Lee Ann - Thanks for your kind words, and I pray you have a refreshing summer, making good memories with the cousins. I know it takes stamina to homeschool when not everyone in the family is doing it, and I commend you for choosing to homeschool your children anyway. You really add a lot to this board LeeAnn, and I'm thankful you post here regularly because you have sound advice, and an encouraging heart.
Marie - Welcome to the HOD board, and I can tell from your kind post that you are going to fit right in here! So you have boys, just like I do? You'll understand what I mean then when I say how thankful I am that I have homeschooling to connect with them personally. My dh has oodles of ways he connects with our sons, but homeschooling is my primary way, and without it, I think I'd struggle with how to spend time with our sons in a meaningful, joyful way. I'm so glad that you are here, and please keep visiting here. We love to enlarge our HOD family!
In Christ,
Julie