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Dear Liz, I have lifted your family to the throne. It is no cliche to say simply that life is hard, but God is good. In His perfect economy, this awful time is sifted through His loving fingers for the benefit of your family. Keep trusting; and abide in Him.

My three older children all learned how to type from the Mavis Beacon program. My younger two are beginning to learn with it now, and I had forgotten how much fun and how painless her program is. The adult kids use their keyboarding skills in their education as well as employment and easily passed t...

It sounds well thought out, very cohesive...and cozy! I hope that y'all have a wonderful spring semester!

Hi there! I am not sure about some of your other questions, but as to DITHHR, one of the lovely things about it is that you can select any book that you choose in the different genres. You would probably need to order the 6/7/8 student book. There a number of high school reading lists out there. I'd...

Hi Lynn, Keep in mind that Mr. Shakespeare wrote his plays to be performed, not just read. I have allowed my kids to "see the movie before the book" in this area. It comes alive and is much more understandable. For example, my pretty non-academic, car mechanic son that just does not enjoy reading lo...

I decided to check the conference schedule and saw that HOD is coming to Memphis! I squealed and when my 10 yo asked why and I told her she said, "Mom, you are acting like a silly teenager about one of those rock stars!" This is our 23rd year of homeschooling and HOD is the best all around curriculu...