Counting Our Blessings: Homeschool Highlights

So we have been homeschooling Lillian for a little over 12 weeks now, and I have been shocked with how well it has gone. Not to mention how much we both seem to be loving it. I will admit that after the first day, I was in tears by the time Shaun walked in the door. John Whitten had been horrible that day and it made everything so difficult. I was certain that we had made a giant mistake and was feeling so overwhelmed. Did I mention it was only day ONE!? Thankfully I have an amazing husband who is faithful in prayer for me and confident in my ability to teach our child as well as juggle our home and our little boy(and of course all the things that fall in between that). It took a couple of weeks but Lillian and I both got use to our new school routine, and I learned how to incorporate and engage John Whitten into our school time in ways that are beneficial to both he and Lillian. And the best part is that if things just aren't going well, than we step away and come back to it later in the day. I biggest challenge to me has been breaking my mind set from traditional school routines that I grew up with. Once I was able to let that go I felt a lot less pressure. We are usually done in three and a half hours, sometimes four and a half if its a science experiment day. Some days we split it up and do a couple hours in the morning and a couple in the afternoon. It depends on if we have field trips or something else going on in the morning.

We also joined a homeschool group that meets monthly for meetings for the parents, and has field trips and play days four or five times a month. It's been a huge blessing, because it has given me the chance to meet a lot of other homeschooling families and created a great support group for me. Believe me if you have a preconceived notion to what homeschooling is you should really look into it. It is nothing like you would think. There are so many options now if you want to homeschool your child. It's crazy and a little overwhelming when you realize all your options. Like I said, so far so good. So we are sticking with it for now.

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