Lisa Whelchel - Inspirational Keynote Speaker

Lisa Whelchel

About Lisa Whelchel
Lisa Whelchel was born on May 29 in Littlefield, Texas. Her mom started taking her to acting classes when she was seven to break her out of her shell, because she was so shy. The classes paid off, and when she was 13, she debuted as a Mouseketeer on "The New Mickey Mouse Club." Ms. Whelchel is perhaps best known for her starring role as Blair Warner on NBC's "The Facts of Life" for nine years.

Lisa's acting career quickly took off as she starred as Blair Warner on NBC's "The Facts of Life" for nine years. She has been a guest star on a number of television series and acted in several films including features "When the Red Fern Grows, Part Two" and "The Double McGuffin." She has also starred in telefilms such as "The Facts of Life Goes to Paris," "Skyward," "Twirl," "No Man's Land," and "The Facts of Life Down Under."

Lisa filmed the last episode of "The Facts of Life" in March of 1988 and was married on July 9^th, 1988. Ten months later, Lisa was pregnant with her first child and proceeded to have three children, three years in a row. Lisa Whelchel made the major decision to put her acting career on hold and trade it for life as a pastor's wife and full-time mom. She has been a stay-at-home mom ever since and states that she has loved every minute of it. Author of her first book titled Creative Correction (Tyndale House Publishers and Focus on the Family), Whelchel passes on the creative tips she has learned as she has disciplined and trained her own children. The book has sold over 100,000 copies and received a Gold Medallion Nomination in the Family and Parenting Category.

"My purpose in writing Creative Correction is to give parents hope, not a guilt complex," Whelchel says. "Whether a parent is facing a fork in the road, a dead end, or are completely lost, I encourage them not to give up. I want to come alongside overwhelmed parents and remind them of what they already know to be true, but, in the confusion of a superhighway' lifestyle, lost sight of along the way.

Whelchel has joined 700,000 others as home-schooling parents, and she teaches her three children at home. They have a Bible study every morning, and then she teaches them history, science, math and reading. "I don't think I will ever take for granted the privilege of being my children's mother and the opportunity to stay home with them," she says.

She is also the author of "The Facts of Life and Other Lessons My Father Taught Me" and "So You're Thinking About Homeschooling," both published by Multnomah Publishers. Her fourth book, "The ADVENTure of Christmas" was released in the fall of 2004.

With a goal to refresh and equip other mothers, she is the founder of MomTime Ministries and MomTime Get-A-Ways.

Whelchel is also an accomplished musician. Her vocal and music writing talents have been acknowledged with her critically acclaimed debut solo album "All Because of You" for which she received a Grammy nomination as "Best Inspirational Album." She also recently performed the title role in "Peter Pan" at Kansas City's Starlight Theater.

Whelchel is married to Steven and they have three young children, Tucker, Haven and Clancy. Steven is an associate pastor with Church on the Way in California, and they reside in Southern California.

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