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So, why did homeschooling appeal to me all those years before I even had children?  Here are a couple reasons:

#1.  I hated school!  Okay, I loved the social parts, but the actual education was boring and did not hold my interest!  As a believer in Christ the Bible is my source of guidance.  I love in Luke (6:40) were it says, "A student who is fully trained will be like his teacher."  How could I be "like my teacher"  when I had so many?  How could I be "Like my teacher" when most of them I barely knew?  Yes, I had a few good teachers, but if I count all the teachers I had K-12 (I'm estimating the number to be at about 73 including PE and choir teachers in grade school and then 6 teachers per day in JrH & HS.)  I can only think of 2 that I would want to be like!  So, the idea of my kids having 1 teacher who I knew VERY well appealed to me.  The idea of ME being the person my kids ended up being most influenced by seemed to be a great idea.

#2.  I LOVE MY KIDS!  Okay, in 1983 I was only 18 and they years from being born, but I knew that I would love them and would want to spend as much time as possible with them.  Boy, was I right on that one!  The one thing that I am grateful for everyday is the amount of time I get to spend with my children.  I cannot even say how many times I just pause during the craziness of the day and think "Wow, I am so glad I am the one spending time with my kids!"  Sometimes it happens when they ask me a question I feel privileged to answer, sometimes it happens when I they do or say something funny and I am glad I was there to hear it, sometimes it happens when they are arguing and I don't have to explain to anyone the background of that particular disagreement.   Earlier this month my husband and I were scheduled to go on a (all expense paid) cruise to the Caribbean.  We were very excited; this was to be the 1st time we had ever spent a night away from our kids!  We were looking forward to a romantic getaway.  Two days before we were to leave on the trip our sister-in-law passed away.  We chose to skip the cruise and be there for my husband’s brother.  The interesting thing I learned was that although I was very disappointed that I didn't get the alone time with my husband, I was actually glad that I didn't have to be away from my kids.  I enjoy them.

Well, those are the 1st two reasons that come to mind.  I will share more as time passes...