Don’t Curse the Darkness: Light a Candle with Patti Garibay

Patti Garibay, founder of American Heritage Girls joins me today to talk about the power of getting off the bench and making a difference. When she saw the dark path that the Girl Scouts were on, she left the organization and founded one based on patriotism and faith. Her story will encourage and inspire you!


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Patti Garibay is the Founder and Executive Director of the national character development organization, American Heritage Girls. Educated at The Ohio State University with majors in secondary education and French, Patti shares a love of history and youth.

​Patti and her husband, Pat, are blessed with four grown children, three girls and a boy, six grandsons and three granddaughters. Patti and her four siblings were raised by a disabled father who lived with MS for forty years before his death in 2004. His encouraging attitude of “why curse the darkness when you can light a candle” inspired Patti as she founded the faith-based interdenominational alternative to the Girl Scouts in 1995. She served American Heritage Girls as its first President and Executive Director. She also served as a Unit Leader for her AHG Troop for nine years.


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Heidi has been married to her husband Jay since 1989. Together they have seven children and three grandchildren! The St. Johns homeschooled their kids all the way through high school. Heidi is the the author of seven books, host of the popular podcast "Off the Bench," and the founder of MomStrong International, an online community of women learning God's Word and how to apply it to every day life. She and her husband Jay are also the founders of Firmly Planted Family and the Firmly Planted Homeschool Resource Center, located in Vancouver, Washington.