Long time no write...

I have never been a writer.  I love to read.  So to read all the blogs I love I have to have a blog.

Writing

I am excited but tired because I just finished a grant for the Pregnancy Care Center I work for. 7 copies 29 pages long The grant is thru MN Dept of Health. This was an intimidating thing for me and really could not have been done without God's help. Huge step of faith.

The Homeschooling part of the story is that.... my writing skills are terrible. BUT the daughter I taught from 4th grade on has fantastic writing and editing abilities. Go figure.... That's why we home school.

I love my kids

This seems understood, part of motherhood, but I work with many women for whom it is not true. "Self" and "Me First" are such gods in our culture. It is something as a mother I have to fight against constantly.

With my older kids I did learn my time with them is brief. So.. my younger children do benefit from having me experiment on their older siblings. I am more relaxed. I do enjoy them more. I want to spend time with them. This is why we homeschool.

The past few days I have been busy on lesson plans for the second half of this school year. At the beginning of a new school year it is always a bit hard to tell if my expectations are realistic, too easy or too advanced? At the half way point both children will move into new Math books. I love the flexibility of homeschooling. The Science seems perfect and the Social Studies a bit light so I can add the books I wanted to.

Sometimes I hate being identified with “homeschoolers” because of the bad reputation many of them have. There are as many different types of homeschoolers as there are teachers. Teachers and children come in every temperament, from lazy to diligent. I know my children gifts and failings so I am the most qualified to challenge them on and spur them to their fullest potential. That is why we homeschool.

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I am not a writer but I love to read what others blog. Since to 'comment' one must have a blog themselves I created one.