At Omaha HAVEN we strive to assist families in transitioning between public and home-school settings and provide opportunities for Latter-Day Saint home-school families and their friends to connect in meaningful ways. Everyone is welcome to utilize this resource and participate in activities as we each seek to fulfill our divine charge--to build families that are respectful, educated, compassionate, faith-filled contributors to a civil society.

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Monday, August 2, 2021

Moving Forward - One Step At a Time

 By Katie Burton

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Yes…I am such a geek. I love Star Wars. I love “dad jokes”. I love playing board games and reading sci-fi/fantasy books. The book I’m currently “geeking out” over is “Rhythm of War” by Brandon Sanderson, one of my favorite fantasy authors. Wit, a “Yoda” so to speak, trying to aid a friend states: “Any problem to overcome is merely a set of smaller problems to overcome in a sequence” (p.915.) This idea of breaking down larger problems into smaller, more manageable steps is likely a familiar tool.

For the past several months, Crystal, Rachael, Ame, Angie, myself, and an addition, Tiffany Rose (Yay!) have been taking these smaller steps, working with you on how to change Omaha HAVEN to better meet your needs and improve opportunities for personal connection: 

    1) We’ve sent out a survey to ascertain your thoughts. 
    2) We’ve organized a formal board with assigned responsibilities. 
    3) We’ve altered our website to be more user friendly. 
    4) We’ve created a HAVEN MeetUp group for better notification of activities.

Now…it’s up to you. “Do or do not…” :)

Step 1: You can still choose to fill out the Omaha HAVEN Improvement survey. No hurry. No worry.

Step 2: Meet the Omaha HAVEN board:
    President: Katie Burton:
    Vice President: Crystal Young
    Secretary: Rachael Vilburn 
    Treasurer: Tiffany Rose
    Board Members at large: Ame Burton and Angie Blad

Step 3: Check out the changes to our website! We have added “Local Resource” and behavior “Management” tabs, simplified “You’ve Got This”, and more. If you have friends who are interested in homeschooling but aren’t quite sure where to start, please send them to our website: www.OmahaHAVEN.com or have them contact a member of our board directly using the information provided in the annual directory.

Step 4: Sign up for MeetUp and join the private OmahaHAVEN group. This tool will allow you to receive notifications regarding activities organized by the board AND other members of the network. Yes! YOU can set up small or large, one-time-only, group activities as well as recurring weekly/monthly groups. You can set date/time/location, set participation limits, etc. If you have an activity or group you’d like to organize, first join MeetUp and then contact Rachael Vilburn at OmahaHavenActivities@gmail.com.

We are so excited to start the 2021-2022 school year with over 50 network families! What a treasure trove of gifts and talents, both parents and children! We truly hope that this network will improve and grow to be a blessing to you and yours… a place of educational support and connection. Thank you for all you are doing for your children, your community, and the world at large; like "dews from heaven"…one step at a time.

May the Force be with you…always. 😊
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