Homeschooling was not part of the plan, but like much of our marriage and life together, the plan was not the plan.  My husband and I both went to public school, our two oldest (boys) went to public school, so it was natural to us that our daughters would also go to public school.  So, our two oldest daughters did attend public school, it is where they started, but it will not be where they finish.

If you would have asked me 10 years ago if homeschooling was even a thought, I probably would have looked at you cross-eyed.  I cannot say that I ever thought I would be homeschooling my three daughters, yet that is exactly where I have found myself.  There were several reasons we abandoned the public-school system, health concerns, bullying, educational shortcomings for our children.  I do not wish to lay blame on our children’s public-school educators.  Much of the time I fell they are victims of the same system our children are.  We have always been involved in our children’s education, parent teacher conferences, asking how we can supplement at home.  There is was only so much that they could do for our children.  After several incidents of bullying that could not or would not be address in a fashion that was acceptable to us, it was time for us to make a choice.  I was terrified, my husband was excited.  Seeing that this would primarily be my duty, I wanted to do it well.

I have been homeschooling since January of 2014.  I am still terrified if I am doing a good job, am I making the right choices?  I do not know how this will all work out, but I see happy children…most of the time.  I get to see those moments when “it” clicks with them.  I did not realize how much of that I was missing with my sons.  There are days I want to shout for joy when they are loving learning and there are those days I just want to throw in the towel, but that is part of this journey we are all on together.  I really do not wish to trade these moments for anything …and I mean really who doesn’t love going to school in pajamas if you want to.  So, homeschooling was not the plan, but the truth I am not sure what the plan was.  I do know even on the worst day that I am thankful for these little people I am blessed and entrusted with to raise.  Wherever our journey leads we are grateful to be together and have one another to rely on.