Interests

Links

Home businesses run by members of INCH.

National and state homeschooling organizations and support groups.

Sites with information and products for homeschoolers.

Biblically-Based Counseling
Faith Counseling and Training is a biblically based counseling service. They have are four counselors on staff, Pastor Dave Smuin, Angie Smuin, and two others. They offer faith-based counseling. and also offer training for those who desire to enhance their skills in the area of counseling. faithcounseling.org.

Usborne Books
Contact consultant Katey Kautz for Usborne Books, Mum2TJEJ@aol.com, www.ubah.com.

Creative Memories
Creative Memories Senior Unit Leader, Dotty Heberer. Visit my website: www.mycmsite.com/sites/dotty, to order products 24/7 or see new products and events. ID# 83006583 for Digital Storybooks or 20 FREE prints at the CMPhotocenter.

Home & Garden Party
Lori Szakacs, Independent Designer, www.homeandgardenparty.com/Home?WebId=hgplori. Home and Garden Party is a home and garden decorating company. Lori does home parties, and hostesses get GREAT benefits for inviting friends to their home and allowing her to do a short presentation. Here is the website so you can look at the type of products they offer: www.homeandgardenparty.com.

Adept Business Services
Lori Szakacs' husband, Ian, offers accounting and tax preparation. Adept Business Services, (208) 687-0508.

Karen Cook's Books
Every once in a while the writing bug bites, and Karen Cook has authored a few little books over the past few years. Stop by for a visit, www.lulu.com/KarenCook.

Shower Blessings

Looking for unique handmade baby and wedding shower gifts? Visit Karen Cook's website to see a few of her creations. You can also visit her eBay store, Shower Blessings.

Organizations

NIHEA (North Idaho Home Educators Association):

www.nihea.org

NIHEA is a Christian support group which provides encouragement by opening their hearts, homes, and lives to families interested in home schooling.

CHOIS (Christian Homeschoolers of Idaho State):

www.chois.org

CHOIS is a non-profit, volunteer organization that seeks, under the Lord Jesus Christ, to encourage and equip parents to fulfill their God-given right to educate their children at home.

HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association):

www.hslda.org

Home School Legal Defense Association is a nonprofit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms. Through annual memberships, HSLDA is tens of thousands of families united in service together, providing a strong voice when and where needed.

Valley Home Scholars

www.valleyhomescholars.org

VHS exists to encourage and support homeschooling in the Spokane area and to provide, when possible, resources to meet various homeschooling needs.

Homeschooling Sites

TEACH Magazine
www.TEACHMagazine.com

TEACH stands for To Encourage And Challenge Homemakers and Homeschoolers, and that's just what it does! This is my favorite homeschooling magazine, and I'm proud to be the page and graphic designer for the magazine! -- Karen Cook.

A to Z Home's Cool:

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com

The best and most interesting and useful sites and articles about home education.

Homeschool Central
www.homeschoolcentral.com

All the resources necessary to be a successful homeschool family.

Homeschooling on a Shoestring

www.homeschoolingonashoestring.com
The purpose of this website is to make available ways of cutting costs while homeschooling. We hope this will enable you to save money while maintaining a high quality of education. Free homeschooling classifieds, forums, home educator discounts, homeschooling methods, frugal articles and more.

Homeschool World:

www.home-school.com

Bill and Mary Pride's lively, colorful magazine has been around
since 1993. It delivers how-to features and reviews on everything
from preschool to how to win college scholarships from a Christian
worldview.

Learning Things
www.learningthings.com
The Education Store offers a great selection with below publisher prices for homeschool curriculums like Saxon, Alpha Omega, Bob Jones, and Easy Grammar plus educational toys, videos, and science kits. As one of the foremost retailers of Christian Pre-K to 12th grade curriculums, Learning Things helps make home schooling easier and much more pleasurable for parents and students alike. Some stores will sell you anything. At Learning Things, we believe we are held accountable for what we sell. Therefore, we review all of our materials carefully to make sure the contents are consistent with the Biblical truths that we believe.