Wow!  Me a blogger.  I never even heard the term until a few days ago.  I read an article in TOS about it and was interested.  I have always wanted to journal my thoughts and feelings on homeschooling down.  I have journaled some but, it has not been consistant like I would like.  No reason other than my lazyness.  God keeps bring to mind to me the importance of journaling so here I am.

We started our homeschool journey 6 years ago.  At the time I had an 8 year old, a 6 year old, a 4 year old and a 1 year old.  I thought life was so complicated back then.  Sitting on the couch nursing the baby and reading to the other kids while they drew pictures was such a joy.  I did not realize how fast the time would go.  Now I have two teenagers in my house and have to worry about teaching Algebra, wondering if I am covering most of my basic (because high school is just next year),  raging hormones of 2 teenages and a 10 year old that act 16, and two sons who stuggle with reading and writing.

God is so good through it all.  I like to tell people how I started homeschooling.  I was not my descion it was Gods.  My oldest son Cole was in 3rd grade.  Second grade had not been a good year.  At the teachers insistance we had him tested at school.  She was just sure he was ADHD.  He in fact was on the total other end of ADHD scale.  But he did not qualify for any special services at the public school.  I prayed and fretted about Cole and the fact he was not reading in 3rd grade.  I asked God to show me what he wanted me to do.  I remembered reading an article about a homeschooling family when Cole was a baby and thinking these people must be crazy.    Well God told me he wanted me to enter in to that craziness too.  He brought people into my life that homeschooled.  They encouraged me to follow Gods calling but, the most suprising supporter of all my my maternal Grandmother.  We had not always seen eye to eye on everything.  She called one day and I shared with her my concerns about Cole and school and she asked me if I had every thought of homeschooling him.  Wow!  I did not even see that coming. 

Anyway through the love and support of many people.  God called me to homeschool my kids.  And even when I get that feeling I am tired of this and want a life God keeps telling me that I am being an obeident daughter and following his will.  Obeidence is not always the easiest thing in the world.

So here we are 6 years later and still plugging on.  Like eveyone we have our good days and our bad days but, God shows his faithfulness everyday when I look into my childrens eyes and see the four little mircles he has blessed me with.

Happy Homeschooling