My Personal Story
I’m a homeschool mom of three, coach, and educator with years of hands-on experience guiding families through the rewards and challenges of homeschooling. Earning my MS in Instructional Design and Technology has strengthened that experience by deepening my understanding of how people learn, how to create meaningful educational experiences, and how to use tools and strategies that support each child’s growth. Together, my education and real-life homeschool experience have given me practical insight into curriculum planning, scheduling, learning styles, and the everyday decisions that shape a successful homeschool journey. I enjoy using what I’ve learned to offer guidance, encouragement, and inspiration to other homeschooling families.
For close to a decade, I have coordinated homeschool cooperatives and had the privilege of helping my children, along with many of their homeschooled friends, experience academics through an eclectic mix of approaches. Through this work, I’ve learned that every child has a unique way of learning, and that thoughtful guidance can help parents choose methods that fit their family’s needs.
I also coach two elementary and intermediate robotics teams, which has allowed me to share my love of science and technology while helping families discover new ways to encourage curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving.
I truly believe that sometimes it does take a village, and I started this blog as a way to continue building that community. My goal is to be a helpful voice for parents who may be looking for reassurance, fresh ideas, or practical direction from someone who has walked a similar path.
By sharing my adventures, lessons learned, and real-life experience, I hope to make someone else’s homeschool journey feel a little more manageable, meaningful, and supported.
Why Do I Homeschool?
It’s what works for my family, plain and simple. Let me give you a little background…
My oldest is autistic and when he turned 3, we had our appointment with our local school system to get him started in a preschool program for special needs children. I was apprehensive because I knew my son did not do well with strangers. But what made it more uncomfortable for me was that my precious, non-verbal 3yr old was going to be locked in a classroom all day without a way to advocate for himself. He was going to have to stop singing when he wanted to sing, to stop spinning and dancing when he wanted to dance, just because he had to conform to the standards set by the school system. It just didn't feel right to me. Despite these unsettling feelings, I took him to his evaluation with the administrators anyway, because that's what I was supposed to do. I was just not educated enough on alternatives at that time.
Well, needless to say, it didn’t go according to plan and I walked out of there with a renewed sense of purpose. I was going to homeschool my child because there just had to be a better way for us. I found other homeschoolers, learned from them, with them, researched the benefits of homeschooling and just knew I had most definitely found our better way. Here we are 13 years later and I'm still homeschooling him along with his two younger siblings. Have I ever second guessed my decision, nope, not once. Has it been smooth sailing, nope, not at all, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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