Hey moms. Welcome to this episode of the Dorenda Wilson podcast. I'm Durenda, wife to one, mom to eight,

Nana to 11, and 30-year veteran homeschooling mom. I'm also the author of four books,

The Unhurried Home Schooler, The Four-Hour-Hour-Hourried Grace for a Mom's Heart,

and my most recent release, Raising Boys to Men.

I'm excited to Tell You That Raising Boys to Men audiobook is coming April 15th, available exclusively at my website.

But right now, you can also go to my website and pick up the Unhurried Homestchooler

audiobook that just came out in recent weeks. I hope you'll go and check those out.

If you are interested in finding a lot of encouragement for the upcoming homeschooling year, homeschooling conferences are a great

way to do that. I'm going to be at five conferences plus an online conference. I will leave a link in the show notes. Just in case one of those

conferences is in your area, I would love to meet you in person. If you've got teens, be sure to

listen after the prayer at the end of this episode to hear about an opportunity you will not want to

miss. Now, after hearing about my family's negative experience with CPS, you might be concerned about

what CPS could do to your family, and rightly so.

But did you know it's possible to reduce your likelihood of being reported just by educating

yourself about your state's laws?

In addition to offering legal defense

for Christian homeschool families, our sponsor, Heritage Defense, has a law and policy vault

which is free to the public. You don't even have to be a member. The vault has summaries of

laws in all 50 states, covering a variety of issues ranging from vaccines for homeschoolers to newborn health

policies. Understanding the law helps families make better decisions and reduces the likelihood

of being falsely reported. Go to myheritagedefense.org slash access the vault. to see the laws in your state. I'll leave a

link in the show notes to make it easy for you. Maybe you aren't even thinking about your baby,

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