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home : convention : speakers : Doug and Patsy Arnold 2008 THSC State Convention and Family Conference August 14-16, 2008
The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands Waterway Marriott
Doug & Patsy Arnold Doug and Patsy Arnold are educators with a mission. Doug is currently a special education teacher at a middle school in Mansfield ISD. Patsy left the teaching profession after 13 years of teaching Spanish to high school students. She continues to keep her skills sharp by teaching Spanish two evenings a week and every summer with local colleges. She is currently on the faculty at UT Arlington.
When their second child was born, Doug and Patsy realized that the Lord was calling them to homeschool their children. In spite of the challenges of supporting a family on one teacher's salary, they believed that this was a higher calling and chose to obey, so Patsy resigned her teaching position and stayed at home with the children. They began homeschooling their older son in 1998. Their middle child, who has been disabled since infancy, has required a high level of intervention in therapy and teaching since he was very small.
Through many experiences of God's grace as they have worked with their son, and thanks to the Lord leading Doug into Special Education, the Arnolds have learned much about working with children who have special learning needs. As a result, they have begun a ministry to families with special needs children, called Texas' Special Kids.
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