Marilyn Rockett - Homeschooling at the Speed of Life

Homeschooling at the Speed of Life is overflowing with wisdom and practical ideas. You'll be encouraged and motivated to get your life organized so that homeschooling can be a joy rather than one more burden. Even better, Marilyn provides instructions, lists, and forms in the book and its companion CD so you can get started immediately!

Cathy Duffy

Author of 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum, www.CathyDuffyReviews.com

True confession time: I am organizationally challenged! In certain seasons of life, my loving family, lesson plans, and literary pursuits get all out of whack. During a recent time of complete chaos, it was Marilyn Rockett to the rescue! Whether you are a little disorganized or totally cofused, Marilyn offers insight, inspiration, and ideas. You're gonna love this book!

Christine Field

Author of Homeschooling 101, Homeschooling the Challenging Child, Help for the Harried
Homeschooler, Life Skills for Kids, and others, www.HomeFieldAdvantage.org

Marilyn offers a fresh look at what comprises an orderly home and effectively how to achieve this goal. Rather than creating a program in which we feel enslaved, she promotes a lifestyle plan that enables us to view organization as our servant, not our taskmaster. For those who could use a servant around the house to help out, read on!

Valerie Bendt

Author of Reading Made Easy, chosen as one of the 100 Top Picks for Homeschool
Curriculum, www.ValerieBendt.com

Marilyn Rockett has provided the perfect roadmap for your homeschooling journey. Homeschooling at the Speed of Life is a wonderful guide for newbies and veterans alike, a reminder to slow down and focus on God as we heed the call to teach our children at home, by putting one foot in front of the other down the twisting road of life.

Debbie Williams

Organizing strategist, homeschooling mom, and
author of Organized Kidz: EZ Solutions for Clutter-Free Living, www.organizedtimes.com

If you ever wanted an experienced homeschooler to come over to your house and help, consider this book. Inside, Marilyn Rockett explains how she earned her homeschool PHDby Praying for Help Daily. It shows! I have know Marilyn for years as a leader, speaker, writer, and homeschool mom. Reading this book has been a double delight for me. I got to savor the warmth, wit, and wisdom of an old friend while I anticipate how much she will bless home-schoolers. If you want to make wise use of the terribly short time that God has given you, buy this book!

Scott Somerville

President of Lampstand Press, http://k-dad.net

I believe in homeschooling! I homeschooled for twenty-one years and continue to advocate for it now that my children are grown and on their own. In addition to the litany of duties every wife and mother faces, we are now expected to be curriculum experts, learning style gurus, teachers, field-trip guides, record keepers, and extracurricular coordinators. How can any mother possibly do all this?

Enter Marilyn Rockett. Homeschooling at the Speed of Life is the book I wish I had when I began my homeschooling journey. Marilyn brings hope to anyone who has ever struggled with the idea of having an orderly home and given up. She gives ideas that you can work into your schedule and way of doing thingswhile homeschooling.

Homeschooling at the Speed of Life is for every woman who is homeschoolingwhether you are on the verge of quitting because you can't seem to get it all together or you want some solid ideas on how to make your home a vital center of ministry and hospitality. This book is based on Scripture and is full of hope and help.

Zan Tyler

Author, speaker, and homeschool editor for Lifeway.com (www.lifeway.com/homeschool)

Reading Homeschooling at the Speed of Life is like having a loving older sister offer kind words, practical advice, and biblical guidance. This older sister is Marilyn Rocketta veteran home-school guru with both wisdom and a sense of humor. Chapter One alone is worth the price of the book! This book would make a great curriculum for training daughters, a lovely gift for a new mom, and an essential guide for your homsechooling friends. But first, do your family a favor and buy one for yourself. Newbies and veterans alike will be blessed by this important contribution to homeschool living.

Maggie Hogan

www.BrightIdeasPress.com

Homeschooling at the Speed of Life is a restful sigh of RELIEF for homeschool moms everywhere. Once we bring our everyday life into some semblance of order, productivity increases and stress decreases. Marilyn Rockett is a gifted author with the ability to encourage and inspire. Home becomes a haven as Marilyn's techniques and advice are employed. My own eyes filled with tears as I related with her words. This book is highly recommended by The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.

Gena Suarez

Publisher of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, www.TheHomeschoolMagazine.com

I dedicate this book to my faithful husband, Chesley,
who has always believed in me more than I believed in myself,
who has moved me all over the country in the years of our
marriage, affording the opportunity for me to learn and grow more
than I thought possible, and who has worked hard to give our family
the privilege of a mom at home raising and teaching our sons.
I am forever grateful to you and love you more today than yesterday.

And to my four sons, Bill, Chris, Jonathan, and Jeremy,
who are the delights of my life.
You have made me understand, as close as I will this side of
heaven, what real love is. No higher degrees or accolades from any
source could take the place of the title I bear as your mom.
Thank you, to the three of you who are married, for choosing godly wives to
join our family (Carmen, Kimberly, and Mandy).
What a gracious God who gives me more than I deserve in all of you!
I praise Him for the blessing of your lives as part of mine.

Marilyn would like to hear from you.

If you have comments or ideas to share, the author would love to hear from you. Please send your own organization tips or stories of how this book helped you. Marilyn may use your contributions (when you include your permission and contact information) in her e-newsletter, Timeminder Tips. Send to Marilyn@ MarilynRockett.com and visit her Web site at www.MarilynRockett.com. (She is unable to respond to requests for personal advice.)

Do you need a speaker for your group? Marilyn is available to speak on a variety of topics including organization, grandparents and homeschooling, and a unique mentoring seminarPassing the Baton. You may e-mail her or visit the Web site for more information.

Go to www.lifeway.com/homeschool for more information on homeschooling.

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Yet no author writes a book in a vacuum. Many peoplefamily, friends, and some who are mere acquaintanceshave had an influence on the author's life, affecting who that author has become and what he or she writes. When you read the acknowledgments, you get a small peek into the author's life, so it is often worth your while to take that moment to see what the author has to say.