I haven’t said much about this year’s homeschool.  Frankly, it’s because I have barely had a moment to post the occasional photo on the blog, much less offer much information or text about our family. 

Things…Are…Intense.

It’s the amount of work represented by grades 8, 6, 4 & 2!  At least two days a week we’ve been doing school from 8:30 AM to after dinner.  It’s the meaty curriculum we use, yet I know God has totally directed what we do.

So. We persevere. That includes time to do corrections & rewrites, etc. They have so much writing. John helps me support Stewart with science b/c it is physical science (not my thing and it’s totally John’s). But we are limited on what we can do weekends because of my working.

I’m still in the middle of totally accepting it and searching for ways to improve things.

I know this year was a huge jump from easy to hard partly because I had Stewart doing WAY too much on his own the last two years (through miscarriages and pregnancies and a generally self-focused season).  Although Stewart’s abilities are right-on-track, I was convicted last winter to get back to more oversight for him and it seems to be yielding good things —  BUT taking a lot of time. I also haven’t given Nigel the freedom I gave Stewart in 6th grade. He’s getting way more oversight. So my checking up, plus Mommy-directed language and Mommy-corrected math keeps me so crazy busy. (John tries to correct the math a few days a week, but I prefer to do it so he can do other fun things in his limited time home). I am seeing good things with this already and just trusting God will use this period of training for His glory. It hurts, but it will be good.

Add a vivacious 3-year-old and an ever-changing 7-month-old in the equation, and you have a very full day.  (This doesn’t mention the most basic chores necessary to keep a home running.)

All in all, we wouldn’t have it any other way.  I am so happy to have my kids home with me.  But we work HARD HARD HARD.  Every single day.  Feel free to pray for us.  I’m clinging to God’s Word.  It’s a good place to cling.