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Amy Roberts
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Amy’s session: Growing a Blog That Reaches Out

Amy Roberts of RaisingArrows.net is the homeschooling mother of 7 living children and one precious little girl named Emily being held in the Lord’s arms. Her days are filled with giggly girls, rambunctious boys and sticky baby kisses. At night, she writes about it all. Amy uses her writing and speaking engagements to encourage mothers to cling to Christ and live an abundant life in Him. It is her deepest desire that out of the overflow of her heart, her mouth should speak and her fingers type.

Ashley Pichea
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Ashley’s session: Blogging as a Business: Developing a Strategy Without Selling Your Soul

Ephesians 4:29 says that we are to build others up with our words, and Ashley Pichea seeks to do just that. Whether she’s chatting on Twitter, posting on Facebook, or blogging about her faith, her family, or her homeschooling adventures, Ashley seeks to encourage others as she invites them to join her in doing life together – living intentionally by faith everyday.

A blogger {Life by Ashley Pichea and Homeschool Blogging}, a self-published author {31 Days to Pray series and 51 Frugal Father-Daughter Dates}, and a virtual blogging assistant and social media consultant, Ashley has spread herself across the web in order to help others succeed while adding to her family’s income.

Ashley is a self-taught blogger and social media maven who has learned that you don’t have to sell your soul to be financially successful in the blogging world. It is possible to consider your blog a business without selling out, and Ashley looks forward to sharing her secrets with you.

Connect with Ashley on Pinterest and Instagram, too!

Daniele Evans
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Daniele’s Session: If I Give God Room, Will He Take Up All The Space?

When Daniele Evans of Domestic Serenity is simply a woman on a journey towards intentional living. She’s wife to her best friend, a bi-vocational pastor, and homeschooling Mom of five incredible kiddos. With a background in Biblical Studies and a heart to encourage, she inspires Moms to nurture their families and homes, while also nourishing their souls along the way.

In light of this vision, she authored the ebook Honoring the Rhythm of Rest, gently encouraging busy women to adopt an alternative to rat-race living.

Daniele has enjoyed opportunities to write and teach in a variety of places and spaces. She reviews educational products for The Curriculum Choice and is a contributing writer to Passionate Homemaking, The Better Mom and Home Educating Family magazine. In her local area of central PA, Daniele speaks at women’s retreats, Bible studies and leads a monthly writing & speaking mentoring group for women.

Yet, the roles she cherishes most are the ones centered around home. She and her family attempt to live out their days with grace, and to laugh lots! Whatever she’s doing, Daniele believes it’s all more enjoyable with a cup of hot tea in hand. She looks forward to meeting everyone at The 2:1 Conference!

Jenny Herman
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Jenny’s Session: Community – A Circle of Friends

Jenny enjoys interacting with homeschoolers as the Director of Social Media for Home Educating Family. She is also excited to bring special needs homeschooling to a mainstream magazine. She and her husband Greg are learning to view life through the eyes of their sons–one with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and one with a propensity for pretending. You’ll find lots of interesting stories about finding grace in autism and life over at her blog, www.ManyHatsMommy.com.

Sherri Barth
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Sherri’s session: From Homeschool Graduate to Homeschool Mom: Homeschooling So Your Kids Will Want to Too!

Sherri Barth is a follower of Jesus, the biggest fan of her college sweetheart and husband of twelve years, Danny, a stay-at-home Mom to four blessings that she never envisioned herself having, a second generation homeschooler, and a momentary deep thinker.

Sherri began blogging back in 2005 at from our front porch lookin’ in as a way to share her family’s fun and adventures with friends and long distance family. But as time went on, she began to find comfort and encouragement in the blogging world, while sharing her journey toward intentionally seeking and appreciating the extraordinary in the midst of the everyday ordinary. And now, it is her prayer that the Lord will use this blogging platform to help inspire others to consider that looking within can keep us from feeling as though we are without.

Tabitha Philen
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Tabitha’s Session: Pinterest: Rabbit Trail or Your Next Top Referring Site?

In 2012, Tabitha was honored to be featured by iVillage, a division of NBCUniversal, as one of the 15 pinners mothers should follow on Pinterest. Nicknamed “The Pinterest Queen” by her network of blogging friends, she became a student of the social media phenomena and now offers her expertise to businesses and bloggers.

Recognized as one of the Top 25 Homeschooling Moms 2012 at Circle of Moms, Tabitha is a homeschooling mother to four children and writes at MeetPenny.com, a multi-niche blog with post topics including frugal living, homeschooling, homemaking, and parenting, Tabitha is the founder of MommyTimeParty.com and also serves as a freelance writer, having written articles for ParentLife Magazine, Bay Area Christian Family Magazine, Essential Woman Magazine, and Home Educating Family. Residing in Mobile, Alabama, she and her husband own Philen Multimedia and offer a variety of creative and consulting services to help companies build their brands on a budget.

Tara Ziegmont
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Tara’s Session: Making SEO Work for Your Blog

Tara Ziegmont is a professional blogger, blog coach, and SEO specialist. She created an internationally-syndicated, award-winning blog called Feels Like Home in 2007 and continues to publish it today. Tara is consistently ranked in the top 2 social media users in Harrisburg, PA and regularly consults with bloggers and brands on search engine optimization and social media strategy. Tara homeschools the older of her two crazy children and lives an old-school back-to-basics frugal lifestyle while working full-time from home. Find Tara on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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