![]() ![]() I think first I want to say that there are gaps in everyone’s education. When I’ve spoken with women at homeschooling conferences about this, I sense there being a certain urgency about what topics they should cover and what sort of content is necessary. “What was most helpful for you to know heading into college?” So much of this really can’t be attributed to me or any of my own courage (not quite the word most people would choose to describe me, I don’t think!) but really all of this comes back to God and His abundant grace that enabled me to make such a leap.” It was such a difficult and bold decision to step out and do something so new, but I can confidently say that was the best decision I’ve ever made, and after a full year now with Franciscan, I just wouldn’t change a thing about this journey. The following Fall semester I transferred to Franciscan and spent my first semester with them at their remote campus in Gaming, Austria, where I traveled to eight countries, had the honor of meeting His Holiness Pope Francis in Rome and grew so much as both an individual as well as in community with such wonderful fellow Catholic students. I attended a private Christian university in our hometown and it was, while a bit uncertain due to the state of the world at times, a wonderful first step into adulthood, but at the close of the year I was offered the opportunity to go to Austria with Franciscan University, and through prayer and discernment, really felt like that was where I was being called. It was certainly not how I imagined the first year on my own to be, but thankfully, all was well and I was able to have an in-person experience that first year. “There was so much unknown about whether or not universities would even be in-person, and then throughout freshman year the constant conversation of whether or not we would be allowed to stay open was something that we all had to face. ‘A few unexpected turns’Īudrey graduated from high school in 2020, which was, of course, in itself, quite the adventure. Click the play button below, or scroll down to keep reading.Īnd because much of Audrey’s homeschool education was formed by being the oldest of six, you’ll s ee some photos here taking you back to those experiences. what she really remembers about that time with babies (□ □) Mama’s with newborns – you just need to hear this.did she feel “prepared,” for going away to college and becoming an adult? (you’re going to love her answer, I think!).what was most helpful for Audrey’s future. ![]() (Audrey’s in the blue tank on the left – she’s 13 in this photo)Īudrey was homeschooled her entire education.Īnd there were some rocky years! When Audrey was 12 – so you know, 6th grade-ish, I also had a 10-year-old, an 8-year-old, a 1 year-old, and twin newborns. My oldest daughter, Audrey – 20 years old at the time we’re recording this, just finished her sophomore year at Franciscan University of Steubenville as an English major, and she is joining me on the show. I loved it – not every minute of it (ha!) – but now that my oldest kids are adults, I’m so grateful for the time I got with them during all of those growing up years. I read some blogs and books (of course!), but I just had a very strong hunch that we should do this home education thing. I actually didn’t know anyone in my personal life who was homeschooling. It was weird, it was unknown to them, and of course, we are afraid of things that are weird and unknown. Early on, pretty much everyone in my world told me we were making a huge mistake in homeschooling. ![]()
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