Homeschooling From the Heart - Facing Change in 2007

Jan. 11, 2007

Facing Change in 2007

Change can be a good thing, at least that's what people say :-) We are facing a major change in our lives as we look at moving from Florida to Tennessee. My husband's job is ending and we have always said that when that happened we would move closer to "home", which is the Midwest. The only problem is - we've now been in FL for almost 20 years and, especially for the boys and I, feels like home.

I know this move is needed. We will be closer to aging parents, deal with a much lower cost of living, and we will now have our business more centrally located. There is a part of me that is excited about the adventure, but also terrified as I leave the familiar and we deal with my dh needing to find another job.

We have such close church and homeschool friends - it will be difficult to leave them. We have no "real" family here, so God has provided us with the body of Christ as our family. I definitely sense God's leading in all of this and we really do want to be in the center of His will.

Yes, change, especially when directed by God, is good. It grows us, keeps us leaning on Him...but it is hard, too.

On a lighter note - the Gingerbread Houses turned out very well - considering it was our first attempt! We definitely learned some important lessons that we will be able to apply when we attempt to do this again next year :-) Yes, it went so well, I'm willing to do it again!

Cindy

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Jan. 31, 2007 - Thanks!

Posted by JeannieFulbright

Thank you for correcting the information about CLEP credits banking. I had read it was fifteen years in the book Accelerated Distance Learning by Voeller. A great read!

I know someone that moved from Florida to Tennessee and they said it was such a surprise how much they LOVED Tennessee and how happy they were they moved. I pray you feel the same way!

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Apr. 16, 2007 - Tennessee

Posted by TNLisa

I am in Middle Tennessee (Murfreesboro) - it's not so bad :)
However, your situation is similar to ours and I feel the Lord will be uprooting us one day soon...maybe we'll end up in Florida!
- I checked out your blog via the Homeschooling from the Heart homepage.
Blessings,
Lisa

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Truly, a mother's heart IS her child's classroom! On this wonderful journey called homeschooling, it is always nice to have someone to encourage your heart and provide solid practical tips to equip you for the awesome task of educating your children for the Glory of God! I look forward to sharing product reviews, talking about learning styles, and looking at ways to minister to the hearts AND minds of our children!