If you did not already vote, today is your last chance! Play a part in deciding who will be on the ballot in November—no complaints if you don’t! Click on the following link to see THSC PAC endorsements.

Why is this election important? Click on the graphic above to see THSC PAC chairman Tim Lambert’s answer to the question. Although dated to the time of the March primaries, the answers remain the same.

Check with the Texas Secretary of State website (see link below “Making it Happen” article) or your state political party’s website to see where to vote in your area.

THSC staff and board send you greetings in the name of our resurrected Lord! During this week of contemplation and joy, we hope that you will enjoy the following link. At this website, you will have access to music, poems, pictures to color, and some verses.

Click on the graphic for a scientific explanation of how the date of Easter is determined each year.

For a limited time, purchase our special Courtship Package which includes the following 2 resources at a savings of $5! Place your order during the month of April to take advantage of the savings. Don’t forget, THSC Association members can still receive an additional 10% off. (See the link under the “Making It Work” article to see the complete list of benefits of membership.)

Make note of the Spring Special offer with online, mail-in, or phone orders placed before April 30th.

Old-Fashioned Courtship and How It Works Today

Many families today are exploring biblical courtship alternatives to replace the heartbreaking dating game which has become the norm in our culture. Having now passed through the process of courtship with their two oldest sons, Jeff and Marge Barth share from experience many of the essential aspects to courtship, as well as important qualities for preparing sons and daughters for marriage.

Price: $9.00

Courtship - One Family's Perspective
Join Tim and Lyndsay Lambert, and their son, Peter, and his wife Rita as they talk about the different ideas and theories about courtship that are circulating in the home school community. They cover the definition of courtship (from their perspective), the fathers' roles, and preparation on the part of the young people. Peter and Rita then share the story of their own courtship.
Price: $20.00

By clicking on the picture of the book above and the link below, you can reach the THSC store where these items can be purchased.

Senator John Cornyn’s office contacted THSC and asked if we would pass along this information to Texas home schoolers. Senator Cornyn will be nominating qualified students for appointment to U.S. service academies. Those students who are interested should read this announcement and take care to details and instructions. The senator is a supporter of the rights of parents in the rearing and educating of their children, and his help is appreciated.

ARCH (Apostolate of Roman Catholic Homeschoolers) (click on graphic for information) will hold the 16th Annual Catholic Homeschool Curriculum Fair April 28- 29, 2006 at:

University of St. Thomas
3800 Montrose
Jerabeck Athletic Center
(on West Main Street between Graustark and Yoakum)
Houston, Texas 77006.

(Maps of UST and Houston may be accessed from the link below.)

Along with other speakers such as Laura Berquist and Ginny Seuffert, THSC’s Tim Lambert will be speaking from 2:00 to 2:45 p.m. on Friday and Saturday on "What Every Texas Home Schooler Needs to Know."

THSC has been blessed in getting to know John Erickson a.k.a. Hank the Cowdog. Many, not just in the state but also the nation, have been aware of the Texas wildfires of 2006. Mr. Erickson has stayed in touch—and was touched in a personal way by the fires.

His article follows.

Wild Fires in the Panhandle
by John Erickson

Last Sunday we drove into Perryton for church. By the time we got to church, the wind was howling straight out of the west. After church, the wind was blowing even harder, gusts up to fifty or sixty mph. We ate lunch and drove back to the ranch. As we approached the caprock, we saw a brown cloud across the river valley. I said, “That must be dust from New Mexico.” Then I caught the smell of smoke. That was the beginning of six bad days.

Marylee Shrider writes a column that appears twice a week in The Bakersfield Californian. In her Mar. 20, 2006 column, she addresses the question, “What is it about home schooling that gets folks so steamed up?” She refers to educational statistics and national competitions as well as voting records. Still the question remains. The following are excerpts from the culmination of this column.

Shrider: Fruits of home schooling

“[Charissa] Wilson's [home schooled] children do well academically and participate in sports programs through the YMCA and North of the River Recreation and Park District. Next year, when her oldest starts junior high school, he'll take advantage of extracurricular programs offered to homeschoolers through local private schools.

“Wilson says home schooling isn't for everyone, but works well for her family. She and other home-school parents say they don't understand the hostility sometimes generated by their educational choice.
“I don't either. The homeschoolers I know are some of the happiest, most well-educated and well- adjusted kids I've ever met. Perhaps until we, as a village, can raise better, it's time to get off the home- school-bashing bandwagon.”

THSC president Tim Lambert wrote a letter, which can be viewed at the link below, when a member family needed to have school enrollment verified for employment in the state of California.