Action4Canada - August 14, 2026


Tragedy & Purpose

Topics
single parenting homeschooling journey
Hosted by
Tanya Gaw
Homeschooling： The Best and Safest Choice with Doris Livingstone and Duane and Jilene Hay Courage Does What’s Right—Even When It Costs

Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

127.82

Word count

191

Sentence count

13


Transcript

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00:00:00 I want to talk real quick about single parenting before we wrap up. Many of you know my story. My husband was killed in a tragic accident when my kids were in junior high. And so I was left trying to figure out how to homeschool my kids.
00:00:18 And we had desired in the earliest years that they would graduate from homeschooling.
00:00:26 And so that was something that I was very passionate about.
00:00:30 And we did successfully graduate them all through home education.
00:00:36 But part of what motivated me was I had that underlying path and desire and knowledge to finish this journey we were on because I, to the core, believed in my path.
00:00:56 And I had a network in place.
00:00:58 I had, we didn't move. We just stayed where we lived because the network of other homeschooling families was already around us. And I called on many people to sort of help with some of the load and share the load of whether it was the extracurricular stuff or it was the after school activities or sports or whatever.
00:01:26 So a lot of parents came and helped me.