If you’re new to Arizona ESA, I recommend starting with my complete Arizona ESA guide. This article focuses specifically on the disability category, evaluations, therapies, and using ClassWallet for approved services. One of the biggest blessings of Arizona’s ESA program is the freedom it gives homeschool families. Most people think of curriculum, books, and educational…
Last updated: July 2026 When our family first began using Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, it looked very different than it does today. Long before ESA became a universal program, our younger two children qualified and had ESA accounts. Then, when Arizona expanded the program and made it available to all students, our older…
For years, Saxon Math was a steady and trusted part of our homeschool. It was consistent, thorough, and it worked. But as my oldest moved into the upper grades, something began to shift. Math lessons that once felt manageable started stretching longer and longer, turning into a daily struggle to fit everything else in. I…
This school year was the fourth year using the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) in our homeschool. When my two youngest children graduate high school we will have been using IEW for twelve years total in our home with our four children. Essentially this is why I decided to invest the time into Teaching…
It’s Hard to Believe It’s Been 13 Years I’ve been writing on this little corner of the internet since 2013. Honestly, that feels absolutely wild to type. Over the past thirteen years, there have been seasons when I wrote constantly and seasons when I barely wrote at all. This website has quietly followed me through…
Our oldest son is in fourth grade and he qualifies for the Every Kid Outdoors pass this year. This means that he and the family get free access to hundreds of parks, lands, and waters for an entire year. It is an amazing program for all fourth grade students in the United States. We have…