Why ESA Matters w/ Leslie Paulsen

Into the Fire: Powered by Dream City Church · Aug 20, 2026 · 34m

This week, Debi is joined by homeschool mom Leslie Paulsen

Leslie shares her story of homeschooling and graduating her 3 adult children, and now homeschooling 6 more.

Nine years ago, Leslie and her husband gained custody of their 6 grandchildren, later formally adopting them. Leslie talks about how she was not initially planning to homeschool them. However, there were some issues with bullying at school, and other difficulties due to trauma. After COVID shutdowns brought the kids home, she and her husband realized that they needed to switch gears. ESA has allowed her to create an educational…