School Choice Series: Homeschool to Private School with Kris Habashy :: [Ep 559]
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4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
In episode one of my School Choice Series, Kris Habashy shares her family’s journey from homeschooling to Christian private education. From navigating dyslexia to the challenges of transitioning middle schoolers, Kris offers a heartfelt, honest look at the joys, struggles, and unexpected growth that come with trusting God in your educational choices.
My hope with this series is to share a variety of school choice stories so you can hear different experiences and perspectives. As you listen, I encourage you to pray and seek God’s guidance, asking Him to bring to mind exactly what you need to know for your family’s journey. Trust Him to walk hand in hand with you, year by year, as you make decisions and navigate each step of your children’s education. Here is some of what we cover:
- Why Kris initially chose to homeschool and how her personality and family dynamics played a role.
- The challenges of transitioning kids from homeschooling to private school — especially in middle school.
- The importance of nurturing your own growth as a mom while guiding your kids.
- Families navigating dyslexia, learning differences, or anxiety around school transitions.
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| 0:51.2 | Heather McFadion, and this is the place where I get to walk alongside you and connect you with people and resources so you know that you don't mom alone. |
| 0:54.5 | And in this episode number 559, I'm welcoming back to the show, my good friend, Chris Habeshee. |
| 1:02.0 | The Lord was weaving those threads for me to a time now when my daughter leaves in a few months. |
| 1:13.2 | Like, of course I'm going to miss her. that's going to be sad and hard and not about to say I won't miss her personally but as far as |
| 1:19.7 | like my life and what the Lord has for me and the kingdom work that I get to participate in and |
| 1:26.2 | continue is so exciting to me. |
| 1:30.2 | And I think having that outlet of enthusiasm and passion and figuring out who I, |
| 1:37.4 | my true identity and how to grow in that and expand that, |
| 1:42.3 | it's taken the focus off of my kids and their education in a way |
| 1:47.7 | that to me has felt really healthy. As you can tell from the title of this episode, we're going to do |
| 1:53.8 | a three-part series on school choices, education. For some of you, you have already walked |
| 2:00.4 | this road. You have college kids. |
| 2:01.8 | You have high schoolers. This may not apply. But maybe share this with the mom who is in the midst of, |
| 2:07.5 | I know here in Dallas, we are making choices, maybe applications have been made for the fall. |
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