Marcia Somerville wrote: "I am not an educational expert, but one beggar telling other beggars where I found bread for my own family."

Cay Gibson, a homeschooling mom, lives in Louisiana with her husband Mark and their five children, ages 17 yrs-3 yrs. She has been a home educator for 8 years and is a college graduate.  She has been published in numerous educational, parenting, and religious periodicals and is available to speak on:

Possible topics:

**Catholic Mosaic and Liturgical Year Notebooking

**Reaching Your Reluctant Reader

**The Lacemaker's Shop ~ Lacing Catholic spirituality into your home as Venerable Zelie Martin (St. Therese's mother) did

**America's Best-Kept Educational Secret

**Mother-Daughter Teatime/ Book Club

**Lapbooks, Notebooks, Papercuts, & More

**Literature Alive! ~ how to turn a cherished book into a living book

**Catholic Authors in the Flesh

**Be Still!

**Poor Education/ Rich Education

**Fairy Tales, Fantasy and other Fictitious Delights

**Montessori Method with a Literature Approach

Fees and Arrangements:

Speaking stipend depends on the size of the group. The minimal fee is $250 for two talk before a small or mid-sized group or parish. For large parishes or diocesan gatherings, the fee is $350. For parishes in the Louisiana area, the fee is $250.  Stipend is payable upon completion of talk, expenses may be reimbursed after receipts are provided.

If talks are part of a fund-raising event, please contact for a different set of fees ( houseoflit@bellsouth.net ).

Sponsoring organization will also pay travel expenses, including car rental/fuel or airflight, hotel, and meals.

I'll also need a table and one volunteer to help with book sales.

If you are interested in inviting me, please email me at houseoflit@bellsouth.net

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