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Hi, I'm Ryann! I live in the Midwest with my engineer husband, and we have six children, ages 4 to 22. With an education degree in Family and Consumer Science, I enjoyed my years in the classroom, but am now using my passion for teaching at home. I love the daily opportunities I have to weave our family faith and values into our learning, and I also appreciate the personalized attention I can give to each of my children’s learning struggles and strengths.

I enjoy warm cups of tea, family trips, key lime pie, problem-solving, date nights, and sending real estate listings I’ve found to friends who may or may not be in the market for a new home.  I study homeopathy, can spend hours in craft or fabric stores, and love coming up with great projects that my husband can take on around the house.

I’m Laura, mom to a college student daughter and teenage son, and wife of my high school sweetheart. As the daughter of two career-long public school teachers, I never pictured myself homeschooling. But twelve years have passed since I decided we’d give it a “one-year” try, and I’ve never looked back!  I love the quality of education I’ve been able to give my kids at home, the rhythm of school days together, and the large and growing homeschooling community in our area.

I love words, traveling, dogs, sarcastic humor, sparkling water, and way too many television shows. My podcast feed is vast and eclectic, and my ability to recite 1980s commercials borders on insanity. I have a Friends quote for any situation, believe chocolate cake is always the answer, and stand outside on my front porch during tornado warnings.