{"id":65915,"date":"2026-01-28T14:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplehomestg.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=65915"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:37:18","slug":"start-here","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/start-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Start Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id65915_d792a1-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id65915_d792a1-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id65915_d792a1-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:100px;padding-bottom:140px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id65915_d792a1-3d > 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_f048c2-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_f048c2-36\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_f048c2-36 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_f048c2-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_f048c2-36\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_f048c2-36 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_f048c2-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_f048c2-36\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading65915_f048c2-36 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_f048c2-36\">If you long to feel more connected and less overwhelmed, grab a cup of tea and stay for a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m Jamie C. Martin, and I homeschooled my three children all the way from the early years to graduation. I wrote about the entire journey right here, in real time, starting Simple Homeschool when my kiddos were six, five, and four!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot of writers naturally stop sharing about homeschooling when that part of their life journey is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I&#8217;m still here. The reason?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ll never forget how the perspective and wisdom from other veteran homeschool moms threw me an absolute lifeline back in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Now it would be my honor to throw that lifeline to you.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column65915_366681-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column65915_366681-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column65915_366681-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column65915_366681-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column65915_366681-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column65915_366681-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column65915_366681-00{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column65915_366681-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column65915_366681-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column65915_366681-00\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image65915_f02074-e3 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image65915_f02074-e3 img.kb-img, .kb-image65915_f02074-e3 .kb-img img{object-position:56.00000000000001% 62%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image65915_f02074-e3 size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jamie-2.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jamie-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jamie C. Martin\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-65938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jamie-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jamie-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jamie-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jamie-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jamie-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jamie-2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id65915_0ab72e-52 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id65915_0ab72e-52 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id65915_0ab72e-52 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column65915_05a99b-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column65915_05a99b-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column65915_05a99b-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column65915_05a99b-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column65915_05a99b-7c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column65915_05a99b-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column65915_05a99b-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column65915_05a99b-7c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_4d9563-4c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_4d9563-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_4d9563-4c\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-xl, 3rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_4d9563-4c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_4d9563-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_4d9563-4c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_4d9563-4c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_4d9563-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_4d9563-4c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading65915_4d9563-4c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_4d9563-4c\">Where to 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data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_f6b6c0-dd\">1<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column65915_46fc4a-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column65915_46fc4a-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column65915_46fc4a-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column65915_46fc4a-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column65915_46fc4a-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column65915_46fc4a-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column65915_46fc4a-ac{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column65915_46fc4a-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column65915_46fc4a-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column65915_46fc4a-ac\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_057e53-53, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_057e53-53[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_057e53-53\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_057e53-53 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_057e53-53[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_057e53-53\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_057e53-53 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_057e53-53[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_057e53-53\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading65915_057e53-53 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_350a74-fe, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_350a74-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_350a74-fe\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-xxl, 4rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_350a74-fe mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_350a74-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_350a74-fe\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_350a74-fe img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_350a74-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_350a74-fe\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading65915_350a74-fe 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class=\"kt-adv-heading65915_5d3c4a-62 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_5d3c4a-62\">3<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column65915_2bdefb-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column65915_2bdefb-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column65915_2bdefb-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column65915_2bdefb-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column65915_2bdefb-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column65915_2bdefb-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column65915_2bdefb-79{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column65915_2bdefb-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 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kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 11.08V12a10 10 0 1 1-5.93-9.14\"\/><polyline points=\"22 4 12 14.01 9 11.01\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/relationship-centered\">Relationship-Centered Homeschooling, Ep 105 (22 min)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-65915_ab7b6d-a1 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-65915_ab7b6d-a1\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_checkCircle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 11.08V12a10 10 0 1 1-5.93-9.14\"\/><polyline points=\"22 4 12 14.01 9 11.01\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/your-kid-refuses-to-do-homeschool\/\">When Your Homeschooler Refuses to Do Something, Ep 110 (31 min)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-65915_2f1da3-bb .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-65915_2f1da3-bb .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);width:800px;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-65915_2f1da3-bb\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr 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.kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column65915_3e1370-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column65915_3e1370-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column65915_3e1370-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column65915_3e1370-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column65915_3e1370-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column65915_3e1370-26{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column65915_3e1370-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column65915_3e1370-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column65915_3e1370-26\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_336e34-5a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_336e34-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_336e34-5a\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-xxl, 4rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_336e34-5a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_336e34-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_336e34-5a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_336e34-5a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_336e34-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_336e34-5a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading65915_336e34-5a 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column65915_cb9f63-b5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_1d4d37-a3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_1d4d37-a3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_1d4d37-a3\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_1d4d37-a3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_1d4d37-a3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_1d4d37-a3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_1d4d37-a3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading65915_1d4d37-a3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_1d4d37-a3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading65915_1d4d37-a3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65915_1d4d37-a3\">Read one of my books.<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id65915_0a12be-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id65915_0a12be-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id65915_0a12be-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(24.4% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 3 )\/4)))minmax(0, calc(24.3% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 3 )\/4)))minmax(0, calc(27.7% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 3 )\/4)))minmax(0, calc(23.6% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 3 )\/4)));}.kb-row-layout-id65915_0a12be-07 > 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