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Posted: May 17 2006 at 10:47pm | IP Logged Quote teachingmom
Rebecca Dussault!

A friend of mine was able to get her to speak at my parish while she was here in D.C. with the other Olympians this week. What a great inspiration she is for my girls!

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Posted: May 17 2006 at 11:28pm | IP Logged Quote Angie Mc
What a thrill, Irene! Let me guess...she is just as fabulous as we think she is .

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How cool - we get to meet her, too, in a few weeks when she will be a speaker at our Catholic Homeschool Conference here in Denver. She is doing several sessions for our teen track. What an inspirational example she is to young people!

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WAY COOL, IRENE!!!!!



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MaryM wrote:
How cool - we get to meet her, too, in a few weeks when she will be a speaker at our Catholic Homeschool Conference here in Denver. She is doing several sessions for our teen track. What an inspirational example she is to young people!
Mary M -- I think she's also talking at dinner and doing a talk for the adults? I'm pretty interested in meeting her as I loved what she (and her dh) said during and after the Olympics -- she definitely seems like the type of athlete I'd like my kids to emulate!



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What a thrill, Irene! Let me guess...she is just as fabulous as we think she is .


Definitely! She talked about her journey to become one of the best cross-country skiers in America, her Catholic faith, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, growing up homeschooled by her husband's mother, the difficulties of practicing her faith while traveling to sports competitions, her husband and young son and her hopes and desires for her own family, and of course, the thrill of competing in the Olympics. My girls were very impressed. And I loved the VERY positive things she said about homeschooling.

She was very friendly and approachable when we talked to her after her presentation. What a great role model for young Catholics!

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How cool!

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