Yep. We are doing it.

Yep, it seems like a swift jump onto the Home School Train, but really, it’s been a passion and desire of mine for some years now.

Two weeks into this wild amusement park ride and I am choosing to exhale, lift my head up, take a deep breath, and rise to this challenge.  Let’s just say there is a LOT of room to grow….FOR ME!

Wow. I said it.

We laughed yesterday for the first time during school.  The deep, belly laughs that just get you going into streams of giggles and weird snorts.  Laughing with an 8 year old is fun.  My husband said that I was acting like a “3rd grader” tonight. What? I can’t burp in a roomful of men that seldom hold back their bodily functions?

Oh.  It was because it happened at the dinner table.  Oops!

Well, back to LAUGHING during school…

There hasn’t been much of it.  It’s been more challenging then I imagined. There’s been a lot of frustration and tears. I have felt a lot of pressure trying to figure it all out.  I am realizing that what we’re doing now is just basically bringing the classroom into my home. That’s not really what I wanted. I thought I wanted more structure and help from a Charter school, but now my Freedom is feeling a bit squeezed. All these things are good though; it has helped me to realize what I DO want out of this year.

A passion is welling up in me.  It is my vision and heart for this year with Elijah. It is Beautiful and Creative and Fun.  It harnesses his strengths and abilities, encourages his gifts and strengthens our heart connection.  It is balanced with goals and accomplishments, and favorite things. It is led by his ever-changing needs and interests. And it is only the Beginning…

“All Aboard!”