Many thanks to all who participated in Back to Homeschool Week! The response was amazing and unexpected. All together there are more than 300 posts. If you need some homeschooling encouragement, advice and even a caution or two, just click away. You are sure to find what you are looking for! And please feel free to email me if you have something you would like to chat about. I love to talk homeschooling!
There is so much encouragement to be found when a group of women get together to share their life experiences and goals. So often we realize that we are more alike than different, and that by opening up we can spur each other on while we travel along life's road. Who among us doesn't need a little bit of "spurring" now and then? I know that I do!
At this point my sights are set towards our first day of school. The first week of September is my goal and a very large stack of books awaits my attention. We are using a couple of new things this year and I need to familiarize myself with what I will be teaching ( what a concept, huh?) before I attempt to engage my children in learning. For now the books are in a big basket in my living room---the same place I put the library books that the kids use for school during the school year---so that they meet my eye each and everyday.
The new school year always feels like a clean slate to me. It is an opportunity to discover new things, explore fresh ideas and, most importantly, to deepen relationships. Sometimes I can't believe that I lucked out and got to be a part of this awesome adventure called "family".
Thanks again!
