Vicki Bentley is the mother of eight daughters, foster mom of over fifty, and grandma to fourteen wonderful grandbabies (so far). Vicki has homeschooled 17 children since 1988, with the strong undergirding of her husband Jim, and led a local support group of over 250 families for 14 years. She has served on the executive board and convention committee of the Home Educators Association of Virginia and has addressed state and national conventions, university teacher organizations, and many mothers’ groups. She is the author of My Homeschool Planner, Everyday Cooking, The Everyday Family Chore System, Home Education 101: A Mentoring Program for New Homeschoolers, High School 101: Blueprint for Success, and other homeschool and homemaking helps, and coordinates HSLDA’s Homeschooling Toddlers to Tweens program. Vicki has a heart for moms, with strong practical wisdom and encouraging words.