My husband and I have 5 daughters. We currently homeschool our youngest 3 girls. Our older two are now out on their own, with one of them recently graduating from college with high honors.

We are a farming family, raising ducks, chickens, rabbits, horses and several breeds of cattle. In the spring we will be adding pigs.

We are very active in our church, where I serve as Sunday School superintendent and as a children's church teacher. I also serve as dorm mom each summer at church camp. I also help with 4H, girl scouts, a crisis help center and teach part time. As needed, I also sub teach for several districts and a nearby Christian school.

I enjoy traveling, camping, writing, reading, sewing, needlework, gardening and preserving foods. I also like to write curriclum and lesson plans for preschool, early ed and middle school children.

My passion is ...

chocolate

I know too much about ...

everything, as I am always reading or doing research on topics

My parents always told me ...

to do my best, be honest and tell the truth

My childhood ambition ...

to be able to do a cartwheel-I never could!

My favorite memory ...

Christmas in Indiana at my Grandmas. The snow was deep!

Why I write ...

It relaxes me

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Beverly Lewis books

My first job ...

babysitting for Doc R's boys-Michael and Jay

My best moment ...

when my daughters were born

My inspiration ...

my family

Education > Homeschooling Home education vs. school education

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Why our Family Homeschools

Our family homeschools for one basic reason, because it is what works best for us. Since my children were of school age, I have watched the public schools in our area. However, we (their parents) have always chosen either homeschooling or a private Christian school for them. We based our decision on several factors.

After experiencing life in a larger town, and a smaller town after a move, I felt the educational systems in both locations had several features, which I considered (based on my beliefs and upbringing) to be flaws. First, I did not lik...

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