Gralen and Deann Mangum

Gralen and Deann Mangum have been married for 39 years. They joined CFE in 1992 and have homeschooled all twelve of their children and a few of their grands. They are currently home schooling their last daughter, Jolie, 15 yrs. 

They have raised their children in church and taught them to Study, Work and Serve, as this is the motto of their school, Mangum Advanced Academy. 

The Mangums would like to see Christian Family Educators grow and support many homeschooling families in their journey as they teach their children a Christ centered education. They would be honored to serve on the CFE board again this year and look forward to supporting and having fun as we all teach our children together.

Donald and Kristen Lima

Donald and Kristen Lima have been married for almost 9 years and have 3 children Caroline, Elijah and Lucy Claire. Donald is a private investigator and Kristen is a stay-at-home mom. Kristen was home schooled and grew up in Colorado and Donald is from New Orleans and loves to cook. They started their home schooling journey when their oldest started kindergarten and decided that it was right for them and haven't looked back since. 

They were invited to join CFE 2 years ago and can't imagine not having their CFE family in their lives. They enjoy getting to know other like minded families and can't wait to see what the Lord does through CFE.

Caleb and Jamie Berney

Caleb and Jamie Berney have been married for 21 years and have 3 children, Marshall, Railey, and Asher. They also have custody of their grandson, Elijah McAdams. Caleb is a finance manager at Cheyland in Shreveport and Jamie is a stay-at-home mom. They began their homeschooling journey in 2010 and truly stand on the scripture that says, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” They firmly believe that homeschooling is an integral component in following this scripture. Upon choosing to homeschool, they decided being plugged into a homeschool group was important and joined CFE in 2010. CFE has provided fundamental support in their homeschooling adventure.

The Berney family attended Word of God Ministries in Shreveport for 13 years and recently changed to Cypress Baptist Church in Benton. Both Caleb and Jamie accepted Jesus Christ as lord and savior in their youth, but truly began yielding to and serving His purpose in adulthood. They believe that serving in their church, homeschool group, and community is not only a responsibility, but also a privilege. They believe that serving on the CFE board is truly a ministry of serving our homeschool community.