Creative Homeschool Exerience

    We didn’t really do any schooling today like I was planning to do but in the end I think what we did was a little more important. Taking the kids to the nursing home for the Nun’s turned out better than I thought it would have. The boy’s were great! This was through the MOMS Club that I am a part of. They got to deliver the card they made and they got to sing to the women and the Nuns just loved all the kids! My oldest started off shy in the beginning but towards the end he was shaking their hands and wishing them a Merry Christmas.

    Also they had a “Santa Claus” come in to see the kids. My oldest said that’s just a man dressed as Santa mom while my youngest eyes lit up with joy as he saw him come down the hall LOL. I didn’t have my camera with me (darn LOL) So I didn’t get pics taken of it. My camera’s battery’s died and then of course I could have taken our other camera but of course I forgot that too LOL. That’s what I like to call Mommytimers LOL. Kind of like Alzheimer’s but instead of getting it when you are older you get it when you become a mom LOL. I tell you every since I became a mom I have trouble remembering almost anything LOL. Don’t know if it’s hormones or because I am constantly multitasking and juggling things around or maybe it’s a combination of both LOL.

    Anyway got off track again (yes I do that a lot LOL). As we were getting ready to leave one of the Nuns looked at my oldest (I am sure she said it to everyone but this time it was towards my son) and said that they should all visit again sometime. My son then looked up at me and said, “Yeah mom we should come back again.” He loved making them smile and making them feel good. This was all done at 10:30 this morning. All I thought was how wonderful this is for him to learn this compassion. If he had been in public school he would have had school today (in my area today was their last day for the Holiday) and would have totally missed out on this opportunity. I was such a proud mommy as we left knowing that this little experience have taught my boy’s so much in little ways. They really did learn compassion and how the little things in life are the most precious of all.

    It’s funny any time I have had doubts or even when I haven’t been thinking of anything at all something happens to reinforce my desire to homeschool my children. God is with us every step of the way and He sure shows us that in not only big way’s but also the small. This one act of kindness has not only put a smile in the hearts of these Nuns but have taught my boy’s the value of life no matter how old, young , disabled or healthy you are. Something no public school could ever really teach. I pray that this experience and future experience will stay with the boy’s for a life time. You really can’t learn about life in a class room but by experience in the world. Yes the world can be hateful and hard but it can also be loving and wonderful. Our family has experienced both of those things. I’ll write more about those things in a later post but for now I will leave you with God Bless and Merry Christmas!!