The material that Sonlight brings together is rich and diverse enough to appeal to many personalities and preferences. My husband and I joke that either of our kids would make the perfect 'only' child, as they have strong personalities and the sibling bickering can be maddening! But oddly enough, there are never issues at school. When we read together, ask questions together and experiment together, the atmosphere is enthusiastic and harmonious. When one child is bored or struggling, the other instantly becomes an enthusiastic cheerleader or patient helper. Our bonds strengthen with each lesson. In the family's fifth Sonlight year, Caleb (7) and Charlotte (5) are using Cores C and A. Chayim (9 mos.) is eating a Nerf dart.

Sonlight's lesson plans, study guides and teacher helps saved our homeschool. After our first year of patchworking together a curriculum, my husband said, 'If this is what homeschooling will require of you, we won't be continuing!' Then a friend introduced us to Sonlight while we were on furlough from the mission field and we fell in love with it. No more patchwork – Sonlight saved my sanity! Three high school graduates later (with three more to go), we're STILL loving Sonlight. In the family's twelfth year of Sonlight study, Deborah (13, Core G) enjoys a good read in the strawberry patch.

Sonlight was an easy decision. We wanted our children to have a literature-based curriculum that has a worldwide perspective. Our family served overseas in East Asia from 2005 to 2010. One of our best holidays was a trip to the Philippines. Our children will never forget Balangao Territory! The daunting mountains above and the rice terraces, scattered with homes below, were exactly as described in And the Word Came with Power [from Core C]. Now we can pray for the Balangao people with a whole new perspective. Because of Sonlight, our children are globally literate and independent thinkers. They, and we, are forever changed. In the L family's sixth Sonlight year, Dawson (10) and Bergen (8), are studying Cores D and F.