We have been homeschooling for about 1 year. I am a mama to 5 children but two are grown and out of the house and I am currently homeschooling my twins boys who will be in 1st grade next year and my daughter who will be in 2nd. I can find value in many teaching styles and often like to mix and match a couple with a sprinkle of another. I lean towards a Charlotte Mason/Classic approach with some Montessori thrown in. We began homeschooling for a few different reasons. The kids were attending the sweetest little Christian School that we actually loved (and so did they!) but it was financially taxing and we have one child with high functioning ASD that just learned to the beat of his own drum. I originally left work to homeschool him but after thinking about it, decided we would give all three a try. It has been a glorious and freeing year. We have had so much fun and I feel like I know my children in ways now that I wasn't aware I didn't know them before! It is such an absolute blessing to wake up with these wonderful little people and get to provide them with their education. It feels surreal. I am so excited to see what the coming year holds for us and I look forward to spending time reading all of these great posts 
