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Fr. William Sanderson is the chaplain for the Catholic Homeschool Association of Omaha. Fr. Paul C. Hoesing is the Vocation Director for the Archdiocese of Omaha. He attended St. John Vianney Seminary, continued his formation for the priesthood at the North American College and completed his Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology at the Gregorian University in Rome. He was ordained by Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss in 2002. Rachel Watkins is the homeschooling mother of 11, a freelance writer and creator of The Little Flower Girl’s Clubs (www.eccehomopress.com). She and her husband , Matt, are weekly contributors to the Heart Mind and Strength broadcast. Whatever the size of your family, her insights can help you live a more joyful, sane and faithful life. Teresa Monaghen is the national moderator for the Pro Sanctity Movement (www.prosanctity.org) and consecrated member of the Institute of the Apostolic Oblates. She is also the founder of Camp Fun and Faith for Girls in Elkhorn, NE. Teresa invites every- one, no matter the age, to say “YES” to the call to be a saint. Lindy Meyer is a wife and stay at home mom of six beautiful children and resides in Concordia, KS with her family. Lindy is the creator of Faith Folders for Catholics, (lapbooksforcatholics.com) an online business that specializes in Catholic based lapbooks and other faith-based educational items. Jack Donnelly is a certified teacher and homeschool dad with a Master’s in English Literature. He is the director of the Omaha Homeschool Learning Center (omahahomeschool.com). In his spare time he teaches at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Bellevue University, and Metropolitan Community College. Ruth Murray began homeschooling 16 years ago due to her children’s unique learning needs. Now that her youngest child has completed homeschooling, she has begun a new journey of teaching others how to more effectively help their children and students with learning disabilities, sensory integration, ADD, anxiety and more. |
Diane Anderson has been married to her husband, John, for 20 years. They are parents to six children, ages 15 to one year, and have been homeschooling for 9 years. She credits her family’s homeschooling experience with reawakening her love for her Catholic faith. Regina Heywood began homeschooling last fall. It took two years of the Lord asking before she gave Him her “yes”. Before bringing home her children from parochial school, she spent countless hours researching about homeschooling. With the first year completed, Regina and her husband have seen the fruits of homeschooling their children (ages 11, 9, 8 and 2). They all survived and are very happy to be home. Amy Shimerdla is a mother of six children (ages 11, 9, 7, 6, 3, and 1) and has been homeschooling for six years. As her family size increased, she realized the need to be more efficient with her time. Amy will be sharing some of the techniques that she has implemented in her home that have helped her to balance the needs of a larger family, homeschooling and family life. Rita Hejkal and her husband, Tom, have four children and homeschooled for 25 years. Having navigated the path from high school to college with each child, Rita will share the information gained along the way, especially regarding financial aid and college decisions. Colleen McNamara has homeschooled her three children for the past 13 years. She has been active in the Catholic Homeschool Association of Omaha (CHAO) as coordinator of the monthly masses and mass choir, as CHAO president for the 2007-2008 school year, and, as co-coordinator of CHAOS, the senior high youth group of CHAO. Colleen and her husband Mark currently have one son who is a junior in homeschool and a son and a daughter who are attending college within the University of Nebraska system. Elizabeth Murphy is the oldest of eight children and began homeschooling in second grade, continuing through high school. She attended the University of Dallas where she graduated in May 2009 with a BA in English. Last August, Elizabeth moved to Kansas City where she works as a Field Agent with Students for Life of America. |