*As featured in Sacramento Parent Magazine, Feb. 2019 and Simple Homeschool, Sep. 2017.

Don’t worry, sweet homeschooling momma. It will all be worth it. I was on the receiving end of all that effort. And the greatest homeschooling benefits I got were the ones my parents, perhaps, didn’t even think about.

When I was homeschooled in the 80’s and early 90’s it was still relatively uncharted territory. Most people had never even heard of homeschooling. After you told people you were homeschooled, and explained what that was, it was almost always met with skepticism at best–if not outright scorn. My mother had a lot of concern about the school board trying to intervene, and resources were few and hard to find.

My parents were pioneers, brave to even attempt homeschooling. But they knew in their hearts it was right–and it was the best thing they ever did for me. I entered college early and graduated summa cum laude.  I had a very rewarding career in the legal field and, then, was able to transition my skills to work from home when my family became the priority.

But, more than all that, do you want to know what I really owe to homeschooling–to my mom and dad? Here are the things that mattered most:Continue Reading