I started "blogging" as a means of gathering information  for myself in this homeschooling endeavor...WOW...did I ever find what I was looking for!!!  So many people have answered my "newbie" questions, given suggestions, and most importantly just given wonderful, christian advice and encouragement.  I can't thank you all enough for all you have done to lift my "security" level in that I now know that YES...I CAN HOMESCHOOL!!!!!!!!!  I know we will have "rough" days, but...so what....there are "rough" days in everything.  Thank God for the rough days for they draw me ever closer to Him.

I also continued blogging as a way to document our "lives"...so I could get a perspective of exactly what our lives are like.  Blogging gave me an outsiders view of my family's life.  It allowed me to see our strengths and our weaknesses, and I really enjoyed that. 

However, time is ever so precious to me and I am finding that I have less and less of it.  I also am growing ever so weary of telling my children to "wait just a minute honey....let me finish typing this....", or "wait just a minute honey, let me finish reading this...".  THEY NEED ME...not a distracted Mommy which is what I become when I log onto Homeschool Blogger.  Also, in the quiet of the evenings, I need to be connecting with my wonderful husband...not "checking" my blog.

So, thank you to everyone who left me comments whether they were for prayer, encouragment, or just a good ol' belly laugh!!!!!!!!!!!!  Also, thank you to Homeschool Blogger for giving me a place to "look inside" my own family's life for these past few months.

Ever Growing In Christ,

Shay