Parents who homeschool gifted children often find the daily practice of home education very different from what they had imagined. Gifted children are complex in both personality and learning styles. Parents who say that homeschooling works well for their gifted children have learned from others or discovered on their own several secrets that make home education more enjoyable and successful for everyone. Those secrets have little to do with educational standards or expensive resources. They have more to do with what might be called habits of mind. In over three dozen interviews the author has conducted with homeschool parents of gifted children, three themes have emerged again and again: (1) patience--not only with their children but also with themselves; (2) practice--in the arts of homeschooling and parenting; and (3) persistence--in the face of complexity. Homeschooling is not the right educational choice for every family, but when homeschooling is difficult, parents can practice patience and persistence before assuming that home education won't work for them. The secrets of successful homeschooling are available to everyone. The joys and benefits--learning, respect, and love--are immeasurable.