Leigh;Bortins;Columnist
North Carolina Leigh;A.;Bortins;is;author;of;the;recently;published book;
The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education.;In;addition,;Ms.;Bortins;is;the founder;and;CEO;of;
Classical Conversations, Inc.;and host;of;the;weekly;radio;show,
Leigh! At Lunch.;To;learn more,;visit;her;website,;
www.classicalconversations .com,;or;her;blog,;
www.1SmartMama.com.
Dianne;Craft;Columnist
Colorado
Dianne;Craft;has;a;master’s;degree;in;learning
disabilities.;She;speaks;widely;at;homeschool
conventions;across;the;country.;Her;books;and;CDs
have;helped;hundreds;of;families;remove;learning
blocks;in;their;struggling;children;at;home.;Visit;her
website,;www.diannecraft.org,;for;many;articles;on
children;and;learning;and;to;download;her;free;Daily
Lesson;Plans;for;the;Struggling;Reader;and;Writer.
Sheila;Campbell;Columnist
Texas
Sheila;Campbell;began;homeschooling;in;1991,
and;after;the;death;of;her;husband;in;2001,;she
homeschooled;as;a;single;parent.;She;also;was;the
parent;of;a;special;needs;child;whom;she;cared;for
at;home;until;his;death;in;2004.;Sheila;invites;you;to
visit;her;blog;at;pausingtopraise.wordpress.com.
Kendra;Fletcher;Columnist
California
Kendra;Fletcher;is;the;homeschooling;mother;of
eight,;aged;18;down;to;3. She;has;never;known;what
it;means;to;homeschool;without;the;presence;of
preschoolers;and;loves;to;encourage;other;moms
who;are;beginning;their;homeschool;journeys;with
little;ones;underfoot. Her;website;and;blog;can;be
found;at www.preschoolersandpeace.com.
Michael;“Hap”;Halpin;Cartoonist
California
Michael;F.;Halpin;(“Hap”),;creator;of;cartoons;since
he;could;pick;up;a;crayon,;seeks;to;use;his;abilities;to
glorify;Jesus;and;edify;His;Body.;Subscribe;to;Hap’s
mailing;list;by;emailing;him;at;Haptoon@juno.com,
or;find;his;work;on;www.haptoon.tumblr.com.
Mark;Hamby;Columnist
Pennsylvania
Mark;Hamby;is;the;founder;and;president;of
Lamplighter Ministries,;where;he;serves;with;a
dedicated;staff;to;make;ready;a;people;prepared;for
the;Lord;by;building;Christlike;character;.;.;.;one
story;at;a;time.;www.lamplighter.net
www.TheHomeschoolMagazine.com
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Amelia Harper;Columnist
North Carolina
Amelia;Harper;is;a;homeschooling;mother;of;five
and;a;pastor’s;wife.;She;is;the;author;of;a;complete
one-year;literature;curriculum;for;secondary-level;students;and;freelance;writer;for;newspapers
and;magazines.;www.HomeScholarBooks.com
Andy;Harris;Columnist
Indiana
Andy;Harris;is;a;homeschool;dad,;father;of
four;great;kids,;and;husband;to;the;greatest
homeschool;teacher;ever.;Andy;teaches;at
Indiana University/Purdue University
Indianapolis;(IUPUI).;Andy;is;also;the;author
of;a;number;of;well-known;books;on;computer
programming.;For;more;information;about;his
books,;to;see;where;he;is;speaking;next,;or;to
just;say;hi,;please;stop;by;his;web;site:;www
.aharrisbooks.net.
Mary;Hood;Columnist
Georgia
Mary;Hood,;Ph.D.,;and;her;husband,;Roy,
homeschooled;their;five;children;since;the;early
1980s.;Mary;has;a;Ph.D.;in;education;and;is;the
director;of;ARCHERS for the Lord, Inc.;(The
Association;of;Relaxed;Christian;Home;Educators).
She;is;the;author;of;The Relaxed Home School
and The Joyful Home Schooler;and;is;available;for
speaking;engagements.;Contact;her;via;her;website,
www.archersforthelord.org.
Jessica;Hulcy;Columnist
Texas
Jessica;Hulcy,;co-author;of;KONOS;Curriculum,
the;first;curriculum;written;for;homeschool,;is;an
educator;and;author.;Mom;to;four;grown;sons,;and
“Grandear”;to;grandchildren,;Jessica;lives;with;her
husband;Wade;in;Texas.;www.homeschoolmentor
.com, www.konos.com
Pat;Knepley;Columnist
California
Pat;has;a;degree;in;art;education,;a;teaching
credential,;and;is;an;experienced;teacher.;In;addition
to;being;the;master;artist;for;the;See the Light
ART CLASS;DVD;series,;Pat;serves;as;Director;of
Children’s;Ministries;at;a;large;church;where;she
is;blessed;to;be;able;to;blend;her;passions;for;art,
teaching,;and;reaching;kids;with;God’s;Word.;Pat
lives;in;Southern;California;with;her;husband;and
two;teen;boys.;www.seethelightshine.com
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