Getting There

Books

• A Mom Just Like You by Vickie and Jayme Farris (B&H Publishing Group, 2002)

A mother of 10 teams up with her adult daughter to share wisdom, encouragement, and lessons learned in their homeschool. Available from the HSLDA online bookstore.

• Help! I'm a Maxed-Out Mom by Linda Weber (Tyndale House Publishers, 2007)

Encouragement and tips for busy mothers. Available from www.amazon.com.*

• Home Education 101: A Mentoring Program for New Homeschoolers—A Mentor’s Manual and Parent Workbook by Vicki Bentley (Vicki Bentley, 2006)

Topics from choosing curriculum to testing. Designed for small groups of two or more. Available from www.everydayhomemaking.com/homeed101.html.

• Homeschooling at the Speed of Life by Marilyn Rockett (B&H, 2007)

Step-by-step solutions to maintaining order in your home and life. Available from www.amazon.com.*

• Mothering Upstream by Virelle Kidder (Victor Books, 1990)

Encouragement and help for mothers. Available from www .amazon.com.*

Audio Encouragement

• Seminar presentations by Becky Cooke and Diane Kummer

The following recordings are available for purchase from the Massachusetts Homeschool Organization of Parent Educators.

1) “Avoiding Transcript Trauma: Triage for HS Records & Documents”

2) “Course Options to Diversify Your High School Program”

3) “Developing a Plan for High School: Sample 4-Year Plans”

4) “Homeschooling the College Bound: Navigate the Road to Admission”**

5) “It’s Off to Work We Go! Home- schooling for the Marketplace, Home & Military”**

6) “Wind for Your Sails: Encourage- ment for Teaching High School”

• Audio podcasts by Wade and Jessica Hulcy

Download speeches from these veteran homeschooling parents and trained educators on topics from building stronger family relationships to teaching struggling learners. Available for purchase at www2.homeschoolmentor.com/osc.

Organizations

• Homeschooling Family to Family

A mentorship organization that connects Christian homeschooling families with families just starting to homeschool or with families considering home education.

* To donate a percentage of your Amazon.com purchase to the Home School Foundation, go to www.hslda .org/clicks4hs, click on Amazon.com, and place your order.

** Also available for purchase from the Northern Virginia Home Education Conference at www.hslda.org/HSseminar2.