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Welcome to Home Sweet Homeschool RVA 💙 My name is Lyric 😊 I’m so excited to share this new journey with you! This space was created to support, connect, and encourage our homeschool community in a meaningful way. I’ll be hosting a few upcoming meet & greet events, so stay tuned for more details—you won’t want to miss them! Please let me know: ✨️ How many children do you have? ✨️ How long have you been homeschooling, and what encouraged you to start? ✨️ What's your favorite activity to do with your homeschoolers? I can’t wait to grow together! 💜 Lyric

I always knew I’d be a teacher. As a child, I often played “school” with my friends and loved working with children. In college, I got my Master’s in Elementary Education, landed a Kindergarten job, and was living my dream. …until I wasn’t. After a few moves and school changes, I went from a confident, joy-filled teacher to completely burnt out and discouraged by my latest assignment. I came home crying most days and started questioning everything. It had been my dream to be a teacher and now….I wasn’t even sure who I was anymore. Around that same time, my husband began sharing his own school experience—being labeled, misunderstood, and made to feel “less than.” One moment stuck with me: When a specialist realized my husband could read despite their doubts, my husband replied, ✨“I can read… I just don’t like what you make me read.” He wasn’t interested in the mundane and seemingly useless things he was being taught.✨ That hit me hard. When we had our first son, I planned to stay home—but still send him to school. Then one day my husband said: ✨“I really want to give our children a better experience than I had. I want them to love reading and learning. Would you ever consider homeschooling?”✨ I laughed. This thought had truly never crossed my mind. But I agreed to try it for one year. That one year turned into 7 and counting!🎉 Now we have three boys, and homeschooling has completely changed how I see education, learning, and what’s possible for our kids. It’s been an exciting journey to see our boys blossom into confident, curious, life-long learners. And for myself, the joy of teaching has been restored. 🥰 What started as a small “maybe” turned into a calling I never expected. And honestly? I wouldn’t trade it for anything.💜 Now, I want to help other homeschool families on their journey. Whether you're just starting out, or a seasoned pro, let's build this community, together.