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Hi, I'm Laura mom to three active boys (Patrck - 10, Rory - 7 and Dominic -4) in our second year of homeschooling. We just moved from NE Ohio to NE Maryland (right by the Delaware and PA borders!)
My husband and I are cradle Catholics. I've never left the church, but he left for about a decade and returned when we were getting married. While I always had faith in my life, I do find myself growing more in the recent past since taking charge of my sons' education at home.
Currently, we use Catholic Heritage Curricula for the backbone of our schooling with other items to supplement or replace.
Overall, we attachment parent the boys. All nursed until they self-weaned. Two of the three boys co-slept with us for a while. Now a days, I often awake to one or all three in my bed once dad's left for the day. Through active participation in La Leche League since my oldest son's birth, I also find myself drawn to more 'natural' things. I think my youngest being born at home and then my decision to pull the older boys from parochial school came from my evolution as a mother.
That's it for my intro as computer time is almost up for me. I am looking forward to being on the forum.
Laura O in MD
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Welcome, Rachel and Laura! Thank you for your introductions and glad to see you here.
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Welcome Rachel, Laura, Isa, Bethany, Joy, Leah, Patricia, Melanie, Beth, Sunny! Did I miss anyone. I enjoy meeting all the new moms. This is a great place to be. So glad you found us!
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Easter A.
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Hi everyone!
What a joy it was to read Elizabeth's welcome letter to new members! Thank you, Elizabeth.
I am honored to be here. I was born on Easter, I am a mother of 5: Cy (16), Charity Therese (13), Joseph (10), Faith (9) and TJ (6). We have been homeschooling for over 10 years now. I would like to get to know many of you, especially those who have teens and those with children who desire to entire the religious life.
We are all Pauline Cooperators, all seven of us. Our family loves the Real Presence; we all love to read, serve at church, pray, and exercise together. Some of us like to write. I write mostly prayer poems and some of them were published in our diocesan newspaper. My story was also published in a book. I have been blogging for over a year now, but just recently becoming more active in the blogosphere and cyberspace. I am actively working with another mom in looking for mothers to spiritually adopt priests and seminarians within our diocese. My blogs are: Mostly Prayers and A Tribute to Our Priests.
1) http://prayerswritingsofacatholicmomdaughter.blogspot.com/
2) http://atributetoourpriests.blogspot.com/
My teens blog as well and I welcome your teen bloggers to visit theirs which can be accessed through my blog, Mostly Prayers. We do not blog everyday as daily Mass and homeschooling are our priority, but my children enjoy the benefit of growing spiritually with other teen bloggers, so I do not discourage them from blogging when they are done with their school work.
Thank you for the warm welcome! God bless you all abundantly!
In Christ,
Easter:-)
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melmc
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Hi. My name is Melissa and I'll be homeschooling once my kids finish up this year at a Catholic school. Right now they are in 4th, 2nd and PK4. They asked to be homeschooled next year. It's something I thought about doing originally when my oldest was going into K. I'd read Elizabeth's book back then. But it just wasn't the right time. It is now!
I'm really drawn to classical education and CM methods. I'm a trained level 1 and 2 catechist for the Catechesis of Good Shepherd program and work at atriums at two different parishes. I'm hoping to incorporate hands-on learning and am trying to figure out the best way to do this. It's a little overwhelming.
I started a blog to keep track of what I'm thinking/doing, but haven't done more than a couple of posts yet. Notes from the Sheepfold Anyway, I'm looking forward to learning more about homeschooling, especially real learning.
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Welcome!
Melissa it sounds like you have a lot to get you going in the right direction!
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Welcome, Melissa and Easter!! Glad you're here!
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Hello! :) I'm Lauri B from Pennsylvania a long-time CM/Waldorf Inspired/Unit Study Style, Anglican homeschooler. (That's a mouthful!) My always-homeschooled children are 18, 13 & almost 10. Our eldest is "graduating" this year (really just finishing). Our youngest is on the Autism Spectrum with some other special concerns. I've been married for almost 20 years to Eric, who is a Chemical Engineer.
I can't figure out how to add a signature or a picture! :)
I used to have a CM website, but it went away when we moved house and changed ISPs.
Hello!!! 
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Hello all. My name is Sarah, and I live in central Ohio. I've had an interest in homeschooling since I was pregnant with my oldest, who is now three (oh how quickly time flies). In October, we had #2, and it's a joy to be on this adventure of motherhood!
We are still discerning homeschooling and whether it's the right thing for our oldest - she is extremely outgoing and asks - daily - when she will go to school. However, even as I say that, our pastor (and my boss - I'm the parish administrator) has mentioned to me a need for a homeschooling co-op. And so I have left it in the hands of the Holy Spirit and I hope I'm able to hear what God is calling me to do. ;)
I have been researching and reading about homeschooling since that bud of interest three years ago, and I have really enjoyed Charlotte Mason's philosophy - it resonates with me.
Let's see, what else? We live on a small farm and between that and the kids, I'm usually smiling (or screaming) about something!
It's good to be here - I've been a member for a while but have never really taken the time to get my hands dirty here on the forums. So here goes... :)
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Hello,
I'm Diana. I began homeschooling my daughter this past fall and we both enjoy it tremendously. We are following a primarily classical program with a mix of different subjects from different curricula. What I really desire is to bring our experience fully into a Catholic focus.
I am so happy to have found this site and am looking forward to 'meeting' everyone.
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Welcome aboard, Easter, Melissa, Lauri B, Sarah, and Diana! Thank you for your introductions and I hope that this community is a blessing to you and your families.
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Hello All,
My name is Kathee and I am an Illinois homeschool mom in year four and burning out fast! I have used TWTM, Sonlight, CHC and more. Although I have studied CM methods, I never have fully implemented them in our homeschool. I am hoping to make CM style of learning a true reality for our next school year. I look forward to chatting with everyone on this list to see what you are up to and how you are schooling your own.
I have four wonderful girls. Two have flown from the nest already and I am homeschooling two 8 and 5. I do have a very supportive and wonderful dh who is such a blessing to our family.
Hope to make a few new friends here. Toodles!
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Hello ladies,
My name is Christi, and I am a wife (to my husband of 10 years) and a mother of two boys (5 and 3). We have been blessed to have me at home since my pregnancy with our oldest.
We will be "officially" beginning homeshooling in the Fall, with Ryan and Cade.
I'm looking forward to learning from you!
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Welcome Kathee and Christi (and all other newer members who haven't joined in yet) - won't you join us in the "I'm Maryan and you are?" thread. We are having a great time getting to know each other a little better!
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Maria Therese
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Hello Everyone,
I've been lurking here at the forums for well over a year and this is my first post believe it or not. I look forward to becoming more involved here.
God Bless,
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Hi Paige and welcome!
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melmc wrote:
Hi. I'll be homeschooling once my kids finish up this year at a Catholic school. Right now they are in 4th, 2nd and PK4. They asked to be homeschooled next year. It's something I thought about doing originally when my oldest was going into K. I'd read Elizabeth's book back then. But it just wasn't the right time. It is now!
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Sounds familiar! Hello, My name is Sarah and we will start homeschooling in Sept in NC. We are currently in Hawaii (my husband's in the Army) where my 2 oldest are in Catholic school. I'd always admired homeschoolers, but never thought I'd be able to do it. My parents are both teachers and it's a career path I never considered. However, my husband (Mike) has always been intrigued by the prospect of teaching our children much more interesting and adventurous things than what they'd get at school. So, we've always kind of taught them at home, just not formally. Last year I started to feel a tugging at my heart, and in the fall it worsened, so much so that after Christmas I felt like I was denying God's will by not homeschooling (one such occurrence was when my oldest said he didn't want to return to school after Christmas break because he'd miss seeing the little ones too much). After many prayers and much research, I felt at peace with the decision, and that God had given me the grace to try. We'll probably be mixing the classical and CM methods--thanks so much to Rachel May who answered all my questions (and strongly recommended Elizabeth Foss' book.) My husband and I are both converts of 8 years (the Easter after we got married) and have grown so much in the Faith in the last few years. Our kids are Nathan, currently 6 and in 1st grade, Josh, nearly 5 and in pre-k, Maria Therese, 3, David 18 mo, and our fifth little blessing due in August. This forum is such a God-send. I know I'll be referring to it often as we set out on this adventure!
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HI, I'm new here. My name is Kim, wife to Mark and Mother of John (9) Lexie(7) and Marco (19 months). Marco was our surprise baby! We live in NC, my hubby is transplaned from CT. My hubby is a cradle Catholic, I am in the process of converting so forgive me please if I have "Catholic" questions!I just started homeschooling about 2 months ago due to bullying in our local school. We live 25 miles away from the closest Catholic school soo we are now homeschoolers. It was actually my hubby's idea and I resisted for a year lol but I love it now.As for curriculume, I have no clue! We are going to the HS conference in a few weeks, for now we've just been using workbooks, my kids actually like them! I've ordered some Seton and it should be here any day!Talk to everyone soon. Kim
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Welcome, Sarah, Kim and Paige!
This is such a lovely place to be! I hope you enjoy it here! Let us know if there is anything we can do to help!
God bless your journeys!
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Hi,
I am Maria Lucia.
My husband Greg and I have seven children. Our oldest is graduating from Ave Maria University in May and our youngest is 4 years old. We have been homeschooling for 15 years. We live in Maryland.
I have been a member for a while but have never taken the time to introduce myself or post anything and I just wanted to b able to do that and say that I have really enjoyed reading all the wisdom among these "4 Real Learning" forums!
May God continue to bless all of you and your families in your home schooling efforts!
Maria Lucia
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