What Do You Think a Blog Is?
What do you think a blog is?" I asked my
seven-year-old and my ten-year-old over breakfast the other day. Gracie
said, "I think it’s like a little river." Daniel said, "I think it’s a log."
I think they’re both right. A blog is like watching life from a log floating
down the river. You can look at what’s ahead, glance to either side, or
contemplate what you’ve already passed.
That’s what I hope my own homeschool blog is like.
My husband and I live in Wheaton, Illinois with our four children. We came
to parenting a little later in life, adopting our first child when we were
34. A biological baby came 17 months later. A few years after that, we
adopted two more from Korea. To go from infertility to a house full of
children is nothing short of a miracle. We thank God every day for the
privilege of parenting.
I had never heard of homeschooling before our oldest came of school age.
Loving and teaching her at home was such a joy that when I began to read
about "official" homeschooling, it seemed like a natural extension of
involved parenting. After letting Clare go to Kindergarten for four months,
we brought her home for good. It’s funny to hear her talk about it. At age
fifteen, she is our only child to ever have gone to public school. When the
other kids talk about going to school, the wise, experienced Clare says,
"Now, when I was in school….."
After fifteen-year-old Clare comes fourteen-year-old Caitlin. They are my
high-schoolers. Next is Grace, age ten. She just completed fourth grade and
is our daughter with a significant learning disability and ADHD. Last is
Daniel, our busy seven-year-old. He’s such a bouncy boy, he learns best
while bouncing on our mini-trampoline.
I have been blessed to write books. My sixth was just published by Broadman
& Holman and is called Homeschooling the Challenging Child. The others
include Help for the Harried Homeschooler, Life Skills for Kids, Field Guide
to Home Schooling, Should You Adopt, and Coming Home to Raise Your Children.
You can read all about them at my web home,
http://www.HomeFieldAdvantage.org.
Other than loving the Lord, my husband and my family, my next funnest thing
to do is to work for Gena Suarez and The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. She lets
me talk to important people, write articles, and review cool products. It’s
great.
So, back to the journey. If you see any of us floating along, give us a wave
and stop by to listen to our ramblings. Or maybe you’d like to jump on a log
yourself and let us share in your journey. We’re all in this together.
http://HomeschoolBlogger.com helps us to share that togetherness, with
all its joys, frustrations, revelations and innovations. Come join in the
fun!
Christine Field finds herself blogging
life as it comes at
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/christinefield |
