Apr. 26, 2006
A beautiful day
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This past week has been such a blur. I have
had pnuemonia. It amazes me how quickly our home can turn upside down
when Momma is "out of it"! Yesterday, the Lord gave me a large amount
of strength to get on top of things & I truly praise him for it.
The energy came out of nowhere...as I was so depleted from my week of
fevers & asthma episodes. His hands helped me once again. I love
how the Lord shows us his favor, blessing us with even the smallest
desires of our hearts...what a friend! May you all have a blessed week~
Hoping you are enjoying the Spring Sunshine! (Smiles)
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Apr. 1, 2006
Just Beginning
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Yesterday, we receievd our first issue of TOS magazine. It was so wonderful to read so many stories & experiences of fellow homeschoolers that I had to come here & join too! We are homeschooling our 8 year old daughter. This is our first year. She was attending the local public school until the beginning of 2006. Her class was a 2nd & 3rd grade blend (she in 2nd) and she began to fall further & further behind. I sat in the class, listening to the unorganized drama of other children, the disrespect for their teacher, the outbursts, and the way the 3rd grade work was trickling onto the shoulders of the second graders. My daughter has always been a slow learner. She has a slight hearing loss & learned phonics at a later stage than most. When I went to the teacher for ideas, she said they would work on my daughter's learning issues later in the year! I thought, "Well she will be even more behind by then!" We took her to Sylvan's learning center for a complete evaluation & to get a base idea on where we need to start. We found out that she is missing a huge amount of the basic skills needed to be a successful learner. This was very discouraging, however, we pulled her out of public school & she has been flourishing ever since! It has been such a blessing to see our daughter's confidence in her learning skills grow. She used to hate reading, but now she begs to stay up a little bit later & read! Seeing things "click" as she is shown the basics of the phonics rules has been an excitement. I went right back to the beginning. Many things she already knew, but we found key basic skills that she didn't know as well. The building blocks are coming into place with a solid foundation. Many of my friends are homeschooling moms too & have been a great encouragement for us. I hope to meet more homeschooling families on this blogger. I wish to gain more understanding and helpful advice along the way. We are so thankful to be homeschooling. |