Book Review – Homeschooling for the Rest of Us, by Sonya Haskins

I found this to be a very encouraging and inspirational book, for homeschoolers as well as non-homeschoolers.   The author’s wisdom in general about raising children was extremely helpful.

She talks about healthy social skills, developing routines and schedules, appropriate chores for various ages, living with a sometimes messy home (and not becoming discouraged), and a host of other issues that any mom would most likely appreciate. 

All in all, Ms. Haskins does a great job of giving very down-to-earth advice for homeschoolers.  The tone of the book made her seem like a really competent friend, able to help keep homeschooling from being overwhelming.  She makes a point of reminding homeschoolers to not compare their children, their routine, their style, or their home with anyone else’s. 

This book is full of wonderful information, from how to deal with unsupportive relatives, to specific guidelines for what needs to be covered when homeschooling.  She has a website for more advice at thehomeschooladvocate.com. 

I highly recommend this book!  Thank you to Bethany House Publishers for sending me a free copy of this book to review.

Thank You

Thank you for all the sympathy and warm thoughts on the passing of my grandmother.  They are truly appreciated. 

We had a bit of a crazy time with the on-the-spur trip down and back, then we were home (trying to catch our breath) for about 3 days, then off again for the weekend of the 4th.  I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July!  While it was hard to be so busy and not really able to settle back into our routine, it was nice to be with family and relax a bit.

Did you know I missed the one year anniversary of this blog (June 27th)?  It does not seem like a year has passed, and I’m so thankful, and a bit amazed, at the number of bloggy friends I’ve made.  You are all wonderful!  Thank you for reading this very silly little blog of mine. :)