I never thought I would be a homeschool mom, but God had other plans for me. God laid this new plan for my life on my heart. After lots and LOTS of research, phone calls to friends who homeschooled, and prayer, I presented this crazy idea of homeschooling to my husband. He was ecstatic! He had been homeschooled through 8th grade and then navigated his way through public school in High School. He told me he was so glad I brought up homeschooling because he wouldn’t have asked me to do it. He knew it would have fallen on me for the most part. I promised I would give homeschooling a chance for one year with our son, who was going into Kindergarten. A few months in, we were hooked! Our second year of homeschool we added our daughter to the mix for Pre-K. She was SOO excited to have Mommy as her teacher. We are now in our fourth year of homeschooling and I wouldn’t change it for the world!! Of course, there are many ups and downs. Tears have been shed (not sure if the kids or I have had more). The joys of homeschooling have far outweighed the hard times. It will be hard, but we do hard things. (If you don’t think it’s hard, then you might be destined to be a homeschool parent. Way to go!!) Homeschooling has truly been a blessing for our family. I am so thankful to be able to be at home with my kids, teaching them and learning with them. We are lifelong learners.
“Children are not a distraction from the more important work. They ARE the most important work.” C.S. Lewis
“Popcorn is prepared in the same pot, in the same heat, in the same oil, but the kernels do not pop at the same time. Don’t compare your child to other children, their turn to pop is coming.” -Unknown