HOME's 2022 Conference...

... Featuring Todd Wilson!

TODD WILSON is the author of Help! I’m Married to a Homeschooling Mom and The Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons, and founder of "The Smiling Homeschooler." He is a homeschool dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor.

Todd’s humor and gut-honest realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions across the country and a guest on Focus on the Family.

His articles have appeared in various magazines. Christianity Today also posts his weekly column ("The Familyman Weekly") on their website.

Todd and his wife Debbie, along with their eight children, spend several months of the year traveling the country encouraging moms and dads. His humor, realness, and straight talk to men (& women) have become his trademark.

* OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS 

JOHN NOTGRASS is a follower of Jesus Christ. He is thankful for the training his parents, Ray and Charlene Notgrass, gave him, and his goal is to be a great husband and father and a blessing to people. John works as business manager for Notgrass History, which helps homeschool families study history, geography, government, and economics in exciting ways.

John and his wife, Audra, are both homeschool graduates. They live near St. Louis, Missouri, with their sons Henry and Toby. They also have two daughters, Melody Hope and Glory Dawn, and another son, Avery, who are safe in the arms of Jesus. John and Audra enjoy travel,                                                adventure, and finding moments of beauty.

MR. DREW has been interested in animals from a very young age. As a boy, he spent much of his free time in the local woods or by the water's edge. Over 40 years ago, he started keeping aquarium fish, this opened a new world for him ...SCIENCE! From that first aquarium, he learned and studied; geology, geography, biology, botany, chemistry, entomology, ichthyology and the list goes on. He is involved with the Boy Scouts of America, earning his Eagle Scout at the age of 16. Drew has worked in the pet industry for over 30 years. During that time, he owned and operated a pet store and an aquarium maintenance service.

Drew is also a rehabilitator and outreach program for injured, neglected and unwanted exotic animals to either find them good homes or use them in his shows for educational purposes. He has written informational articles for magazines and has had a small segment on CNN on “Keeping reptiles healthy and warm in the winter”. Drew has remained in the educational circuit as an Educational Technician, merit badge counselor and a guide for Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary and Mt. Apatite Geological Park. Drew delights all ages with his unique style, energy, knowledge and love for learning.