By Julianna Duerksen

Twenty-six years ago, my mom showed up with six-month-old me to attend her first-ever CHEC Homeschool Conference. The halls were bustling with enthusiasm, she remembers, as that first generation of homeschoolers planned and dreamed what would become a movement of parents committed to discipling their children at home.

This year, I will be bringing my baby girl for her first homeschool conference. Things have definitely changed since my mom first brought me. Today, I can easily google questions, join Facebook groups, scroll Instagram, or attend online seminars to find answers to homeschool questions. But I firmly believe, just like my mom did, that there’s no substitute for attending a homeschool conference in-person.