Journey with me if you will.... Several months ago my husband and I were driving to church and he casually said " Hey, have you ever thought about homeschooling Hannah?" My first reaction was, " Um no, do you know our daughter ?!!" Not such a nice answer I am now realizing. Most anyone that even looks at this page also knows that my now 5 yr old daughter is the "strong willed child " that people have made lots of money writing books about. Beleive me I have read pleanty on the subject and still fall short in parenting her everyday.
Back to the subject at hand.... No, I had never considered homeschooling Hannah. When I was pregnant with Jackson I loved the two days a week she was at preschool so I could run errands by my self.
A year later, I am in a bit of a different place. What a difference a year can make when you pursue Christ on purpose. After having some time to think about homeschooling and pray about what God would say about the matter, I can say the tides are turning. This frazzled mama has decided to not decide on my own about such a big decision. I can say that I think God is changing my tune to the whole idea. I only say this, becasue I am still unsure. Now my husband is leaning back towards public school and I feel it is not the choice we need to make for Hannah.
I am still processing with my husband and with God. I am looking for a clear answer and hope to find one soon.
To top it all off, when I tell many friends of my possible plans they tell me all the reasons I should not do it. I can count only two of my friends that think it is a good idea. I say this not to say the nay sayers will persuade me toward public school, but now I wonder how things will be if I do start to homeschool...
I am researching my options, but mostly I feel I need to dive into my Bible and God will make clear what we should do.
Any thoughts?
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i think you are totally on the right path to spend time praying about it and diving into the Bible...not to mention seeking wise counsel. one thing that freed me when i was considering which path to take was the reality that i could feasibly switch courses if homeschooling wasn't working. that helped me a ton (and of course, that could go either way). i pray that the Lord would grant you wisdom and unity with Clint.
ReplyDeleteIt is something I think about and consider on a daily basis! So many positive and negative things to process about both. Since He knows best, I am seeking Gods wisdom in making my choice (thank goodness I still have a while to decide)!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck and keep me updated on what you find!
Thanks guys, I am praying for unity in our decision at this point. I think I know what we are supposed to do, I just want the whole family on the same page.
ReplyDeleteDon't know if this might help...but here are 25 questions to pray through/ponder as you consider school options.
ReplyDeletehttp://thechuppies.blogspot.com/2011/03/so-where-do-your-kids-go-to-school.html
Another option might be a combination of the two (which is what our kiddos currently do for school). MWF classroom /school setting and then T/TH at home...not sure where you're located, but there are quite a few of these "university model" schools popping up across the country. I love the MWF break (and time with our Little Little), but also the T/TH time with our big kids.