#97: Author & Global Influencer, Heidi St. John On The Emotional Journey of Homeschooling & Being An Influencer

What's it like being a global social media influencer?

2 Chronicles 7:14

The Lie of Non-Essential

Help me be a light in a really dark world.

Thankful for the platform.

Homeschooling for 25 years & 7 kids & 3 grandkids

What has your homeschool journey been like?

Have you encouraged yourself through your homeschooling journey?

Used to make fun of homeschoolers

You don't get a do-over w/your kids.

We want to be the primary influencers in the lives of our kids.

Homeschooling is worth it but not easy.

If it's worth it, it's gonna be hard.

Weeping over the state of the nation & of the church.

Learn to feel so deeply

What advice would you give to those families wanting to homeschool?

Many are not actually homeschooling, they're pandemic schooling.

Focus on the relationship w/your kids.

Look at the preciousness of your children.

Most expensive form of education is private tutoring, which is what we're doing as parents. As homeschooling parents, we are privately tutoring our children.

Character over curriculum

What are the top 3 life lessons you've learned?

Why are you educating your children?

We should be looking for fruit on the tree.

What kind of fruit is someone producing?

Cultivating a child's heart

Biblical worldview

Fear is the new pandemic

False Evidence Appearing Real

We will do anything for self-preservation & to avoid suffering.

Homeschooling is not about patience, but about perspective.

The best things in life are gonna be hard.

What's God trying to do in your life through homeschooling?

Where do faith & culture collide?

Website

http://heidistjohn.com/

Heidi St. John (Instagram)

https://www.instagram.com/heidistjohn/

Heidi St. John (Facebook)

https://www.facebook.com/BusyMomOfficial

Becoming MomStrong book

https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-MomStrong-Fight-Thats-Family/dp/1496412664

Off The Bench With Heidi St. John

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/off-the-bench-with-heidi-st-john/id797248294

MomStrong International

https://momstronginternational.com/