JMJ Publishing began
in 1991 when we acquired a business that published church bulletins. The business grew into a desktop publishing
business, featuring typesetting for newsletters and advertisments for community business
mailings. Terry is a professional educator with a Masters in Technology
in Teaching and Training, and Suzanne is an artist with over
thirteen years experience in computer layout and design.
In May of 2003, JMJ Publishing began
developing resource manuals and learning materials for Montessori
and Catholic homeschooling. At this time, most
of our materials are created and authored by myself,
Suzanne. I have chosen to sign my work as S.V. Wilhelmi in
tribute to my favorite Montessori author, E.M.
Standing. The JMJ in our company name, stands for Jesus,
Mary and Joseph (the Holy Family). My grandmother, Josephine,
practiced the old Catholic tradition of writing the letters J.M.J. at the top of every letter she wrote. She was the
prayer warrior of our family and this site is dedicated to
her.
God has blessed us in so many ways. We have been
homeschooling since 1996. The oldest two boys graduated from
homeschool. Our oldest son graduated from St. Mary's
University in Winona, MN in May 2007, majoring in Writing and Theology. Our second
son attended St. Mary's University in Winona, MN for
two years, majoring in
Theology and Youth Ministry. The first year in Winona, he was a
seminarian at Immaculate Heart Seminary, discerning
a vocation to the priesthood. In 2005 he chose a new career with the Coast
Guard and he's loving every minute of it. The younger six are my
"Montessori" bunch. Rachel 15yo loves Montessori,
and assists Suzanne in an atrium for Catechesis of the
Good Shepherd. We are learning so much together!
In
the Fourth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary, "The Presentation,"
Mary presents the child Jesus to God the Father. Filled with
the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, she offers the gift of her
child with an attitude of obedience and sacrifice. In the
same way, we are striving to present our children to the
Catholic Church by personally taking responsibility for our
children's education through homeschooling. As we teach our
children, we pray that we will become more like our
children, because the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them.
My prayer is that through our web site and
our educational materials you will be
blessed with a deeper journey into the Truth of education
and the Truth of Faith.
S.V. Wilhelmi
See Author's
Reflections for more of my personal thoughts on this web
site.
Check back occasionally to learn
what's new with Livable Learning.
We would appreciate your feedback on
what you think of our web site and our products. If you have any suggestions for
teacher preparation or student learning materials we welcome
your suggestions. You can also request to be placed on our
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and email address to
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