A different spin on traditional

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." ~Proverbs 22:6

Many of you already know just how important homeschooling is to me. It is a major passion along with many other things like being modest, 1930 mannerisms, respect and a passion for learning. My days can be struggles, but they are ultimately filled with success on so many different levels. I love seeing my children grow in different areas and seeing their strengths makes me smile... Seeing their weaknesses makes me feel human ;) I take so much humbleness in knowing that even though I didn't think I could...God did! Many times He wants us to step out of our comfort zone so we can lean on Him even more!! Trust me when I say that my days can feel never ending and I feel as though I've not done my "job" that day. There are days that I just want to lounge and do nothing and then think..."Today, I could be kid-free!" But, then there are days that I've opened my eyes up just enough to see God 'wink' at me with just enough encouragement to move on to the next. There are days that my sons smiles are exactly what I needed, a day where my son finally remembered the second sound of the letter G. The day my daughter finally got 'yellow' and 'orange' right!! Those are the days that I know that I am right where God needs me to be!!

I have a very traditional style of teaching that I do. It's very traditional and I teach alot of what used to be taught that is really unheard of anymore. But...This past month our "style" of homeschooling has changed a bit! Rather than me teaching my children EVERYTHING, my husband has yearned to become involved. I teach everyday the never-ending phonics, math, writing, journaling, poetry, art and literature. My husband teaches 2-3 times a week on his love for Science and History! This works out great because then I can touch base with it a little during the day, but the actual teaching (which is something he LOVES) is done by him. I think it's great to have the entire family involved in school. The only draw back to this is the fact that, on ocassion, we Netflix history related movies and I can't complain because my husband's response is quite valid, "But, honey, I'm doing this for our children..." Maybe I should've thought about it a while longer, lol.

I will leave you with this last conversation that I was blessed to witness the other day...

One of the simplest comments from my daughter is one that I will cherish forever. We were sitting in the car driving. The boys in the third row, Elli second and Dan and I in front. Payton told Elli that she could do "something" when she grows up and she replied with this, "No, Payton, I want to be a mommy when I grow up. Just like mommy!"

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." ~Proverbs 22:6