As I have mentioned before, we will be using Tapestry of Grace: Year 1 with our oldest daughter. Someone blessed our family with a gift certificate and then another homeschooling mom is letting us borrow books for this coming year. So as I now prepare lesson plans and gather books for the first week of schooling, I am feeling a little intimated. Just look at how many books are used during week one!
The funny thing about this picture? That isn’t all of the books! I have actually just ordered a couple of more. Now don’t get me wrong. A few of these books will be just for references. However, all the books will eventually be read from front cover to back.
Not trying to scare my daughter, I wanted her to see what we were getting into. She looked at me and said, “all of this?” I said yes. She asked, “Can I start reading them now???” So of course the good homeschooling mom I am, I said “sure, go for it!” Well guess what? She had already read 3 of the books before! So she basically has a head start on the school year. Guess I need to do some catching up!
I truly do love homeschooling my kids. I love being with them throughout the day. They are a gift from God and He has entrusted them to my husband and I. I want to do the best I can raising them. That even means seeing to their education. It is such a joy to see the look on their face when they learn something new. When they coming running over to show you a new word they learned out to sound out, or if they are doing equations in Algebra, seeing them happy is worth every penny that we spend and hearing insults that are thrown at our faces. Knowing that we are raising them because we felt lead to God to do it this way, is all that matters. I am following God’s will. And that is all that matters.
