DeerAngel: My Daughter's New YouTube Channel

Over the last month, my daughter and I created for her a new YouTube channel: www.DeerAngel.org

She has made 5 videos so far, and we're creating another one today.  Our plan for this channel is that Angel will deliver a series of weekly 2-minute videos answering questions on various topics of economics, history, apologetics, and politics.

I found an artist on Fiverr.com who made this great logo for her:

This has been a neat adventure for us.  I film Angel (using her computer), then the two of us use iMovie to edit the films together to turn 10 minutes of footage into 2 minutes.  I used to do the editing all myself, but she now does the majority of it.

I think this is an empowering thing for her to be a part of.  Her friends really think of her as an expert at these subjects, and it has opened up a lot of opportunities for her and me to discuss the sort of topics that kids are not usually interested in at such a young age.  Things like minimum wage, American exceptionalism, income inequality, government bailouts and more.

I'm excited about the videos but even more excited for the education that she's getting.  As a dad, I only have so many years to be the primary influence on my kids' hearts and minds.  This has given her a stronger sense of self as a conservative Christian, and I hope and pray it sticks with her into adulthood.

If you haven't seen her channel yet, I highly encourage you to check it out (and subscribe!): www.DeerAngel.org

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