It wasn't long after I opened my first Sonlight Instructor's Guide that I realized everything I needed to succeed was at my fingertips. We chose Sonlight 14 years ago, and in June, we had our first graduate. We've had such an amazing journey, and each of our five children has flourished! The literature has been outstanding, and our times of reading aloud together have created many cherished memories. We've traveled to faraway places, experienced great adventures and wept at moving situations, all while snuggling on the couch or sunning ourselves in the yard. We could never put a price on the bonds that have been formed. Angelina (6, Core B) has been on her Sonlight journey for two years. Here, Mom and daughter share a Sonlight moment.

"Everyone looks forward to math time in our house thanks to Sonlight!" writes Sarah Z of Clarkston, GA. "The Math-U-See blocks make it seem more like playing than school work. Orion (7, Math-U-See Primer and HBL A) often talks about Decimal Street while playing with his sisters. The word problems are so creative, we often get caught up in the story! I love that Math-U-See teaches facts in a simple, straightforward way. Even I can follow along!" Pictured, Orion does his math work while Emma (4) plays with the manipulatives.

This is Aaron, caught in the act of getting into the new Sonlight books before I could organize them and put them down lower for his use. After Box Day and letting the boys look through the books for a few days, I put the new books on the highest shelf of our bookcase until I could get myself ready for school. But the science books kept mysteriously disappearing. Aaron was getting up to the top shelf and helping himself – he just couldn't wait for school to start to read his science books. Sonlight has certainly inspired a love of learning in our house! Here, 6-year-old Aaron smiles for the camera as he is caught red-handed with Animals from Science B. He's in his fourth year of Sonlight.