The End or the Beginning?
I can’t believe it’s almost the end of the school year. As a homeschool family, school is just a part of our lives…everyday, all day, we’re thinking of ways this or that can be educational. When you think of it, everything can somehow turn into a learning experience. That’s one of the cool things about traveling like we do with our music ministry. We can take the kids with us on a lot of the trips and they get to learn on the go…
More than a chance to learn on the go is the opportunity to spend so much time with our kids. They grow up so fast – we all know. Homeschooling has given us a chance to connect on a different level. As parents, we are their first teachers. We teach them how to walk, talk, and be with others. We hope they see in us Christ’s love. We teach them how to show that love to each other and hopefully, as they grow, they will show it to those around them, even those who are much different than they are.
As I said earlier, I can’t believe the end of this year is almost here. I’ll have an eighth grader and a third grader! How did that happen!! I’ll be glad it’s over but also, I’ll be a little sad. I really enjoy schooling our children – as aggravating as it can get sometimes. I enjoy seeing them learn and ‘get it’ for the first time. I enjoy seeing Will, our oldest, teach Sidney, his younger sister – being so patient with her. There are many things I love that I’ll miss for a while. But the good thing is…we’re always learning and we’re always teaching.
So even though the school year is coming to an end and summer’s getting ready to begin, school – or learning – will continue, hopefully, for a lifetime!