Due to my positive experience as a homeschooled child, I decided to home educate my own children long before their birth. Now, including the years I homeschooled my six children, I have been involved in homeschooling for 41 years. My oldest three have graduated from college and transitioned into careers. My youngest three are in college, with my youngest daughter in Running Start. This focus on education and family relationships have kept my life full and meaningful. I have been on the WHO Board for 22 years. I continue to volunteer on the board to help ensure that homeschoolers in Washington retain the opportunity to homeschool independently and to support them in the homeschooling life.