Tuesday 1 July 2008 - What Happened to Homeschooling?
Most of the posts that I added on here are from my personal paid blog space on TypePad and are not specifically homeschool related (except for the robins) so I am sure if anyone is still checking on this blog that you will wonder -- what about schooling?
I have to admit, homeschooling has sort of been taken over by real life. Having raised 3 children who are now over 18, this doesn't give me the heebee-jeebees the way it might have in decades gone by.
Some of you already know that we had thought we were staying with the mission (finally - after quite a roller coaster ride waiting on decisions) until next spring, only to get it sprung that we had to be out in 5 months. This meant not quitting my second job during the busy season, packing, and some panic (albeit resting in faith panic) because I still have no certainty where we will live or what work I might find and whether it will be enough to support a single parent family come August 27th. Moving out of the bush is not the same as moving from, say, Chicago to Atlanta.
I do feel some guilt how little time we have spent with books, and know I have a lot to make up to Brad for when this transition is behind us -- and not for the sake of academics.
We thought we would be leaving for Washington but God made one thing clear -- not to abandon the relationships with the native community of Christians that it took this long to build. So we expect to be in Alaska still... and this year's real homeschool lesson is about listening to the still small voice of God and walking on in faith, even when we feel like saying, "Lord, I believe - help my unbelief!"
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