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Long Time No Blog…
I know it’s been quite a while since I last blogged. I felt I needed to take a bit of a hiatus from things, kind of like a fast from computers, phones, and TV. I felt it building up over the course of the last three years, as they were challenging. I was spiritually and emotionally spent. During my hiatus my husband and I took up reading the bible and lifting up our day in prayer together every morning before sunrise. It has been a wonderful time to connect with each other as well as our Heavenly Father. He has begun to fill us up again, deep inside. It’s like taking a long drink of cool water on a hot day. It’s been very refreshing. We also finally found a church home where we feel God’s magnificence and glory abundantly.
Homeschooling has been going fine. We surge some days and others we barely get anything beyond the basics done. This was an area I could feel was over taking me emotionally. I felt cornered and hopeless. I felt that our homeschooling journey would not be successful, with three little ones under three in tow. My oldest two have been great and very patient through it all. I basically had to give it all over to the Lord and claim His promises that “He would work out all things for the good of those who love Him.” Every morning I have to trust that He will fill in the gaps and allow me to overcome my perfectionism in this area. If I keep it in perspective, and look at the big picture, they are learning a lot. We have our basics, which I can take as much time on as I want, like bible, grammar, spelling, reading, writing and math. If they don’t get it we can keep trying until they do get it. When we can’t get to history and science, I have them open up good resource books and just look through and read them. We watch science and history shows, and discuss that period of time and look up the things that sounded interesting as a way of filling in the “gaps.” Best of all their characters are flourishing. They have so much honesty and integrity; it fills my heart with joy. That’s not to say they don’t have their days, because they do. LOL! So when I look at it like that, I feel much better. Boy is it ever hard to let go of the “traditional school” approach, and just adopt a more natural approach. My dear sweet husband gave me great wisdom in this area… he said, “You have to let go of the expectation.” He thought I was going to hang up the phone on him! LOL! Actually…it made me think, and pray.
The conclusion I have come to is that homeschooling is a frame of mind, a perspective.
I will post again as soon as I can. It will most likely not be everyday though. Unless I surprise myself! I’ve updated my blog look to reflect the season, and will change it again next month for winter.
~Renee~
