Deanna

Homeschooling Moms….Be Bold, Unite!

This is the second draft of what is supposed to be a reflection on friends. I have a long post all typed up and ready to edit. But I did not say what is truly in my heart. I cannot live without my friends. Friends keep me sane and help me along life’s path. TheyContinue reading “Homeschooling Moms….Be Bold, Unite!”

A Wedding, A Goodbye and The First Day of School

So we have had a busy ten days or so. On August 8th at 6 p.m. in a beautiful park close to their home, my daughter Emily was happily married to her fiancee Matt. It was a wonderful day weather-wise in the mid Atlantic and we were favored with no rain! We all had adjustmentsContinue reading “A Wedding, A Goodbye and The First Day of School”

Grateful

Homeschooling is a hard gig. It is a mental strain to have complete responsibility for the education of children, especially if there are multiple students trying to learn at the same time. I have learned to get up early and get started right away because in the afternoon the rest of the household work awaitsContinue reading “Grateful”

In The Beginning

I never meant to become a homeschooling mom. In fact, I once wrote a letter to the editor of a magazine stating all of the reasons I thought it should not be done! This letter was written when my oldest son was a toddler and sending him to school was many years away. When heContinue reading “In The Beginning”