Summer is winding down...

Wow this summer has just flown by and I can’t believe we are seventeen days away from our first day of school. The girls and I have been working hard getting our schoolroom organized. We’ve had so much fun decorating and making our classroom a fun place to be. I have spent hours trying to make our calendar work well for us and for Jeremy’s school year as well. All of our curriculum has been ordered and is on its way. I am beyond excited to get it all here and open the books for the first time and get my lesson plans worked out.

Our family has prayed for this time to come for so long. All of the changes we have made this summer have gone so well and I am so thankful for all the blessings the Lord has provided for us. One of the sweetest moments of the summer happened a few evenings ago when Hilary and I were organizing books and talking about what we will be learning this year. She gave me a big hug and told me she was finally excited to be doing homeschool. I spent the next half hour or so listening to her share with me all of her thoughts for the school year. I have prayed for the day when Hili would be excited and it touched my heart that she was able to share with me on her own what she is looking forward to.

The girls and I were blessed to be able to join the Providence Homeschooling  Co-op. Every Monday we will be joining other homeschoolers and spending time learning various subjects and spending time making new friends. I let the girls choose which classes they wanted to take and their choices showed just how different they are. Hailey, which was no surprise to me choose to art, drama, and choir. Where as Hilary choose earth science, American geography and choir. It is so great to see Hilary coming in to her own big personality. She is so much like her Daddy. She had me read the descriptions of all the classes before making her choices and was very excited with her final decisions. It is a great feeling to be able to let the girls choose what they want to learn and have them know their interests are valued.  They are both really looking forward to their classes.

My heart is so light and so blessed right now. I feel like I have come full circle and am doing exactly what the Lord wants of me. To be home loving and serving my family has given me so much joy. I have been able to really get to know my girls again and to appreciate their differences. We are so close as a family and this summer we have been able to get even closer to each other. I know this school year will have its challenges and frustrations but I also know we are right where we are supposed to be doing exactly what the Lord has called us to do and that is a great feeling.