I wasn’t one of those people, as homeschoolers. Teresa Wiedrick: “I remember saying I was a mainstream kind of gal. I still consider myself, even after two years as a retired homeschool mom, as a homeschool mom. And it enabled so many wonderful opportunities for our kids over the years, and we are definitely in the homeschool camp. Fortunately, we saw the error of our ways, and once we started homeschooling, we realized it was a wonderful lifestyle.
And we just thought that homeschooling was kind of weird. My husband and I were both― Paul, especially his parents, worked in education in all their careers in a traditional university, and middle school. Come on, you gotta do this, it’s great, it’s great. Our church had a lot of active homeschoolers, and they were always trying to get us to do this. But weren’t totally enamoured with the school system, so we brought our two older kids home. Long story short, like 25 years later, we moved to where we are living now. We stayed for a year, then two years, and we thought okay, now we can buy a house. We didn’t even buy a house we lived in volunteer housing in the habitat community. So, we decided that Habitat for Humanity had its headquarters in Americus, Georgia, and we would stay there for a year then see where the Lord leads us. Our lives have slowed down a lot while we were out there and decided we don’t want to go back to the Northeast. We realized it’s too cramped, crowded, busy, and fast after living two years in a laid-back town in the Dominican Republic, right on the border of Haiti.
When we got into homeschooling, we were in a very small community in the south, way back when my husband and I had been overseas with Habitat for Community for a few years with our older kids. It’s a long story, but our youngest will be wrapping up public high school in a few years. We’ve homeschooled the four of them through high school. We have five kids, and the oldest is way too old to be one of my kids because they’re getting up there. I’ve homeschooled for 23 years, and I can say that in the past tense now because I am officially a retired homeschool mom. I enjoyed our last conversation and just getting to know you a little better and look forward to speaking into the lives of your listeners today. Pat Fenner: “Sure, Teresa, I just want to thank you, this is so much fun. Would you start by telling us a little bit about your homeschool experience, your children, and how you got started in homeschooling?” Teresa Wiedrick: “That speaks volumes about me. Pat Fenner: “Well, that’s pretty sad, Teresa.” She has been a home school coach for me online, various times, and just didn’t know it. Pat Fenner is someone that you need to know. Teresa Wiedrick: “I am so glad you’re here and that we get to chat again because I genuinely enjoy our conversations. She helps moms find meaning and purpose in the post-homeschooling stage of life through her signature course, the Empty Homeschool Nest Blueprint. She is continuing to support moms who homeschool high schoolers at her Breakthrough Homeschooling blog. I am so delighted to introduce you to our next guest, after almost 25 years of home-educating her five children, Pat Fenner is making the most of her retired homeschool mom status. I’m Teresa Wiedrick at Capturing the Charmed, here to help you turn your homeschool challenges into your homeschool charms, especially if you are looking for a strategy or a few to tackle those challenges. Welcome to the Homeschool Mama Self-Care Show!
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