Natalie is a homeschool mother of five. Four of the five children have graduated college. Still homeschooling one. Has been homeschooling for over 23-years.

Why she became a homeschool mom… When her military chaplain husband got transferred to California, she gave up her therapy license in Maryland and decided then to homeschool mom.

Not anti-public school but favors homeschooling.

She is now a public speaker and author. She talks about how God opened doors for you, but no need to walk through them at one time.

Please put in an amazon link to her book: 101 Tips for Homeschooling.

Her workshop is bloom, uproot, and replant geared towards military families who are reassigned every two years. She teaches parents how to adjust to a new environment and maintain homeschooling., what laws apply in what states and in what country.

Wherever you homeschool state laws apply.

We then shifted to talking about how she helps homeschool students adjust to being away from home for the first time. Parents must realize that their children will leave one day & it’s important to prepare them to live away from home. Raising them to launch somewhere, but it doesn’t necessarily be college. It could be a career, military service, etc. So, it’s important to play to their passions and gear their education to support their passions.

We then discussed the importance of getting children in outside interests such as clubs and groups. (She recommends some groups a few minutes later) It helps them flesh out their academic resumes for college as well. They need to learn to make decisions independently.

She found in homeschool families, the older siblings help raise the younger siblings and help them learn to listen to and trust MOM.

Participation in outside groups helps children think independently, make decisions, some good & some bad, and how to learn from their independence. That’s where parents need to step back and not be involved.

Natalie then discusses how she would incorporate their various domestic and foreign locations into learning, or the national election in teaching civics and citizen responsibilities. She suggested taking your children with you when you go vote.

Then we discussed MHA, Military Homeschool Association, a nonprofit to assist military parents. They’ll learn their rights as military homeschool parents. (This would be a good group to add to our Education Resource Page).

She then plugged her podcast, consulting, public speaking, and her website www.natalie-mack.com.

Natalie then discusses how God is using her and how she listens for His direction.

We close talking about her consultation business. First consultation is free.

She can help homeschool student athletes learn what they need to know to meet NCAA requirements for athletic scholarships.

Finally, how to pace oneself for all that God gave her to do.