Deidre, I am new to the VA forum. However, I have been working from home for quite a while and much like you have also done some work for churches writing grants, in addition to managing educational programs. I signed up to be a VA looking to spend more time with my kids and eliminate the constant commute. Your story is inspiring and encouraging. As a result of reading your email I decided to go through the discussion forum (I had registered on this site over a month ago but did not do anything with it). I am looking forwarding to working as a VA and will probably have a lot of questions along the way. Congratulations and thanks for the inspiration!