Vibrant Home Life Summit Speakers

Empowering Families Through Faith and Inspiration

Christian Horstmann

Christian Family Reformation

Christian Horstmann was blessed to be homeschooled from the very beginning in a household grounded in faith and dedicated to loving Jesus Christ. He seeks to bring glory to God and inspiration to His people by using his website to speak and write about family-centered topics such as building stronger relationships, practical home life, and the challenges and blessings of homeschooling. He loves to spend time with his family, enjoying God’s creation in the beautiful countryside, or reading a great book together. Join Christian on his mission to inspire families everywhere to live purposefully and joyfully.
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Lisa & Jon Garrison

God's Given Grace

Jon & Lisa Garrison are blessed to be a Christian homeschooling family with four boys. Working hard to provide for their special needs family. God put it on their hearts to help others. Providing help, support, and resources as needed by those blessed to cross paths with. Their journey has not been easy, but they have found that the journey God has put them on is a reflection of the grace He provides. Enjoying the grace provided, spending time with their family, and helping with leading their bible study group. It is their mission to provide support and help. Teaching and learning what God has put them on Earth to do.
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Alyson Jensen

Alyson Jensen

Alyson Jensen is a redeemed daughter of God through the grace of Jesus Christ. She is also a homeschool graduate and authoress. As she looks forward to being a wife and mother, Alyson seeks to encourage believers in Christ through God's Word and stories.
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Amanda Pelser, PHom, H.Hom

Rooted Homeopathy

Amanda Pelser, a wife, mother of four boys, RVer, and aspiring homesteader, embarked on her journey into natural health after challenging experiences with conventional medicine. Her dedication to holistic wellness led her to master homeopathy, initially for acute care and then delving into classical homeopathy. Amanda holds certifications in Practical Homeopathy®, Home Use Homeopathy (H.Hom), and Planetary Biogenergetics, and is on a continuous quest for knowledge as she pursues additional certifications while uniquely blending her faith and natural health expertise. As a homeschooling mom of over 13 years, she passionately imparts her wisdom in homeopathy and natural wellness to children.
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Amanda Schenkenberger

Homeschool Family Legacy

Amanda Schenkenberger helps homeschool parents create a schedule, calm the chaos, and build strong bonds with your kids so that you can experience joyful connection and rigorous academics at the same time. She shares her practical, life-giving approach to homeschooling inside her Homeschool Family Academy where she coaches other mamas who are ready to finally catch their breath and flourish at home education.
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Andrew Pudewa

Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW)

Andrew Pudewa is the founder and director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing and a father of seven. Traveling and speaking around the world, he addresses issues related to teaching, writing, thinking, spelling, and music with clarity, insight, practical experience, and humor. His seminars for parents, students, and teachers have helped transform many a reluctant writer and have equipped educators with powerful tools to dramatically improve students’ skills. Although he is a graduate of the Talent Education Institute in Japan and holds a Certificate of Child Brain Development from the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his best endorsement is from a young Alaskan boy who called him “the funny man with the wonderful words.” He and his beautiful, heroic wife, Robin, have homeschooled their seven children and are now proud grandparents of fifteen, making their home in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Anne Markey

One Determined Life

My name is Anne Markey from one determined life. I’m a Christian Speaker and author who has worked with multiple churches to grow their women’s ministries and helped hundreds of women grow in their walk with God. I help Christian women save time and keep focused during bible study. I guide them through a simple 4 step framework that helps them understand what they are reading in the bible so they can apply it to their, and grow in their faith without feeling overwhelmed.
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Annette Breedlove

In All You Do & Roadschooling the States with 8

Annette, the owner of In All You Do & Roadschooling the States with 8. We have officially graduated our oldest this year, which seems both amazing and unbelievable that we've been at this for more than 13 years! I am so excited to be here and share with you all some of what I've learned over the past 13 years as a homeschooling family and 18 years as a Mom.
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Brenda Lane

Play With Education

Brenda has been homeschooling her son from birth to college (he grew up to be a professional writer and editor!). For 20 years, she has taught writing online to students of all ages. She knows how tough it is to help your kids with their writing while you also edit their papers! That’s why she created videos that bring to life the books for WriteShop® I and II. Now, you can sign up for the courses using the WriteShop® materials at Play With Education. Or you can take a separate class giving tips, guides, and courage to edit your student’s papers: The Fearless Editor (Mom and Dad!). No matter which program you’re using: WriteShop® I and II, Institute for Excellence in Writing [IEW], Sonlight, or any others, Brenda can help!
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Britton LaTulippe

Blue Manor Academy

No one understands education like Britton LaTulippe. This homeschooling father of eight is the author of more than 70 children’s books and The Art of Raising Children for Greatness series, creator of several early-learning curriculum sets, and the founder and president of Blue Manor’s Online Academy. After attending an elite prep school in Virginia, he realized that the greatest disparity between the rich and poor was not their wealth, but their quality of education. Now, it is LaTulippe’s mission to bring high-quality education into the world of homeschooling.
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Christine Palmer

Redeeming Our Homes

Hi, I’m Christine from Redeeming Our Homes! Mom of 2 spunky kids, experienced teacher, certified health educator, recreational runner, lover of easy home decor and organizing hacks, novice gardener, and drinker of all the caffeine. I transitioned from a career as a university professor to spending more time at home with my kids. As a teacher, I have experience teaching toddlers all the way to graduate students. My goal is to help moms redeem their homes through easy teaching tips in the early years for busy moms, healthy meal and snack ideas for littles, and simple hacks for a more organized home.
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Christy Gandara

Happy Hive Homeschooling

Christy Gandara is homeschool mindset mentor and education strategist with over 25 years in education. She provides support and resources for homeschool families worldwide. Christy can help you create your own happy hive with children who ARE learning, are ENGAGED in the learning process, and become successful life-long-learners. Connect with Christy at HappyHiveHomeschooling.com
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Danielle Papageorgiou

Life as a Lifeschooler

Danielle Papageorgiou has been homeschooling, or “lifeschooling,” for 21 years (she counts birth as day 1!) and runs a blog and online conference. She has a passion for helping other homeschoolers learn how to homeschool in a way that does not compete with family life but actually enhances it—homeschooling done in a spirit of freedom, not legalism. Her desire is to see more families set free from the world’s expectations of what education is and to discover that God has made each family unique and has also placed in each of their children special gifts and desires that He wants to use. The verse that guides the Papageorgious in their pursuit of lifeschooling is Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Emphasis is Danielle’s).
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Karen Carlton

Savoring Each Moment

Karen Carlton is a wife, mother, teacher, private school principal, follower of Jesus, and the owner of SavoringEachMoment.com. She writes to Christian moms about parenting and teaching their children to love Jesus. She loves to share ways for families to Savor Each Moment together.
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Katie J Trent

Family Faith-Building Academy with Katie J Trent

Katie J Trent makes family discipleship easier—and deliciously fun! She’s the bestselling author of “Dishing Up Devotions: 36 Faith-Building Activities for Homeschooling Families” and “Recipes for a Sweet Child: Creative, Bible-based Activities to Help Your Family Thrive”. She’s also the founder of Family Faith-Building Academy, a six-week digital family discipleship course for Christian parents, as well as a popular blogger and speaker who designs resources with busy homeschool moms in mind. Katie is a former public elementary school counselor turned homeschooler with over 15 years of counseling, ministry, and church planting experience alongside her amazing husband, James, and their two children. Together, they’ve committed their lives to building strong, faith-filled families and putting the FUN back into the FUNdamentals of Family Discipleship! You can find more great resources and connect with her at KatieJTrent.com.
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Leilani Melendez

Living With Eve

Leilani Melendez, homeschooling mom of four kids, applies her 10+ years of experience as a middle school classroom teacher to provide homeschool evaluator services to Florida families. She also shares guidance, resources, and support through her YouTube Channel "Living With Eve" and other social media platforms, and has recently wrote "Freedom To Learn: Choosing Your Path to Homeschool Victory." A book that covers the basics to help new homeschooling parents get started, but also delves deep and shares parents' stories that encourage even the most seasoned homeschooling parent. Leilani’s youngest has Down’s Syndrome, which has inspired her to start connecting with other families on similar journeys to share support, information, and encouragement. She also has a passion for encouraging parents to homeschool more biblically.
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Lyndsie Suttle

Flourishing Mama

Lyndsie is a perfectly imperfect child of God, wife to Billy, and stay-at-home mom to two boys whose names both start with J. She loves Jesus, coffee, and true crime--not always in that order, and is passionate about encouraging and equipping moms to thrive in faith, home, and family.
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Matthew Adams

Legacy Homeschool Reflections

Matt Adams and his wife, Ruth, have 7 children and have been homeschooling for 22 years. He is an engineer in the oil and gas industry in Houston, Texas. Matt is just an ordinary dad who hopes to encourage other ordinary dads on their path to disciple their children for Christ (Ephesians 6:4).
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Meredith Curtis

Powerline Productions

Meredith Curtis, pastor’s wife, homeschooling mom of five amazing children, and GrandMerey to 7 angels, loves Jesus, leads worship, creates homeschool curriculum, writes, mentors ladies, and sometimes even cooks dinner! She believes that all of life is a grand adventure with so much to learn and discover. She is the author of Travel God’s World Geography, HIS Story of the 20th Century, Jesus Fill My Heart & Home, and God’s Girls 105: Homemaking, and more! Meredith wants to encourage Christian families to enjoy a joy-filled life filled with the Presence of God. Visit Meredith at powerlineprod.com/
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Michelle Osborn

Yellow House Book Rental

Michelle Osborn is the owner and founder of Yellow House Book Rental, specializing in providing homeschool curriculum for rent or purchase, as well as coaching and guidance for homeschool families. She is a wife, a 22-year homeschool veteran, and mom of four children and grandma to five! Two of her children are now successful entrepreneurs. Michelle’s passions include serving by leading worship at her church and encouraging homeschool moms through one on one coaching, courses, social media and speaking engagements. She has found her niche in helping parents homeschool their teens through the high school years and on to pursue their dreams. HomeschoolingteensSuccessfully.com
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Pauline Cook

COOKing Up Adventures

Pauline is wife to Patrick and mama to 3 kiddos, currently living in the Pacific Northwest. She is a Christian unschooling/lifeschooling mama who loves to learn and grow together with her crew in The Bigger Story. Her passion is intentional, gospel-powered living and in inspiring others to do the same.
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Ruth Adams

Legacy Homeschool Reflections

Ruth Adams is the author of the book "Legacy Reflections of a Homeschooled, Homeschooling Mama" and is the host of the Legacy Homeschool Reflections Podcast. She was home educated herself in the 1980's and the 1990's and is now homeschooling her own seven children, seeking to pass on the legacy of faith her parents imparted to her. She has an over forty-year perspective on the homeschooling movement and encourages parents to reach the hearts of their children with the gospel of Jesus Christ. She offers warnings against falling into ditches and exhorts parents to take a Biblically balanced approach in raising their children for the glory of God. Ruth understands the challenges and joys of being a homeschooling mama and loves mentoring other mothers who desire to disciple the hearts of their children for Christ.
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Sara Jordan

Heart and Soul Homeschooling

Sara Jordan is the blogger behind Heart and Soul Homeschooling, a site created in 2008 to encourage and equip homeschool moms to confidently provide a delight-directed education to their children. She is a mom of three homeschooled daughters, a speaker, and a homeschool consultant. Sara has a degree in Social Work with an emphasis on Early Childhood Development, which began her interest in educational alternatives like homeschooling. She enjoys creating and sharing unit studies, lapbooks, and more hands-on learning resources to help homeschool families find the fun in lifelong learning. She believes that homeschooling is built on a 4 C's foundation: Curiosity, Creativity, Character, and Connection. All of this begins with a heart and soul approach to purposeful parenting built on a Biblical foundation.
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Scott LaPierre

Scott LaPierre Ministries

Scott LaPierre is a teaching pastor, author, and Christian speaker on marriage. Scott and his wife, Katie, have nine children that they homeschool. Pastor Scott holds an MA in Biblical Studies from Liberty University, and he loves spending time with his family and studying and teaching God’s Word.
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Shanda Smith

Your Travel Secret

Shanda Smith is a wife, mom, and travel fanatic. Her goal is to help your family add the travels your family craves through her vacation planning services. Travel is a powerful tool we can use to strengthen and connect our family together. Reach out today to see how we can transform your travels.
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Steve Demme

Building Faith Families

Steve and his wife Sandra have been married since 1979. They have been blessed with four sons, three lovely daughters-in-law, and six special grandchildren. Their fourth son has Down Syndrome and lives with them in Lititz, PA. Steve has served in full or part-time pastoral ministry for many years after graduating from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the creator of Math-U-See and the founder of Building Faith Families.
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Susannah Friesen

Her Faithful Life

Susannah Friesen is a Christian social media content creator who strives to encourage and comfort others with the Word of God. She is married to her husband Nate, and together they have a dog named Arwen. Outside of social media content creation, she works as a Personal Support Worker in a retirement home. An interesting fact about Susannah, is that she was atheist until she turned 21. It is through grace by faith, that she has been saved by Jesus and now living for His kingdom.
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Suzanne Gose

Flip Flop Spanish & Spanish Geniuses

Suzanne Gose, aka Señora Gose is a certified Texas Public School Teacher who thrived on teaching in the Public school system before beginning her family. When she became a stay at home mom with their first born, she contacted the local community to tutor or host a small Spanish class. After that initial email, classes sprang to life and for 21 years now, she has been teaching Spanish and public speaking to homeschool students weekly in a classroom setting, most recently at the Community Homeschool Center in Bryan, Texas that she founded in 2009. She’s a happily married mother of five children, small business owner and her family loves living on a small 15 acre farm here in Central Texas. She thoroughly enjoys teaching my weekly Spanish classes, supporting homeschool endeavors of the community in any way possible, and striving to keep a happy, well-organized home. Flip Flop Spanish and Spanish Geniuses is the family owned business that gives tools and encouragement to homeschooling families of all ages and make ups to learn to communicate effectively in their second language.
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