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Homeschooling Resources from the Titus 2:1 Conference

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This weekend I am at the Titus 2:1 Conference – a Christian Homeschooling Blogging Conference… yes, there really is a conference for everything.  I found it last year during a Google Search, and rushed to call my husband to find out if it was cool if I went on such short notice.  His reply was, “I guess that would be for you to decide.” It was local, and when I tweeted that I really wanted to go, the conference founder tweeted back that she hoped I could make it.  I decided, and I went.

Obviously, since I am here again, it was really great. I always feel bad when someone asks me a homeschooling question, and I have no clue what the answer is.  I do it – but there’s no way to know everything about every curriculum, support group, video series, or resource.  I do what I do in the few hours that I have, every day is not the same, and I don’t always do it at home.

At 2:1, this year and last year, there are so many fantastic bloggers that you can learn from. I am adding blogs you can follow, resources that you can use, and more – all here in a list – so that if I can’t answer a question that you have, you now have access to the people that I have access to.  You can ask them questions on Twitter, join their conversations on Facebook, and check out the resources on their blogs.  Many of them have communities dedicated to homeschooling, so that you can connect.

Follow the #2to1conf hashtag on Twitter to follow along with the conference at home.  Keep checking this post for new links to new bloggers I meet, speakers that share their wisdom with us, and resources I find out about this weekend. These are bloggers that I actually met or heard speak at the conference.  I am adding this straight from the cards that I received from people I met, chatted with, ate breakfast, lunch, or dinner with…. if you are a homeschooling blogger, you should consider this conference.  The 2:1 Conference is in Chicago next year, May 2-4.

Bloggers:

Colleen Kessler – Raising Lifelong Learners

On TwitterOn Pinterest |  @ColleenKessler On Instagram  |  on Facebook |  Website: www.Colleen-Kessler.com

Melissa Crabtree – The Busy Mom

On Twitteron Facebook |  Website: www.TheBusyMom.com

Alyce Bass – Pots on the Stove

On Twitter

Jamie Worley – See Jamie Blog

On Twitteron Facebook |  Website: www.SeeJamieBlog.com

Shannon Cimato – Pickles and Buddy

On TwitterOn Pinterest |  Website: www.picklesandbuddy.blogspot.com

Stephanie Somers – The Stirred Up Mama

On TwitterOn Pinterest | on Facebook |  Website: www.StirredUpFamily.com

Meg Hykes – Homeschoolin’ Mama

On TwitterOn Pinterest |  @HomeschoolinMama On Instagram  |  on Facebook |  Website: www.HomeschoolinMama.com

Rebecca Brandt – Mom’s Mustard Seeds – Planting Seeds to Move Mountains

On Twitter |  Website: www.MomsMustardSeeds.com

Kyndra F. Steinmann – Sticks, Stones, and Chicken Bones

On Twitter |  Website: www.kyndrasteinmann.com

Amy Roberts – Raising Arrows

On Twitter |  On Facebook |  Website: www.RaisingArrows.net

Marci Goodwin – The Homeschool Scientist

On Twitter | on Facebook |  Website: www.TheHomeschoolScientist.com

Sherryl Wilson – Simply Sherryl

On Twitteron Facebook |  Website: www.SimplySherryl.com

Teri Shepard – TeriShepard.com

On Twitter |  Website: www.TeriShepard.com

Sarah Grosjean – Capitally Frugal

On Twitteron Facebook |  Website: www.CapitallyFrugalDC.com

Ashley Pichea – Life by Ashley

On Twitter | on Facebook |  Website: www.blog.ashleypichea.com

Honey Rowland – Mondorfment

On Twitter |  on Facebook | Website: www.mondorfment.com

Deb Chitwood – Living Montessori Now

On Twitter | on Facebook | on Pinterest | Website: www.livingmontessorinow.com

Toni Anderson – The Happy Housewife

On Twitter | on Facebook | on Pinterest | Website: www.thehappyhousewife.com

Kris Bales – Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers

On Twitter | on Facebook | on Pinterest | Website: www.WeirdUnsocializedHomeschoolers.com

Stef Layton – Educating Laytons

On Twitter | on Facebook | Website: www.educatinglaytons.com

Tabitha Philen – Meet Penny

On TwitterOn Pinterest | on Facebook |  Website: www.MeetPenny.com

Dollie Freeman – Teachers of Good Things

On TwitterOn Pinterest | on Facebook |  Website: www.TeachersofGoodThings.com

Cassondra Freeman – Beyond the Cover

On TwitterOn Pinterest | on Facebook |  Website: www.TeachersofGoodThings.com

Heather Bowen – Upside Down Homeschooling

On TwitterOn Pinterest |  on Facebook |  Website: www.beyondthecoverblog.com

Sonya Schroeder – Becoming a Strong Woman of God

On TwitterOn Pinterest | on Facebook |  Website: www.BecomingaStrongWomanofGod.com

Becky Marie – For this Season

On Twitter | Website: www.forthisseason.com

Susan Anadale – Homeschooling Hearts & Minds

On Twitter | On Facebook | Website: www.homeschoolheartandmind.blogspot.com

Jimmie Lanley – Jimmie’s Collage

On Twitter | Website: www.JimmiesCollage.com

 

Organizations:

Samaritan’s Purse International Relief

On Twitteron Facebook |  Website: www.Samaritan.org

HEDUA – Home Educating Family Association

Website: www.hedua.com

HSLDA – Advocates for Homeschooling

Website: www.hslda.com

 

Products and Curriculum:

Your Story Hour – Dramatized Stories for the Radio and Home

On Twitteron Facebook |  Website: www.YourStoryHour.org

Communities:

Five in a Row

On Twitteron Facebook |  Website: www.FiveinaRow.com

Founders Academy

Website: www.FoundersAcademy.net

Shari Popejoy – Injoy, Inc

On Twitter | on Facebook | Website: www.injoyinc.com

 

Homeschooling Family Businesses:

Simply Soap – Gently Handmade Soap

Website: www.simplysoapbyalyce.etsy.com

Jamie Worley – Photography

Website: www.jamieworley.com

Kimberly Brooke – Photography

On TwitterOn Pinterest |  @KimberlyBrooke On Instagram  |  on Facebook |  Website: www.KimberlyBrooke.com

Beth van der Hoek – Independent HomeWorks by Precept Consultant

Website: www.HomeWorksbyPrecept.com/Beth-van-der-Hoek

Wendy Rondina – ShatterPoint Entertainment

Website: www.ShatterPointEntertainment.com

Jimmie Lanley – The Notebooking Fairy ebook

Website: www.NotebookingFairy.com

 

Conventions and Conferences:

Titus 2:1 Conference – Equipping You for the Journey (Christian, Homeschool, Blogging)

Website: www.2to1conference.com

Teach Them Diligently Convention – Christian Homeschooling, Discipleship, and Parenting

Website: www.TeachThemDiligently.net

 

Other Resources:

Homeschool Blogging – Resources for Homeschooling Bloggers

Website: www.HomeschoolBlogging.com

iHomeschool Network – Homeschool Leaders Connecting Bloggers and Companies

Website: www.ihomeschoolnetwork.com

(If you see a typo, something links to the wrong thing, or some information has changed, please let me know so that I can fix it.  If you know of a resource, or I met you and neglected to share your information, please, please, please let me know. Tweet me at @socamomdc so that I can add your info.)