I apologize for the long blogging absence, priorities and life just got in the way. Many have asked what had happened to me...it was as if I fell off the face of the blogging world. I will try to blog more regularly once again. Many have shared that they have missed my posts and my home school ideas and secrets. My family has missed the picture up dates and ramblings of our family as well. Not too sure how often I will be able to post but I will try to do my best.
Around here we are gearing up for some big changes...God has been leading and directing us to take some BIG leaps of faith. It has been scary but I would rather be walking in obedience with Him than to be giving in to my fears. More of this in blog posts to come.
Sad to even fathom that summer vacation is just about over. I finally managed to clean out the files and get the school room spruced up for the new year. We will be filing independently this year. The name of our home school was voted by the family and decided on Infinity Christian School (shaping minds for an eternity.) This is another big leap of faith for us. Something I have wanted to do for so long but felt like I needed the assistance of a Christian PSP. It turned out that our money was being spent just for them to keep our paper work, something that I can do just as well on my own. The kids are excited and a bit nervous but with so many homeschool support groups out there that we know of, we will be taken care of with social play dates, field trips and mom encouragement time (so need that).
Our curriculum has been ordered and I am still waiting on a few more packages to arrive in the mail. I have been spending many evenings researching and researching curricula that would be just the right fit for each of my kiddos. I will be hitting some uncharted waters, homeschooling a now 7th grader, 5th and 2nd grader. Uncharted meaning, way back before I had kids I did my student teaching in a 5-6th grade combination and occasional substitute teaching in that grade level as well. Now that our eldest is in 7th, I am feeling a little anxious to have everything covered academically. I know deep down that God has been there in our homeschool since the beginning and He will continue to carry us through these junior high and high school academic years as well. Speaking of that I should do a post for new homeschool moms on blessings. Great topic and encouraging too.
Here are a few picks from our summer activities to share with family and friends...
Racer having some 4th of July fun. What a firework show that was. Always lots of fun.
This is our Lady in Waiting..Dancer was in a summer play of Cinderella. She had so much fun that she was ready each morning, without any need to be reminded. As a mom you know it when your child does this, you found their passion. She has the theatre bug now and can not wait for the next one.
Sport got his feet wet in volunteer work this summer. He volunteered at the local library in their summer reading club. He enjoyed it and it gave him a time to learn how to put others first. To our surprise the library gave each volunteer a $10 gift card to Barnes & Noble, such a sweet surprise. He looks forward to spending it.
More pictures and posts to come...
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