Speaker Keynotes
Sally Clarkson’s keynotes:
"Heartbeats of Discipleship: Shaping Your Child's Heart to Live for God"
Sally discusses the biblical commitments parents must make to reach and shape the hearts of their children for Christ – obedience, discipline, love, protection and direction. Filled with insightful biblical instruction and real-life illustrations.
"Living Books for Life: The Power and Joy of Reading Real Books in Family Life"
The best “curriculum for any home is whole, living books. Sally shares from her personal experience as the mother of three book-raised homeschool graduates and one on the way, how to keep books and reading at the heart of your homeschool.
"At Home with Lifegiving: Creating a Family Culture of Goodness, Truth and Beauty".
Enriching the life of your home to enrich the hearts of your children. Sally explains how to use traditions, beauty, atmosphere, civility, and more to enlarge your children’s spirits, and to fill up your home with the heart-shaping life of God.
Steve Demme’s keynotes:
"The Family That Stays Together Stays Together"
Steve relates the positive experiences that he and his wife have experienced raising their four sons. With plenty of humorous illustrations, Steve shares tried and proven suggestions that have enhanced their family life. With God’s help he is convinced there is hope for the family in the 21st century.
"Conformed or Transformed"
Steve believes the word of God is inspired, authoritative, and “profitable for teaching”. He also is convinced we are to be not conformed but transformed by the renewing of our mind. With these premises, he examines what the Bible has to say about education and how scripture impacts every subject area in our curriculum.
"Finding Hope and Redemption in the Valleys of Life"
This session is Steve’s testimony of the last twenty years as the father of a child with special needs. He shares what his family has learned as a result of Johnny’s disability, and the special, rewarding, and joyful role Johnny has played in their lives. Even in the difficult experiences of life, God proved faithful. His grace sustained them and brought good out of their struggles and disappointments.