So, this year my husband and I decided to homeschool our two middle children. The decision came after a number of unexpected changes happened at their elementary school. I prayed about this decision and believed that this is the direction God wanted me to go in.
I contacted a really good friend who has been homeschooling for years and she made me feel so comfortable about taking such a giant leap. She introduced me to the homeschool world, all of the social media groups and even the different types of curriculum available for my kids grade levels. I spent the entire summer researching and prepping for the upcoming school year and after hundreds of hours of web surfing and what seemed like thousands of YouTube videos, I felt ready to dive in…so I ordered my curriculum.
Now, the kids are onboard with this new journey so there’s no pressure from them. The pressure comes from myself. Here I am wondering if I’m going to be able to teach them what they need to know, will they retain the information, will it carry them to the next grade, will I be able to separate mom from teacher and lastly will my very short amount of patience hold up.
As moms we do that don’t we, we plan our lives around the what if’s so we stay up late and wake up early because we want to be sure we have taken care of everything for everyone. I decided that I needed to take a deep breath and do what I do best…plan. So I got myself a Big Happy Planner and I began to write out the lessons for the first six weeks of school.
Here we are in the beginning of week 5 and we are rock in’ it! The transition from traditional school to homeschool has been smooth overall with a few hiccups and tears. But it’s nothing I can’t handle. We have our daily routines memorized, our daily schedules planned out and Friday Field Trips Planned. I have a few absolutes and the rest is open for change. Turns out I am that Homeschool Momma after all.
A Mom Wife Life 