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It’s time for another giveaway from The HomeScholar! Summer is the perfect time of year to grab a new read and take time to focus on ourselves a little. Our giveaway this month will help you do just that!
The Busy Homeschool Mom’s Guide to Romance: Nurturing Your Marriage Through the Homeschool Years by Heidi St. John is music to the ears of any homeschool mom who feels caught between homeschooling and husband, math and marriage.
From Heidi’s website:
Homeschooling offers parents the best opportunity to shepherd their children both academically and spiritually. Yes. It’s worth it. But do you ever feel as if your life is “all homeschool—all the time?”
Do you ever wonder where the girl your husband married went? This book is for every mom who has collapsed into bed at the end of the day, looked into the eyes of her husband and promised “tomorrow” she’d have time for him.
Trouble is, tomorrow finds her more exhausted than the day before.
If you have ever felt caught between the demands of homeschooling your children and meeting the needs of your husband, you’re not alone. Read and discover how even a busy homeschool mom can make time to nurture her marriage. It’s not as hard as you think—and more important than you may realize.
Office Manager Stephanie had this to say after reading through the book:
This book truly is part homeschool book, part marriage book, and part devotional. I wasn’t sure what to expect – and was met with groans and eye rolls from my teen when she saw that I would be reading a book about “romance.” This is far from a simple self-help book about marriage. You’ll find yourself agreeing with Heidi when she shares her personal moments. (Yes, I’ve wondered where “That Girl” went!) You’ll find yourself energized and recharged with each quotation and scripture that are sprinkled throughout this lovely book. Your marriage is truly more important than what math curriculum you choose. We just need a reminder once in a while! I’m truly considering adding this to my teen’s suggested reading list before she moves onto the next phase of her life as a wife and mother. It is perfect for the new homeschooler learning to create balance between the different faces of mom or the seasoned homsechool mom that may be facing a bit of burn out. I’d encourage every homeschool wife to give this a read!
The Prize:
We’re giving away ONE copy of this book to a lucky blog reader – - and that could be you!
To Enter:
The rules for this giveaway are simple! Comment on this blog. That is! But, let’s make it fun – tell us how long you and your sweetie have been married!
To Win:
One winner will be chosen from the comment entries on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 5pm PST using random.org.
Thank you, Heidi, for your generous gift, and good luck to all of you! I hope that it will bless our lucky winner as much as much as it has blessed Stephanie!
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Penny Turpin says:
I am currently hs a 9th grader. My husband and I just celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary on Wed. I would love to learn ideas to put the romance back into our busy life and be blessed to celebrate 26+ more years with this wonderful man I married.
July 1st, 2011 at 3:19 am
Pat says:
Hey Lee,
What a book! Over our 16 years of homeschooling (and, God willing, 11 more to go!) it’s been a constant “creative challenge” to balance my time and energy between my DH and the kiddos (5 of them!). From time-to-time I’ve been satisfied with a ‘solution’…and then they get home from camp, or vacation is over (LOL)!!
Anyway, I might have to check out this book – whether or not I win it!
~Pat
July 1st, 2011 at 3:45 am
Melanie says:
Thanks for the great giveaway! My honey and I have been married for 15 1/2 years and each year just keeps getting better!
Blessings!
July 1st, 2011 at 4:09 am
Jennie says:
We’ve been married 23 years. I’m an “older” mom and have boys 12 & 15. YES, I often wonder where that energetic girl is my husband married! He does too
( Menopause & the teens years don’t go well together!!!!
July 1st, 2011 at 4:11 am
Andie says:
We’ve been married 20 years–and homeschooling for 11. I could use this book!
July 1st, 2011 at 4:14 am
Karen says:
I would love to read this book!
We will have been married 15 years on July 13 this year! And our marriage is just getting better and better!
July 1st, 2011 at 4:19 am
christa sterken says:
Thanks for the chance, I just read about this book. My husband and I have been married for 18 years, together 5 years before that since I was 17! It was not always easy to grow up from kids with issues, into Christian adults but God has richly blessed us
July 1st, 2011 at 4:28 am
Renee says:
Sounds like a good book. Dh and I will be celebrating 23yrs in just two weeks and a day
July 1st, 2011 at 4:35 am
Lisa says:
God’s timing is so perfect. I needed to read this today. The joy of marriage can get lost in the heap of homeschool books, schedules, and “extra-curricular” activities. I love it when someone shares practical ideas and help from their own life and experience. Can’t wait to read this one. My husband and I have been married for 15 years and we have 6 great kids!
July 1st, 2011 at 4:41 am
Kathleen says:
I would love to read this book. My husband and I will be married 19 years in September.
July 1st, 2011 at 4:51 am
Tina Rippy says:
My husband and I will be married ten years in January 2012. Being a homeschool mom consumes me. There are allot of times that my husband just wants me to sit and talk to him about ANYTHING other than homeschooling! It gets hard. I think this book will help revive our relationship!
July 1st, 2011 at 5:05 am
judi says:
My husband and I have been married for 18 1/2 years.
July 1st, 2011 at 5:09 am
Nicole says:
My husband and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary on the 16th of this month. Thanks for the chance to win!
July 1st, 2011 at 5:09 am
Lisa says:
My husband and I have been married 22 years. Even though we’re schooling through the summer, we took time to go to a bed & breakfast just for a night – it was a great refresher! Homeschooling can really take it out of you sometimes, so this looks like a great book.
July 1st, 2011 at 5:14 am
Jackie says:
We’ve been married nearly 23 years. Thanks so much for telling us about this book – and for the chance to win a copy!
July 1st, 2011 at 5:21 am
Stephanie says:
My husband and I celebrated 16 years in March. We are looking forward to the next 16!
July 1st, 2011 at 5:24 am
Sheila says:
Romance? What’s that? Romance is something I’d like to see more of in my marriage, but I truly think finding the time has been our problem.
We have homeschooled for over 10 years. We are in our forties, have a son about to graduate college, a teen daughter, and… we have just celebrated our silver anniversary (25 years) this past October.
July 1st, 2011 at 5:29 am
Jill Buford says:
Wow sounds like me. All I think about is homeschool. I have a 9th grader and 8th grader coming up and absolutely overwhelmed.
July 1st, 2011 at 5:35 am
Alissa says:
Married to my sweetheart for 13 years and loving every minute of it!! Also homeschooling our children….what an adventure
July 1st, 2011 at 5:43 am
Ginny Sellers says:
My husband and I will be married 15 years on the 13th of this month.We met while we where both working at Walmart.I would say you an find anything at Wamart, even love.
July 1st, 2011 at 5:44 am
Jennifer F. says:
Our five children have been 4 hours away staying with relatives this past week, and we thought we would have nothing to talk about without them here. My husband of 11 years, and I just celebrated our anniversary, and we laughed, and talked, and yes brought the flame back! Though I don’t recommend sending your children away, it made me realize how absorbed in “school” I am all year. I am very interested in reading this book. It’s a much needed and long overdue resource!
July 1st, 2011 at 5:47 am
Carrie says:
My husband and I will be married for 17 years tomorrow. I am always open to great ideas on how to keep the romance going.
July 1st, 2011 at 5:49 am
Carol says:
I have been married to my dear husband and friend for 19 years. He is very supportive and patient with me as I try to balance all my responsibilites with homeschooling our 11 and 7 yr old children. I thank God for him!! I do feel like he gets put on the “back burner” much of the time, and I know that he should come before the children. I would be very interested in reading this book.
July 1st, 2011 at 6:00 am
Kim says:
Yes, this has been a tough one! I just graduated my first and have 7 others coming along behind, ages 16-4. I would love some encouragement to keep the romance alive! My hunny and I are celebrating our 25th on Tuesday. Thanks!
July 1st, 2011 at 6:02 am
Dana Walsh says:
Sounds like a great book! My husband and I have been married for 20 years just last month. He supprised me with a rose for each year and a picnic basket of cheese, crackers and bubbly. Have we gotten away for an afternoon, yet? um…no. just been too busy with the kids… Guess I need to read this book… ; )
July 1st, 2011 at 6:08 am
Lin says:
After 21 year of marriage, I’m sure my hubby would like more romance. Have you ever seen your hubby’s big puppy-dog eyes and “come hither” look while you’re in the middle of drooling over a homeschool catalog and thinking about an economics course two years from now? I’ll just need to make sure to read it during summer break, while there’s still time!
July 1st, 2011 at 6:17 am
Julie says:
I’ve been intrigued by this book before, and our library does not carry it. I’d love to read it. Our family is starting our tenth year of homeschooling, and my husband and I have been married 20 years.
July 1st, 2011 at 6:20 am
Janet says:
We have been married for 16 years. I definitely do let homeschooling consume me. This book should be a great read and support. Thanks.
July 1st, 2011 at 6:25 am
Lisa says:
We have found that romance can be one of the most difficult things to keep alive while homeschooling. We have 5 children, the oldest will graduate in 2012 and we will have 16 more years of homeschooling after that as our youngest is 2. It’s hard to believe that we will have been married 38 years when we graduate the last, so anything to keep the marriage happy during those years is welcome. This book sounds like an answer to prayer. My sweetheart and I have been married 22 years and are walking through the wilderness of unemployment right now. This book sounds like an oasis as I am looking for ways to encourage him.
July 1st, 2011 at 6:27 am
Melanie says:
We have been blessed to be married for a month short of 16 years! We have been homeschooling for 14 years. We love homeschooling, but we do work to keep our marriage fresh. I am excited to see a book that will hopefully talk about the importance of keeping a marriage alive! My heart breaks with so many broken marriages. I am glad to see something that is meant to uplift and help change marriages for the better!
July 1st, 2011 at 6:31 am
Jill says:
Hi Lee,
Hubby and I have been married for almost 19 years. We have four beautiful children, always homeschooled.
Thanks for this opportunity!
July 1st, 2011 at 6:33 am
Heather Alderden says:
My sweetie and I have been married for nineteen years. We have a 14 year old and a 6 year old, and have been homeschooling for 10 years.
July 1st, 2011 at 6:40 am
Maria Miller says:
I’d love to win this book! My husband and I have been married for 22 years!
July 1st, 2011 at 6:40 am
Cheryl says:
Sounds like a fun book for a summer read. Hubby and I have been married almost 24 years. We’re in our 18th year of homeschool, with only one child at home now. Reading about how to add a little romance would be a good thing… we will soon need to learn how to be “just a couple”.
July 1st, 2011 at 6:42 am
Heidi says:
Absolutely love this site – pertinent information for those with high schoolers not to mention great encouragement on those rough days! I am a LEO wife of almost 19 years (7/25) with 4 great kids (says my license plate). Thanks so much.
July 1st, 2011 at 6:42 am
Patty White says:
My husband and I’ve been married 23 1/2yrs. and by God’s Grace and Mercy still strong because He is our stronghold and fortress. We have 4 sons and one daughter. Three of our sons have Graduated now from homeschooling all 12 years. We are grateful to God for the wisdom and peace He has given us to make it “all” a possibility.
July 1st, 2011 at 6:45 am
Lisa says:
This looks like a great read. We are looking forward to our 19th wedding anniversary…one of the best investments my husband ever made was a lock on the bedroom door
There is huge balancing act between being a wife, mom and educator… when anyone is off balance, life can seem to spin out of control. Thankful for the One who provides the guidelines! Blessings & thanks!
July 1st, 2011 at 6:48 am
Christine says:
This book looks great! My sweetie and I have been married for 18 years and have just one little blessing in 7th grade that we homeschool.
July 1st, 2011 at 7:01 am
Connie says:
Lee, thanks for the opportunity to win this book
I have an ever changing scenario with four dc ages 21 to 12 and a husband that’s work schedule changes with every semester–always a challenge to balance school, work and life!
July 1st, 2011 at 7:14 am
Michele says:
I’ve been married to my best friend for close to 18 years and have 3 boys. We’re more in love now than ever, but I do relate to being torn between homeschooling obligations and spending time with my husband, and being exhausted trying to do both.
July 1st, 2011 at 7:17 am
Michelle Glassley says:
I have been married 20 years !
July 1st, 2011 at 7:20 am
Kristen says:
I would really love to win this book!
July 1st, 2011 at 7:27 am
Mayra says:
Hi, we are going on 14 years this month. Could always use more romance.
July 1st, 2011 at 7:29 am
Andressa says:
We have just celebrated our 28th anniversary. We have a daughter going into high school and a son in sixth grade.
July 1st, 2011 at 7:29 am
Robyn Campbell says:
Been married a long time. We homeschooled our boys and are now on the last one, a girl. She will be in the eighth grade this fall. There is no time for romance on our farm. I’d love to win this book just to see where I could fit it in our schedules. lol
July 1st, 2011 at 7:35 am
Pam says:
Sounds like a great book. My Hubby and I are looking @ #20 this October. The time has flown. I homeschool 3 wonderful boys. Been homeschooling for over 10 years and still have trouble at times “keeping up.” BUT I am thankful for the opportunity!!
July 1st, 2011 at 8:05 am
Brooke says:
I’ve been married 14 years. I’ve been eyeing this book for a bit.
July 1st, 2011 at 8:06 am
Claudia says:
We have been married since 98. We have 6 children together. Life can be pretty hectic and we forget about each other many times. I think it would be great to have this book
July 1st, 2011 at 8:11 am
Tracie says:
I am a homeschooling mom of 3. My oldest is in college, my middle child will be a senior this year and my youngest will be starting high school. My husband and I have been married 14 years.
July 1st, 2011 at 8:12 am
Margie says:
Monday was our 19th anniversary! We homeschool our two girls… 4th and 10th grade. When things get hectic, I think laughter is the best medicine. We remind each other of funny incidents in the past. Then again, sometimes we just get alone and get really quiet without the kids. That’s refreshing too!
July 1st, 2011 at 8:32 am
Tera Bare says:
This sounds like a really fun book to read! I’ve been married to my sweetie for 21 years as of June 26th!
July 1st, 2011 at 8:38 am
Tracie says:
Wow! The book looks awesome. After all we will still be here together when the kids are gone. Have been married 20 years, 21 in September.
July 1st, 2011 at 8:48 am
Erica Burgan says:
This October will be our 29th wedding anniversary!!!
July 1st, 2011 at 8:49 am
Kecia says:
I’ve been married 21 years in April. My husband & I run a small excavation company. Between bookkeeping and homeschooling I could use the advice in this book and I know my husband would appreciate me reading it too!
July 1st, 2011 at 8:51 am
Beth says:
This sounds like a book I need! My husband and I will be married 19 years in August! God has blessed us with 4 beautiful children.
July 1st, 2011 at 9:21 am
Marty says:
We have been 24 years and have been homeschooling for 17. What a great book. Thanks for the giveaway!
July 1st, 2011 at 9:54 am
Nicole says:
We have been married for 17 years, though the last three years we have not celebrated together, due to Army life and deployment.
July 1st, 2011 at 10:13 am
angela says:
I would love to read this book. My husband and I will share our 19th anniversary next month. We homeschoolour 15 &14 yr old and now have a 1 yr old. Wow!
July 1st, 2011 at 10:27 am
J W says:
Married 19 years! Woo HOO!
July 1st, 2011 at 10:41 am
renee says:
I guess I need this because I have recently lost my two diamonds (one from the engagement and one from our 10th anniversary.)but I haven’t the heart to confess yet. Maybe this will make me more brave…to drop the bomb on our next anniversary–the 18th one.
July 1st, 2011 at 10:46 am
Sandy Grant says:
I have been married almost 17 years. We have 6 awesome kids.
July 1st, 2011 at 10:50 am
Terry Martinez says:
Hi, Lee,
We’ll celebrate our 17th this September. I couldn’t hs without his multi-faceted support. Right now, his work schedule is sucking the life out of him – at least the kids and I get a summer break:-) This book sounds like a good read-aloud for hubby and me!
July 1st, 2011 at 11:26 am
Dusty Walker says:
Help! I’m not home schooling my own kids–they’re all church kids whose parents have asked me to help. The youth are ages 12 to 17, and next month TWO MORE high schoolers will be here!
Our home seems overrun with kids,sometimes. My husband buys them desks and chairs, sports equipment, and treats. He also gives them a Word from the Lord before he leaves for work, and goes off praying while the kids and I have devotions. We’ve been married 25 years and never had our own children. Now look what God has done!
July 1st, 2011 at 12:28 pm
Nancy says:
Hi Lee,
This book sounds wonderful–I definitely need to read it! We will celebrate our 23rd anniversary in October.
July 1st, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Jennifer says:
My husband And I have been married for 16 years and have been homeschooling for 10 years now. I can totally relate to this subject and would love to read this book!!
July 1st, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Lisa F says:
My husband and I have been married for 20 years and homeschooling for 11. Whew, it gets busy! We could use the encouragement from this book.
July 1st, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Vanessa S says:
We’ll be married 20yrs on Sept 1 and have homeschooled for 10yrs. The youngest of our 6 (5 boys, 1 girl) is only 2 so we have 16 more years to go…she will graduate in 2027!! Any marriage advice that includes the homeschooling lifestyle would be a great blessing!!
Where can we purchase if we don’t win?
July 1st, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Angela says:
I have been married 15 years. Homeschooling for 10.
Pick me!
July 1st, 2011 at 3:09 pm
Anna O says:
My sweetie & I have been married 14 years. I homeschool 4 lovely children & so hope I get this book.
July 1st, 2011 at 4:17 pm
Diane says:
I was blessed to get to listen to Heidi St. John at the Oregon Homeschool Conference last weekend. She was a breath of fresh air for my deflated soul! My husband and I celebrated 23 years of marriage on June 11. I had my maiden name for 23 years, and now I’ve had my married name for 23 years. God is faithful!!
July 1st, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Tricia says:
My hubby & I have been married 31 yrs, are homeschooling our 13 yr old son & run a homeschool co-op… time for romance? That would be such a gift!
We’d love to have the book! (Then pass it around to all our harried homeschooling friends!)
Thanks!
July 1st, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Lisa says:
We’re celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary this month!
July 1st, 2011 at 5:29 pm
Sharon Hale says:
My sweetie & I have been married 25 years just a few weeks ago! The kids are gone this week, so we’re enjoying a bit of a reminder of what life was like before kids. A good thing, because in about 3 years they’ll all be gone to college so we’ll rediscover each other all over again!
July 1st, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Cindy Torres says:
Sounds like a GREAT book!!! We’ve been married 30 years and have 4 kids.
July 1st, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Laura says:
32 1/2 years. Our first child was born in 1981. Our second child was born in 1997. Yes, they are 15 1/2 years apart! First one went to public school because we had never heard of homeschooling. Second one has been homeschooled since the beginning. He’s now starting 9th grade.
July 1st, 2011 at 6:22 pm
Kolleen says:
I just went to a homeschool conference and attended your session on romance. I came out of there crying. I want to end well, like your grandparents. We will celebrate our 18th anniversary in 2 weeks. We currently have 4 children, and are starting the process to adopt some more.
July 1st, 2011 at 7:08 pm
Katherine A says:
I am homeschooling my 5 kids aged 3 to 11. We celebrate our 21st anniversary in a couple of weeks.
July 1st, 2011 at 9:05 pm
June says:
I’d like to improve in this area. Hope to celebrate 25th anniversary this October, and have homeschooled 13 yrs.
July 1st, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Chris S says:
We have been married 22 years and it does get better with time, though I would love to see a more energetic hubby pleaser come out again.
July 2nd, 2011 at 2:53 am
Renita says:
We have been married 19years and dated for three before that!
July 2nd, 2011 at 5:42 am
Tricia Soderstrom says:
Now this looks like a book that I need. My sweetie and I have been married for 21 years. We have a preschooler up to teens. Thank you Lee for making High School so much easier, I don’t know what I would have done without you and your wonderful encouragement!
July 2nd, 2011 at 6:10 am
Cindy Evans says:
Love this blog!! My hubby and I have been married for 22 years this August! Not only do we have the homeschooling challenge, but he is a Pastor and that adds another dimension of stress and spiritual warfare! This has been a challenge for us but we remain close and in love! I look forward to reading this book and learning to be even better at it. Thanks!
July 2nd, 2011 at 6:13 am
Pamela says:
We have been married for 22 years. Our oldest just graduated from high school this spring and we have another 10 years of homeschooling to go!
July 2nd, 2011 at 10:46 am
Andrea says:
My patient, loving husband and I have been married 15 years. We have not even celebrated our anniversary yet as I have had a severe case of poison ivy for the last three weeks. Last summer it was a kidney stone that postponed our anniversary. So, this book would be a welcome addition to our marriage, helping us to keep the romance alive all year long.
July 2nd, 2011 at 1:05 pm
Marlene says:
My husband and I have been married for 16 years. Boy, is life busy and tiring. We’ve been home educating for 8 years and have three children. What’s “Romance”?
July 2nd, 2011 at 4:47 pm
Valerie says:
Who doesn’t need help with this. Even though mine have all graduated, business building has filled that hole. I’d love some help with this.
July 2nd, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Judi says:
We will be married 13 years at the end of the month. It gets better and better but busier and busier. Book sounds good.
July 2nd, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Wendy says:
My husband and I have been married 20.5 years! Finding balance and time for each other is always a challenge.
July 2nd, 2011 at 7:51 pm
Laurie says:
My husband and I have 8 chldren and have been married 26 years, still a lot of years homeschooling the children left as the youngest is only 5.
July 2nd, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Cyndi says:
We’ve been married 22 1/2 years and homeschooling 12 years.
July 3rd, 2011 at 4:22 am
Gwen says:
Wow! I’ve been reading some of the other blogs and it’s wonderful to see that so many families are staying the course and have been together so long! My hubby and I have been married for 19 years. We have 4 homeschoolers that range from K-8. This book sounds great. It really is hard sometimes to remember that the marriage came before the homeschooling (and is more important)! Thanks for the reminder.
July 3rd, 2011 at 10:53 am
Angela says:
This book looks unique! Anything that brings balance back to my life is a welcome addition. I would love to read this book.
July 3rd, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Angela says:
I have been married for 21 years. We have been home-schooling for about seven years total.
July 3rd, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Betsie Zuck says:
Sounds good! We just celebrated 25 years–4 children and home schoolers for 17 of those years! This book sounds like what many of us moms could use for encouragement and reminding!
July 3rd, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Gwen Johnston says:
Sounds like a good book. We have been married for 14 years and we have a 14 year old and an 11 year old. We have homeschooled since the begining and we are just starting High School.
July 4th, 2011 at 11:26 pm
CrisHick says:
Hi, I graduate my first student after this new school year ends; we started homeschooling him in 2nd grade. My second student starts 10th grade this year; she has never attended public school. I can’t believe we are coming to the end of the tunnel all ready!
We have been married for around 19 years and I look forward to checking out this new book. Hope I win a copy.
Thanks
July 5th, 2011 at 4:51 am
Angie Brummett says:
My husband and I will be married 32 years this August. We are High School Sweethearts who dated for 6 years before getting married for a total of 38 years. We are currently homeschooling our second child, a 16 year old son.
Romance is hard work as my husband is working for FEMA and is gone except for a weekend a month. I also have the care of my 89-year old father-in-law.
July 5th, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Lynette says:
Hi-
I would love to read this book. We just celebrated 17 years and look forward to many more. We have hs’d for 10 years.
July 5th, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Alicia says:
I’ve been married 16 yrs. and my girls are 14 and 11 yrs. old. We were just commenting this week on how there are so many of their friends popping in and out that it makes it hard to pin down any quiet time together. We have to leave and go to Starbucks just to have a quiet conversation sometimes. lol
July 6th, 2011 at 5:37 am
Sharon says:
This looks like a really great read. I think the main curriculum homeschoolers should “use” is life and one subject is marriage–what better way to “teach” than to show your husband you want to be one with him and be in love with him. Observant little eyes will learn what a blessing from God marriage can be.
My husband and I have been married 18years and have been homeschooling for 12 years. Now that my oldest is a teen I realize how important it is to pray and just live out what I tell her is true.
July 6th, 2011 at 7:23 am
Jodie says:
I’ve been married to my DH for over 16 wonderful years and have been HSing for 10!
Wow how time flies!
July 6th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
Ann says:
The book sounds great! My DH and I will celebrate our 20th anniversary this fall-hopefully with a trip to San Francisco
July 6th, 2011 at 7:39 pm
Dorothy says:
I would love to have the book. My DH and I have been married 24 years. I homeschooled our daughter and now I am homeschooling her daughter.
July 11th, 2011 at 11:01 am
Jane Harrold says:
tomorrow is my 31 anniversary- have homeschooled since 1986- have eight children- still schooling a 8th grader and a four grader – certainly I didn’t do my math to figure I would be at this a long time.
Really it’s been great- won’t of known my children as well, nor allow them to be who they are without homeschooling- Quite the adventure!
July 11th, 2011 at 11:05 am
Carrie Long says:
This book sounds SO GREAT! St. John is such a great speaker. She is very funny, real, encouraging, and directs us to the Lord. Oh, I guess I’d better answer the question… We’ve been married for nearly 11 years.
July 11th, 2011 at 11:10 am
Doni Hallabrin says:
I would love to read this book… I have been married for 26 years, have just graduated my third child from high school with huge help from the Home Scholar. 10 more years til the next high school graduation. I am looking forward to this time building the marriage and school; and am always looking for inspiration to keep on keeping on. Thank You for this opportunity!
July 11th, 2011 at 11:12 am
lena says:
i married my high school sweetheart. we’ve been together for over half of our lives, married for 10 years.
July 11th, 2011 at 11:18 am
Charlotte says:
This book does sound wonderful!! That is me everyday: getting in bed when he is about to pass out after waiting for me and promising tomorrow I will have time for him!
Luckily I married a man who is one in a BILLION! We will have been married 21 years ago on the 28th (and together for 23). I still feel the same way I did 23 years ago. He is 1/2 of me!!!!
He was an only child and didn’t/doesn’t understand sibling rivalry let alone having a homeschooling wife and kids. Especially when they went to public school (a night mare) for thru grades 5 and 7 (now grades 10 and 12). (Our kids begged us to homeschool for 5 months and I am so glad they did.) But he is an incredible husband and Dad and keeps on going off to work a very physical job everyday. So that they can homeschool.
We are so blessed. We got hit by Hurricane Charley 8-13-2006. He lost his job and ever since then we have been fighting the economical problems that followed. Unfortunately our extremely perceptive kids had to go thru what no children should have to go thru.
Truly blessings often come disguised we all have definitely grown in our faith as a result!!!
With 2 high school age teens (a daughter and a son) I am hoping to learn how to homeschool, give them the time they need, and give more time for our marriage also!
July 11th, 2011 at 11:27 am
Jennifer says:
We’ve been married 16 yrs & homeschooling for over 9 years.
July 11th, 2011 at 11:27 am
Shannon says:
My husband and I have five kids, ages 13, 12, 10, 8, and 6, whom I homeschool. We’d love a book about adding romance to our busy lives!
July 11th, 2011 at 11:39 am
Alisha Hauser says:
We have been married 19 years this coming Sept. I home school 5 children, almost 17 yr old – 6 yr old. My days are full of work, work, work.
I would love some fresh ideas to be a better wife. I don’t want the kids to leave the house some day and my honey and I not know each other anymore!
July 11th, 2011 at 11:39 am
Ellen Dockham says:
Sounds like a great book! We just celebrated 20 years and will begin our 8th year homeschooling in August.
July 11th, 2011 at 11:42 am
Brenda says:
This sounds like a great book that all homeschool moms need to read. Husbands should be a priority…they are the ones out there working so homeschool moms can be at home with the children. Yet, sometimes putting our priorities in the proper order is easier said then done. We’ve been married for 25 years.
July 11th, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Melody Collins says:
My hubby and I have known each other 17 years (as of July 1st) and have been married for 15 of those wonderful yrs. We just started homeschooling this year and LOVE IT!!!!
July 11th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
KathyG in WA says:
My beloved and I have been married for 15 years. We’ve been homeschooling for 10.
The other day I asked him why he married me (I was teasing around). He replied, “Because I wanted to be with you all the time.” That is also how I feel about him. He’s my greatest treasure besides the Lord.
July 11th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Tanti says:
JMJ
My husband and I are blessed to be married for 14 years now. We’ve also been blessed with 6 precious children and the gift of homeschooling. Our marriage has been unequivocally strengthened by this gift. Deo gratias!
July 11th, 2011 at 6:39 pm