~* TO *~

   

A Day

of Refreshment,

Re-Focus, and

Equipping

   with

~* BARB  (and Dave) SHELTON *~

   

(Barb and Dave on her 50th birthday, July 2003)

  

  

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WHAT IS THIS?

   

You are warmly invited to join us for "A Day of Refreshing, Re-Focusing & Equipping with Barb Shelton."  The event will begin with a general session called "The Heart of True Education" on Friday evening, which husbands AND wives will hopefully attend as it presents the heart of Barb's message, and Dad can thus be aware of what this is all about. 

   
Saturday's multi-faceted seminar (which Dads are also welcome to attend, but which is designed for Moms ~ or the one who is primarily involved in planning and implementing the nuts and bolts of the educational approach) focuses on topics of vital interest to burning-out homeschoolers as well as brand new and wanna-be homeschoolers. 

    
Come and learn about Barb's "lite" approach to homeschooling.  If, in Matthew 28:11 Jesus says "My yoke is easy, my burden light," why is the "burden" of most homeschoolers so heavy?!?  With vulnerability, humor, God's Word, Barb helps us find out why ~ and remedy the situation!

   

But she goes far beyond the "why's" and also gives many many helpful, practical, rubber-meets-the-road tools that you can begin using now, but mostly your thinking and the way you approach homeschooling will be transformed.  This, in turn, will begin freeing you up in ways you never thought possible ~ or never even wanted to be free in, but will now see quite differently!   
   

      

        

~* WHEN *~

    

Friday; July 16

Evening: 

7:00pm ~ 9:00pm

Dads especially

are encouraged to come with

their wives this evening!

   

~and~

     

Saturday; July 17

All Day:

9am~5:30pm

(Get checked-in and settled at 9am; 9:30 is when first session starts.)

Especially

for homeschooling moms,

but Dads are welcome

too!

 (See Agenda below)

 

      

   

~* WHERE *~

  

 

Calvary Bible Church

855 S. Drake Rd.

Kalamazoo, MI

     

For Directions

click on the stoplight:

  

           

WHO'S

"BARB SHELTON"

ANYWAY?

 

(Me in my kitchen!)

      

Barb Shelton is the author of eight books for homeschoolers including "Senior High: A Home-Designed Form+U+la" and the Homeschool Guide-a-log.

   

Barb's heart is to inspire parents to pursue God's unique plan for the education of their children, to listen to God's voice amid the many loud voices of the world. And she offers much practical help in doing so. You'll be challenged, irritated, and moved to laugh, cry, think and re-think your views about education, and best of all, get set free ~ or freer ~ in the Lord! 

     
Barb and her husband Dave (who is "the wind beneath her wings") operate a home-based ministry to homeschoolers from their home in Longview, WA, primarily through the books that Barb has written and audio-taped seminars she has produced.  [Click here to see them.]

   

   

(To find out more about Barb than you ever wanted to know,

just click on the above photo.)

      

        

WHO'S THIS FOR?

      

 

   

   

Most of this seminar is for all homeschoolers, no matter what the ages of their children.  Other parts are just for those approaching or IN the high school years (or those who'd like their fears alleviated NOW), and then yet another portion is for those with children ages 12 and under.  

   

The difficult thing about describing this seminar is that it is multi-faceted, several different topics and focuses for different homeschoolers, depending on the ages of their children.  Much of it would certainly be beneficial for all, but someone with a five-year-old does not need the "nuts and bolts" of high school planning at this point.

   

Therefore, it is important that each one considering coming carefully study the Agenda below, and prayerfully make a decision based on not only where you're at now, but where you're headed within the next two years or so. 

  

Here's a breakdown of which sessions are for which age groups:

   
~ FOR HIGH SCHOOL: 
(which includes parents with children who'll be of high school age within 2~3 years):

  "High School Organizing, Record-Keeping & Frameworks"

  "Creating High School Classes" 
   

   
~ FOR ALL HOMESCHOOLERS: 

  "Preparing Heart 'n' Soul 'n' Guts NOW to Homeschool to the END!"

  "Hearing God 101; Homeschooling MOM first!" 

  "A Season of Re-education for Mom (and Dad)" 
   

   
~ FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN AGE 4~12: 

  "Flexible Organizing & Record-Keeping for Tots~'Tweens"

              ("Tweens" are "in beTWEEN" tots and teens!!!) 

  "Real-Life Learning Ideas, Tools 'n' Tips." 

    

  

As a general guideline, my suggestion is that if you have children in the younger age group ~ 12 and under ~ and also children within two years of being in high school, you would want to attend ALL of this.  

  

See directly below Agenda for specific suggested times to come if you do not have children in both age groups, but only in one or the other.

  

       

       

A MESSAGE

from the

heart of your

COORDINATOR...

     

      "Mom, are you tired and weary? Do your days of teaching seem to be getting longer?  Do you need a new vision? Come and allow the LORD to speak to your heart and mind through Barb. She  will help you see more than academics. In fact she will help you put "Jesus" in your home school instead of "school" in your home school."

 

  

~Sally Sohlden

 

      

(Click here to email her.)

   

       

           

           

AGENDA

  

  

   ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

  

FRIDAY

(EVENING ONLY)

 

     
 

7:00 - Welcome and Introductions

7:15~8:20pm - The Heart of True Education

[SHORT BREAK]
8:30~9:30pm - Beauty for Ashes: Redeemed!

("Redeemed" just happens

to be the theme of our LIFE!!!!)  

  

  

   ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

  

SATURDAY

(ALLLLL DAY)

      

NOTE FROM BARB:  Today is the day to bring slippers, a pillow, and a travel mug of your favorite beverage!  I am serious!  I want you to be COMFY! To be able to relax and enjoy yourself, yet not fall asleep!  This is a BIG DAY of LEARNING!  But FUN!  ... at least MY idea of FUN! 


     
9:30 - High School Organizing, Record-Keeping & Frameworks  (1 hour)
  
10:35 - BREAK 
(10 min.)
  
10:45 - Creating High School Classes 
(1 hour) 
  

[11:30 - This is the point at which I suggest those with children age 12 and

under (and no  high schoolers) join us for the remainder of the seminar.]

  
11:45 - STRETCH BREAK
  (5 min.)
  
11:50- Preparing Heart, Soul 'n' Guts NOW to Homeschool to the END!!!

       First 20 min.   (1 hr. total)   I deal with the many fears people have of homeschooling to the end, all the way through to GRADUATION, but 99% of what I cover in this workshop is for everyone. It's just that most people are still dealing with it at the high school level ~ and either dreading high school or simply deciding NOT to do it ~ because they never face or deal with these fears! One gal told me her oldest was only nine years old, "...but I have read your whole book and want you to know that I am SO glad I did!!! Now my fears are almost totally GONE and I am actually LOOKING FORWARD to high school!" So they are doing themselves a HUGE favor by coming to this one!  It's not even a bit overwhelming. You will actually be better prepared to homeschool your younger children, and will approach the high school years without the same nagging fears most everyone else has!  Plus you will start having more enjoyment of it!  I know a horrible panicky feeling used to shoot through my guts every time I thought of "HIGH SCHOOL"!!! (Thus the word "guts" in the title of the workshop.) The first two high school seminars of the day probably would be overwhelming for those with younger children and no high schoolers, but NOT this one!
  
12:15 - LUNCH 
(Sack or go out; a map will be available at the workshop of nearby fast food restaurants. Because lunch is only one hour, and because the remainder of this workshop we are in the middle of is NOT something you are going to want to miss any of, we HIGHLY recommend that you bring a sack lunch.  This is also a good time to mingle and share ideas with each other.)
   

1:15 - 
The last 40 minutes of:  "Preparing Heart, Soul 'n' Guts NOW to Homeschool to the END!!!"

(1 hour total)
  
1:55 - STRETCH BREAK 
(5 min.)
  
2:00 - Hearing God 101 
(45 min.)
  
2:45 - BREAK 
(15 min.)
  
3:00 - A Season of Re-education for Mom (& Dad)
(30 min.) 
  
3:30 - Q & A Time; then Small-group session
(30 min.) 
  
3:50 - BREAK... 
(Read this first before reading on!)

   

 

        These last two sessions (below) are for parents with children ages 4~12ish, so if you only have children 13 and up, you will not need this session...  unless you want to take it in so you'll have something to share with your younger homeschooling friends!  If you want to stay for the final Q & A session but do not have younger children, you are welcome to peruse the book table during these two sessions and give yourself a little "reading oasis."  Maybe even take a nap or go for a walk ~ after all the listening and taking in and processing you've done today!!!  Many have enjoyed grabbing one of my books and retreating to a cozy corner where they can have a good chunk of time to really start reading it, with no interruptions.  (As I said above, bring slippers, a pillow, and a travel mug of your favorite beverage!)

  

     

  

4:00 - Flexible Organizing & Record-Keeping for Tots ~ 'Tweens* (45 min.) 

4:45 - Real-Life Learning Ideas, Tools 'n' Tips
(40 min.)

5:25 - Q & A session 
(20 min.)

5:45 - Done!

  

  

  

  

So if you have children in JUST the "older children" category,

you would come from 9:30am (check-in and get settled are at 9am) until 3:50.

 

If you have children in JUST the "younger children" category,

you would come from 11:45am until the end.

 

   

  *"Tweens" are "in beTWEEN" tiny tots and teens!  ;-D )

     

 

PRICE

  

    

  

 

 

$40/INDIVIDUAL

(see "Early-Bird Doubly Special" below!)

  

 

Accompanying

SPOUSES and TEENS

come

FREE!!!

  

(Spouses and teens

share handouts with the

primary registrant.)

     

  

 

          

             

 

EARLY-BIRD

"DOUBLY SPECIAL"!

     

  

 

  
Register by
June 1st

and you will get

not just one,

but TWO benefits!:

  

  

1) $10 off the price of the registration

(Making it $30/individual instead of $40)

  

~AND~

  

2)  A FREE AUDIO TAPE (+  Handout )

by Barb:

  

"God vs. Caesar: Who Gets What?

Conviction vs. Preference."

  

($6.00 value! -- Pick up tape at seminar.)

  

  

     

 

               

HOW TO REGISTER

  

  

   

  

Go to this page

and follow the directions there.

  

(It's all explained on that page!)

    

  

     

               

HOW TO GET

A FLYER

TO DISTRIBUTE

     

  

 

      

  

If you'd like to help spread the word on

this conference, we just happen to have one all made up!

It is in THREE versions, depending on your

"computerial situation"!  

  

  

Click here for a flyer that was created in MS Word.  (.doc file)

  

Click here for the same flyer in "Rich Text Format."  (.rtf file)

(for those who do not have "MS Word")

 

  

      

        

WRITE-UPS

FOR NEWSLETTERS AND

NEWSPAPERS

   

  

     

  

   

If you'd like all the above info in one place for your publication, here are two options for you.  The first one is formatted more appealingly, as for a flyer, webpage, or online newsletter; the second one is box-formatted as for a text-only newspaper.

 

A Day 

of Refreshment,

Re-Focus, and

Equipping

   

   

With Barb Shelton

 

   

Friday; July 16 (7pm ~ 9pm) and 

~ and 

Saturday; July 17 (9am~5:30pm)

   

   

You are warmly invited to join us for "A Day of Refreshing, Re-Focusing & Equipping with Barb Shelton" on Saturday, July 16th, 2004, preceded the evening before with an evening seminar (two workshops) at which husbands and wives can be introduced to the heart of this message.  

   

WHO COMES WHEN?  The event will begin with a general session called  "The Heart of True Education" and "Beauty for Ashes: REDEEMED!" on Friday evening, both of which couples will hopefully attend as it presents the heart of Barb's message, and Dad can thus be aware of what this message is all about. Saturday's multi-faceted seminar (which Dads are also welcome to attend, but which is designed for Moms) focuses on topics of vital interest to burning-out homeschoolers as well as brand new and wanna-be homeschoolers. 

    
THE HEART OF THIS MESSAGE:  Come and learn about Barb's "lite" approach to homeschooling.  If, in Matthew 28:11 Jesus says "My yoke is easy, my burden light," why is the " burden" of most homeschoolers so heavy?!?  With vulnerability, humor, God's Word, Barb helps us find out why ~ and remedy the situation!

   

CONTACT the coordinator, Sally Sohlden with further questions by email or by phone at (269) 372-5876.

   

FOR MORE INFO:

on the complete agenda and the topics of all

workshops, see this page:

www.homeschooloasis.com/michigan_seminar.htm

      

   

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

   

NOTE:  Permission is hereby given by Barb Shelton to use

the above photo for any advertising purpose.   

To find out more about the Shelton's homeschool ministry,

click on the above photo.)

   

   And here's the simpler

box-formatted version that's more

appropriate for a newspaper:

 

Homeschool Seminar

     All homeschoolers and those thinking about it are invited to attend "A Day of Refreshing, Re-Focusing & Equipping with Barb Shelton" on Friday, July 16th (7pm ~ 9pm) and Saturday, July 17th (9am~5:30pm).  

     The event will begin with a general session called "The Heart of True Education" and "Beauty for Ashes: REDEEMED!" on Friday evening which couples will hopefully attend as it presents the heart of Barb's message, and Dad can thus be aware of what this message is all about. 

     Saturday's multi-faceted seminar (which Dads are also welcome to attend, but which is designed for Moms) focuses on many different topics of vital interest to burning-out homeschoolers as well as brand new and wanna-be homeschoolers. 

    Come and learn about Barb's "lite" approach to homeschooling.  Jesus said "My yoke is easy, my burden light," so why is the " burden" of most homeschoolers so heavy?  With vulnerability, humor, and the Word, Barb helps us find out why ~ and remedy the situation!  

     For more information on the complete agenda and topics of all the workshops, see this web page:

 

www.homeschooloasis.com/michigan_seminar.htm

 

CONTACT the coordinator, Sally Sohlden with further questions by email or by phone at (269) 372-5876.

     

     

   

      

         

HOW TO GET

THE MOST OUT OF THIS

CONFERENCE!

  

~From Barb~

   

  

If you have never heard this message before, you will still get plenty out of the seminar.  Anyone is welcome to attend!  However, if after spending some time at this website (called "Homeschool Oasis") and the Article Chart, you are sensing that this message is for you, and that God has brought you to this place, you will get the absolute MOST out of our time together if you have read whatever books I have written that are for the level you are at, child-wise.  

    

The Homeschool Guide-a-log is for all, no matter what the ages of your children.  (If you read everything in my Article Chart, you will get almost everything in the Guide-a-log.)  So this book is for everyone.

   

Then if you have older children, 11 or 12 and up, you will want to get Senior High: A Home-Designed Form+U+la and have read as much of that as possible BEFORE the seminar.  

    

Those with children 12 and under will want to get the Jumpstart Navigator and be as familiar as possible with it. 

    

It is very likely that this is the only time our paths will cross this side of Heaven.  I do not do a lot of speaking, and will most likely not be doing another seminar in this area.  Therefore it is going to be the most profitable and enjoyable use of YOUR time if you have read as much as possible before the day of the seminar so that you will come prepared to get as much out of me being there in person as possible.  If we are only "breaking ground" ~ just becoming familiar with my message ~ you will not get nearly as much out of this as you can. 

   

Many will hear of this seminar later on, as we get closer to the date of the event, and will thus not have as much time to go through my books beforehand, but even a few days of reading will get your mind and heart better prepared to get the most out of this!  And if you are really unable to prepare yourself in this way, just come with shock absorbers and be sure to have spent as much time with the Lord so that you are ready for a greater spiritual and mental jolt than you might have had otherwise!     

   

Go to this page, Books by Barb Shelton, for a list of everything I have written, and pray about where the Lord would have you start.  Note:  You do NOT need to have read everything I have written to be ready for this!  Just the ones mentioned above will be plenty!  I will have all my books for sale at the seminar.

   

     

     

 

~* HOTEL *~

ACCOMMODATIONS

  

OPTIONS:

 

Baymont Inn
2203 S. Eleventh St.
Kalamazoo   372-7999 or 1-877-baymont

Continental breakfast
Rates vary


Hampton Inn
4049 S. 9th St.
Kalamazoo  372-1010 or 1=800-hampton

Continental breakfast
Rates vary


Holiday Inn
2747 S. 11th St.
Kalamazoo 375-6000 or 1-800-holiday

Rates vary
(No breakfast)

Fairfield Inn by Marriott
6420 Cracker Barrel Dr.
Kalamazoo 353-6400 or 1800-228-2800

Continental breakfast
Rates vary


Hawthorn Suite hotel
2575 S. 11th St.
Kalamazoo 1-800-527-1133 or 353-2547

Continental breakfast
Rates vary

  

  

  
For more info contact:

  

Mary Jane Pryor

(sister of Sally Sohlden, the Conference Coordinator)
with Pathfinders Travel at:
1-800-832-7425
  

  

  

 

DIRECTIONS

   

     

 

To:

Calvary Bible Church

855 S. Drake Rd.

Kalamazoo, MI

        

     Click on the stop light above

to go to the Directions.

  

     

     

POLICY ON CHILDREN

(NOT BEING) AT THE SEMINAR

  

We realize this is a sensitive subject

for some, especially since homeschooling IS

all about children!

  

    

So we ask that you carefully

and prayerfully read this to see how we have

decided to handle this matter.

     

  

  

It is very important

that you read this before coming

to the seminar!

  

  

Many of us have been to meetings where children ~ darling and innocent, but distracting ~ have kept those present from fully being able to enjoy and get the most out of the meeting. We who are planning this event for you have NO desire to be offensive or hurtful to anyone,  but in order to provide a seminar that is refreshing to the group as a whole, and one that makes teaching the seminar as easy as possible for Barb, we need to let our attendees know that, except for nursing babies ~ six months and under ~ that are still young enough to be quiet and not distracting, you will need to work out other arrangements for your children while you attend this seminar.  

   

And if a baby is being at all distracting to others (even if they are smiling), we expect the parent to be considerate enough to promptly remove the child from the room.  This is not all in my mind; many other moms have shared the same sentiments with me. In fact, here is what one mom shared with me:
    

"I love my children dearly, but know that there are times and places for them to be and not to be. It is very upsetting to me when I've given up a day with my children to be ministered to myself and have the distraction of other people's children. It was especially hard when my kids were younger. I even feel this way when my husband and I go out to dinner alone. When I need a meal without the distractions of my own children, I get kind of cranky being distracted by other people's children. I even proposed to a friend of mine with a restaurant that there be an adult only section."



    
By "distracting" ~ for the purpose of my seminars ~ we mean "able to be heard or seen" which would include not only crying, but also fussing, whispering, playing, walking or crawling around, etc. If it becomes obvious that we have different views of what exactly is "distracting," one of the hostesses of the event will ~ as kindly, and as discreetly as possible ~ ask you to remove your baby from the room… not because we don't love you or your little one, or because we enjoy embarrassing  people, or because we want you to miss out on the seminar, but because we have a responsibility to those who have given up an evening and/or a day of their lives to join us, as well as to Barb who is serving the group by giving us this seminar. (If you have never taught a seminar, you can't imagine how much concentration goes into keeping one's thoughts in order.)  None of us putting this seminar together relish this responsibility, so we hope you will be sensitive to this and act accordingly so that all may get the most out of this intense day, and none of those hosting the event will have to get a migraine headache worrying about the possibility of offending a precious sister in the Lord.

    

   

(If you are offended by or disagree with the above,

please click on the smiling face for further explanation of my

views and my heart on this matter.)

   

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...the blinking stoplight, the typing lady, and

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