About

                                  " Written expression is fruit from the heart."

First impressions are extremely important.  We are "known" by our fruits; one's writing is a "type" of fruit.  Many times our first introduction to someone and impression of someone is through written communication, whether it’s a letter of request, scholarship essay, college application essay, SAT / ACT essay or just a note to relatives. Writing is personal; it reveals our personality, character, values and command of the English Language.  The ability to communicate an interesting piece with clarity, cohesiveness and an inviting style is essential as students’ progress through middle school and high school, into college or the workforce, and on to their careers.

Homeschool parents rank writing among one of the most challenging subjects to teach at home.  All other subjects have answer keys in the back of the book where parents can check right or wrong answers, but many times writing exercise answers are not as clearly defined. 

Being a lover of words and writing, knowing the importance of not only being able to write well, but to think and read critically with precise explicitness, ignited the birth of the writing, literature and & study skills classes.  

As a "retired" home educator now (our daughter is a Nurse Practitioner in the Raleigh area and our is a Special Agent in the U.S. Air Force (who now lives in Arizona with his sons).  It is my desire to assist parents and help prepare students for success in their written communication and English skills.

Teacher Background

I have a BBA in Finance and  worked in corporate finance for my first 8 years after college   graduation.  When our daughter was born I began "Scribes & More," a home based word processing business, where I worked for lawyers, doctors, and assisted foreign undergraduate and graduate students in writing papers and dissertations.  Once sensing  "the call" to homeschool, I transferred my love for teaching and  the organizational skills I had learned to co-start a co-op in Maryland where  I taught for 9 years and edited the monthly Maryland home school newsletter   for CHEN (Christian Home Educators Network).  I moved to Charlotte,   my husband's home town, in 2002 and continued to homeschool 2 more  years.  I have taught writing, literature, study skills, and SAT/ACT  prep classes in the Charlotte, NC metropolitan area to over 4000 students since beginning in 2002.