I would have never imagined I would be doing this,
the homeschool thing.
When Lydia was just a baby I can remember admiring some homeschool mothers and thinking...
I could never do that. I lack the patience and knowledge to educate my children.
The idea of it fascinated me,
but fear of inadequacy and failure caused me to quickly dismiss this as the educational plan for our kids.
Lydia started kindergarten on a friday,
by the next friday we learned of the tumor.
During those fragile days during radiation we gave DVD driven homeschooling a try. That took a lot of pressure off of me, but Lydia enjoyed face to face interaction. So after life became "normal" again, we enrolled her in a precious Christian school. To be honest, I missed her so much, even if she was only gone for a few hours. I could hardly bear it. She missed being home too.
Time was ever so precious those delicate days.
It still is.
This Mama Byrd wanted all of her baby birds in the nest.
She wanted it too.
Despite my fears, Willie and I made the decision to try homeschooling.
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| L & L hard at it! |
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| Math |
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| art lesson |
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| Luke helping Sam distinguish brown from black |
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| Sam insists on being schooled too! |
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| theater class :) |
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Lydia writing a summary of her daily Bible story while breathing in fresh spring air. I ♡ schooling with the windows open. |
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| Science experiment ~ bean germination |
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| This is what Zoe does while we're schooling |
I did not enter this homeschool world lightly. I knew I would NEED God to guide me and provide daily grace for me to be able to do this.
The thought of homeschooling was SO out of my comfort zone.
I am beginning to think that's exactly where God wants to keep me!
He can do so much more with me when I am totally dependent on Him.
He gets all of the glory!
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| Going to the library |
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| Sam with his "I am Sam" bag :) |
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| Busy boys turning in books |
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| Luke oggling the chocolate |
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| This is Joy, she works in the office. Isn't she precious? |
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| The river birch is turning green! |
Most of all I want to instill in their hearts
the most important thing in life...
loving God and loving others.
The reality is
that God is teaching me way more through this
homeschool journey
than I could ever teach them.
