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Freedom and the Rising Responsibility that Comes with Homeschooling

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 It's been a while since my last post. Summer activities are in full swing. Two camps, VBS, birthdays and July 4th celebrations have been fully enjoyed. Water balloons, shaving cream, playdates, bike rides, popsicles, ice cream dates with Granny Sue, movie nights....we have made the most of our summer so far. But despite the joys of summer, looms the beginning of the school year which means I have been quite busy planning. I had to research my curriculum earlier in the year to be sure I could purchase everything I needed before summer so that I could have time to read through and plan the first two weeks worth of school activities! I have separate lesson plan books for each kid. Someday, I'll be fancy and organized enough to use one book. But for now...two keeps me sane. For some reason, I decided to treat myself to a different, more colorful planner for my oldest...which I've regretted since I started using it, but I'm branching out and giving it a go this school year!...
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2020. The Year of Years.

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 2020. The year of years. Disruption, confusion, negativity, blame, sickness, death, heartache. (NLT) Psalm 58:8 says, "You keep track of my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book." As a Bible-believing family, we took these words to heart. We know His joy comes in the morning...each morning...even amongst the chaos. As a homeschool teacher, I know he hears my worries, my troubles, my longings. He knows our kid that give us the most grief in school. He knows which child needs specialized attention. He knows that homeschool moms agonize over curriculum choices, scheduling, teaching, grades, preparations for college, etc. So if you're reading this...and even in the future you come across another "2020" as a homeschool mom...He sees you. Quarantine hit about a year ago this week and the memes started flying. This one was my favorite. Parents were forced to make major decisions about their children's educ...
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Lesson Planning and Grace

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    Lesson plans. The two words that could send a shiver down my spine during my education classes in college. I remember my mom sitting at her desk at 10 o'clock at night writing lesson plans for our schoolwork. I always wondered why she didn't just toss us a book and tell us to read a certain number of pages. Lesson plans...they are more than just writing page numbers under the subject. For me in particular, they keep not only my children on track, but myself. They are a worthy extra step to homeschooling that truly gave me a much more organized way to conduct my kids' school day. I should tell you...I refer to my planning of each subject each week as lesson plans...but curriculums also come with lesson plans which are the actual materials and directions for each lesson. Sorry for the confusion...someday I will come up with a different name for what I'm doing, but really...ain't nobody got time for that right now. This is my style of lesson planning book. Enough r...
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Homeschooling. The Journey I Thought I'd Never Take...But Apparently Everyone Else Knew I Would

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     Morning...well now afternoon. Because let's face it...no homeschooling mom can sit down at her computer for the appropriate amount of time to write a blog, much less a text message on her phone. Oh, you texted me earlier? Don't worry! My response is on my to-do list right after feeding the kids a snack for the umpteenth time today. Currently my husband has graciously taken over making dinner so I can sit here in semi-peace (the toddler is humming in an unreasonably loud manner as he works his puzzle) in an attempt to write something that may provide some sense of comfort or encouragement to the other mom's out there who have taken the leap into homeschooling or are considering it.    First off, I should tell you the truth. Homeschooling was not really on my radar when we first started having kids. My husband attended public school and enjoyed it. I attended private school in early elementary and then my parents chose to homeschool my brother and me....which...
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