I went to a homeschool support group meeting tonight. This group has been around for a long time, but for some reason I never went to the meetings. I'm glad I did--the meeting focused on the tribulations and triumphs of homeschooling. Three moms who dealt with some serious reading/vision/neurological problems spoke about their struggles and how they overcame them and it was very reassuring to hear how an attentive mom is the best advocate for a child. So often we turn to the experts, but in these cases the experts were frequently wrong and it was only because the mom continued to pray and advocate for her child that the correct diagnosis was given.

It was also neat to see that there are more homeschooling families in this area than I thought. We're not as unusual as we were 10 years ago, at least around here.

I am taking an on-line class on the "overview of Orthodoxy." It's great to have weekly reading assignments, papers to write, quizes to take--it's nice to be the student instead of always the teacher.

I can't believe that I haven't written so much more... 

Larissa