but do they really describe you?

Think about it--what really makes you who you are?

Your family and life experiences all have their effect, yet they are only pieces to the puzzle.

What defines your life?

As I think back over Convention weekend, I wonder how often we let our situations in life stipulate who we are instead of God.

If homeschooling saves our children from any one thing in the public school classroom, it is that dreaded first paper at the return of every new school year that seeks to answer the question, “What did you do during the summer?”  Since parents are the teachers in homeschooling, they know exactly what their children did all summer so this is a mute point!

ICHE Convention 2013 may be officially over, but I have the greatest confidence that it will continue to produce fruit that remains.

Flat Stanley's highlight of the day was meeting Joaquin Fernandez and his son. 

Mr. Fernandez even spoke some Spanish to him! (Though Stanley had no clue what he said!)

Stanley attended Linda Hobar's workshop entitled, "Bad Boys of the 20th Century!"  And who did he see?

Yikes! He heard the tale of Adolf Hitler!

Whew!  Though the stories were interesting, Stanley decided "Fly, Fly, Away" with Angela Beddingfield suited him better.

ICHE board member Jeff Lewis being interviewed by WMBI Radio Monte Larrick.

Photos by Bradley Jamrozik

Speaker Gregg Harris

Photos by Bradley Jamrozik

Pastors' Breakfast

Music during Main Session (Melody Hemmer; Philip Telfer)

Jeff Lewis introducing ICHE's new Executive Director Kirk Smith and his wife Joely

Carol Barnier speaking

Barbara Smith talks about homeschooling in New Zealand and has also donated a book for our next book give-away.

Training Our Children by Craig and Barbara Smith

The first person to text me at 309-912-5141 wins this book (you must be attending the conference today to pick it up; only one prize per family).

Who will stop and have their picture taken with Flat Stanley?

Stanley loves to make friends!