This is my fourth year at the St. Louis CHEF home school convention. Each year we are impressed and blessed by the spiritual hunger and gratitude of the precious families we meet here. My daughter Liberty and I arrived on Tuesday evening and enjoyed a special dinner with John and Candy Summers. The line-up or speakers for the conference was particularly impressive and included my good friends “Little Bear” Wheeler, Dr. S.M. Davis, and Dr. Jeff Meyers.

The highlight of the event was a special “‘Little Bear’ and Doug” keynote in which together we shared about our friendship, offered observations on home education, and answered questions from the audience. Below, Liberty and “Little Bear” pose for a snapshot.

The children pictured below are all brothers and sisters. The twin boys joined us earlier this year on our Ice Age Adventure and are featured on our short film on the same subject which you can view on this Web site.

The Bell family (pictured below) told me they are regular readers of “Doug’s Blog.” It has been my privilege to visit with the Bells and other dear families annually on my visit to St. Louis.

Daddy and Liberty snuggle-up on a drive to dinner with the other featured speakers.

This dear family of ten children also attended our Father and Daughter Retreat