Credit cards are not your friend! After hearing this, Jason applied good financial advice and climbed out of his financial hole. Hear practical ideas on how to pay off debt, how to make money with your kids and how to buy a 15-passenger van with a briefcase full of cash!
Jason Weening is the dad of 10 kids and husband of one awesome wife. He is the author of, “Danger in the Jungle,” a wholesome fiction book for kids and a brand new book about the injuries and adventures of dadhood, “Yes, Dear…I’m Watching Them”. He speaks, writes and podcasts to encourage parents to be intentional in their most important organization…their family.
Karen Friesen is a dedicated educator with a Bachelor’s in Education and a Master of Arts specializing in English instruction. She is also a licensed provider of the Arrowsmith Program. Over 18 years, Karen homeschooled her five children and continues to lead the Winnipeg South Homeschool Collective, which she founded in 2012.
Riley Toews serves as a pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Altona. He and his wife Diana have 4 children, whom they home-disciple in Gretna, MB.
Vance Nelson was born into a non-Christian home in Manitoba, Canada in 1973, and went through life like many in our world today, without the knowledge of Jesus Christ. At age nineteen, Vance accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour, and started on a new journey to tell his old friends about the one who created them—Jesus.
Vera Louden, married to Jim for over 30 years, mother to 14 children and grandma to 6, she has been on this home education journey since 2001. She has learned to navigate education through the challenges of life–including many years of childbearing, through grief, caring for aging parents, mothering a special learner and walking through health challenges. Through every twist and turn she has found the Lord Jesus to be her refuge and strength. One of her strongest desires is to pass the vision for motherhood on to the next generation through teaching and by walking it out alongside younger women.
Arron Bergeron once thought he hated kids and would never have any, but a personal relationship with Jesus Christ changes everything. He has been married for 25 years, and has been blessed with the sacred responsibility of raising four sons and three daughters. A teacher at heart, he is a strong advocate for intentional parenting.
Cori Dean is a wife, a mom, a teacher, a writer and publisher, and book addict. She and her husband, Mark, have graduated three students from their exclusive all-girls school and have one teenager left at home. Cori enjoys speaking to homeschoolers coast to coast and is the author or editor of several publications including, Working Together: Teamwork Starts at Home Base. The Deans live in Bradford, Ontario where they own and run The Learning House, Canada’s premier homeschool resource provider and publishing house. They are also in full-time ministry with The Shop Vehicle Donation Program, a program of Youth for Christ. Cori loves long days of bicycling as well as camping and boating with the family or mucking in the garden and thinks there’s nothing better than a good book, some dark chocolate, and a cup of tea.
Karl Wagenhoffer is husband to his lovely wife Shauna, and father to four children: Heidi, Hannah, Levi, and Megan. He enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for the Lord, Life, and Learning with his family. Believing learning is a life mindset, he seeks to share that joy with those around him.
Lorne Robinson, has more than 35 years of progressive experience which includes pastoral ministry and serving clients as a financial advisor. Lorne serves as National Director for Kingdom Advisors Canada (a network of Christian financial professionals providing advice based on Biblical financial principles) and Executive Director – Canada for Compass Financial Ministry. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Theology, CFP® (Certified Financial Planner), CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter), and CKA® (Certified Kingdom Advisor), equipping him to communicate stewardship more effectively. His passion is to help people find a deeper purpose in their financial dealings and contentment with their lifestyle.
Dr. Kaitlyn Rose earned her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in French from the University of Waterloo in Canada. She attended the New England College of Optometry (NECO) in Boston, MA, where she earned her Doctor of Optometry Degree and is Board Certified, American Board of Optometry. Dr. Rose is a member of the Ontario Association of Optometrist as well as the Manitoba Association of Optometrists. Dr. Rose is currently completing a residency in Stonewall and Winnipeg in the optometric specialty of Pediatrics, Vision Therapy, and Vision Rehabilitation.
Heather Teichrib is married to her high school sweetheart, Dana. Together they have ten children and five and a half grandchildren. They have been homeschooling for over 21 years.
Stacy Fraser is a homeschooling mom to four school aged children, one preschooler and three homeschool grads. After having her three oldest children in public and private Christian schools while teaching in public high schools, she and her husband made the decision in 2009 to pull the kids out and have been homeschooling ever since. She brings a unique perspective to the choices parents face of where, how, and why our children should be educated. She is passionate about helping parents to see the eternal implications of their investment in their children’s lives and educations.