This was a very special episode for me personally. I have been a huge fan of Heidi St. John and thankful to sit down with her this year at National Religious Broadcasters in Nashville, TN. I was privileged enough to have the space in the Nfluence booth to record this on video as well as podcast audio. Make sure to check out the YouTube video option as well!
In this episode, we discuss education, the history of our current public school system, homeschool, and family balance. We explore some of Heidi's new endeavors including her homeschool resource center and her recent Brave Book: 'The mouse and the Sea'. We also discuss busy motherhood and how we can't do it all!
Favorite Quote from Heidi during our interview, 'I used to, to sort of soft -step this issue and tell parents, oh, hey, you do you. And now I'm like, the Titanic is sinking, the barn is on fire. At what point do we get the horses out?'
Reference verses:
Luke 6:40
BIO:
Heidi St. John is the author of nine books, including Becoming MomStrong: How to Fight with All That's in You for Your Family and Your Faith and its corresponding Becoming MomStrong Bible Study, as well her latest, MomStrong 365: A One Year Devotional to Encourage and Empower Everyday Moms and her first children’s book The Mouse and the Sea with Brave Books. Her podcast, “Off the Bench with Heidi St. John” has been downloaded over 24 million times, and you can join her community of women studying the Word in monthly Bible studies at FaiththatSpeaks.com (https://www.faiththatspeaks.com/).
Heidi has been married to Jay, her college sweetheart, since 1989. The St. Johns reside just outside beautiful Vancouver, Washington, where their non-profit organization, Firmly Planted Family (https://firmlyplantedfamily.com/), and the Homeschool Resource Center are based. The St. Johns have seven children, all of whom have been homeschooled, and four grandchildren.
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