The Sweet Gift of Growing Up Together With Kendyll Keene | Episode 333

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What does a homeschool graduate appreciate about their upbringing? Rachel Winchester sits down with Kendyll Keene’s to hear about her experiences being homeschooled from third grade through high school. Homeschooling gave her freedom to pursue ballet, teaching, reading, cooking, and travel while allowing her siblings to develop their own interests. Kendyll describes how daily life together strengthened her family relationships and how her family’s adoption of her brother, Gabe, from Rwanda shaped her empathy and led her to study history in college.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

How homeschooling gave Kendyll the freedom to pursue her interests and discover the gifts God had given her
The way homeschooling created space for deep sibling relationships and years of shared life together
Letting children learn according to their unique strengths and interests instead of forcing everyone into the same mold
The books, literature, and stories that shaped Kendyll’s love of reading and sparked lifelong interests
How travel, including a family adoption trip to Rwanda, became a meaningful part of Kendyll’s education
Bringing history and literature to life through travel and real-world experiences