My son's new-found freedom in taking control and responsibility for his own homeschooling schedule is working!  Normally, I work part-time, from home, so I'm around most of the time for my kids to supervise their studies.  But yesterday morning I was needed for a meeting in the office, so I asked my children to do their devotions together and then independently work on their studies.

Now, this has happened a few times before, so I sort of expected that my dear Roboboy would half-heartedly do a bit of his work, and waste a lot of time.  BUT, when I came home, he had done ALL his studies for the day, including math, English, spelling, social studies, Chinese homework, quiet reading, and guitar practice!  And Dancing Queen tells me that not only did she not have to tell him to do his studies or nag him, or even remind him AT ALL, but his attitude was great throughout the whole day too!  Hooray!!

On another note, our church homeschooling group met today at a nearby resort/park, and we welcomed 4 new families!  Amazing!  For years, we were the only homeschooling family I knew, and due to location, couldn't really get active in the Singapore Homeschool Group activities (most of their activities seem to be on the other side of the island!).  I felt so alone at times.  Now there are ten families in my church alone!  What a joy to be able to share with these young moms, just starting out in their homeschool journey!  I'm still praying for a few older kids who are closer to my older 2 kids' ages, but meanwhile, my kids enjoyed the time today, even though they were by far the oldest there.

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