Back to School

Well, we are starting back to school tomorrow. It's about a week after most of the government schools, and that's because we can! Looking at the coming year is always a bit overwhelming, but it's always good. I love figuring out what we will study. This year will be very different for me--three of my children will be 95% self-sufficant--I will hand them a schedule and they are off on their own.

My homeschooling journey has very much changed over the years--we've gone from complete hands-on on my part to almost entirely hands-off! Crazy thought for me! I know this is part of the plan, raising young people that can function without me holding their hands, knowing how to discern what they are learning, and overall just knowing how to think! I pray that I have made wise choices and have done my best in those areas.

So off we go into our 8th year at home! I know God will continue to lead us down this path and He knows where we are going...

Encouraging One Another

If you know anything about me, you know that I am passionate about homeschooling! Committed to it and would love to see others commit as well. But how did I go about that? I spent the evening with a couple of friends and we chatted about that. I posed the question "Do you think there is a need for us to get a group of homeschool moms together to encourage one another?" They were both very much in agreement that that would be a good thing. So, where do I being...What is the one thing that homeschool moms need most? What types of questions do they have? In what ways are they overwhelmed, especially if they are new to the world of homeschooling (I call such people "homeschool virgins")?

I am hoping to get a group of moms together soon to encourage one another and truly to come along side each other and let them know that they are not alone in this. What types of questions or thoughts do you have that you would like answered or talked about in such a group?

Kids and a Video Camera

So this is what happens when you leave cousins alone with a video camera and Veggie Tales! This is their salute to Veggie Tales Do the Moo Shoo. Enjoy!