Well I see it's been over a year since I've updated this blog. Looking over the last pictures posted it makes me kind of sad how fast the kids have already grown. Wow!! I keep thinking I need to get back into blogging so I can write down some of the funny things the kids say before I forget them.
Yesterday I took the kiddos to take their annual state test to finish off our year of homeschooling. The state requires we have them tested in 3rd, 5th, and 10th grade but I like to have them test every year just to make sure we are on the right track and so when they HAVE to test it won't be a big deal...it'll just be something we do every year. I always tell them it's really just a test to make sure Mommy's doing a good job as their teacher. ;) They sat through four hours of testing by the time the tests were graded and we were on our way home. I'm so proud of them. They all did amazing and scored in the 99th percentile. That's the best you can do. The kids are now proud to annouce I now have a First Grader, two 3rd Graders and a 5th Grader. WOW. I'm not sure if I'm ready for that yet. It's hard to believe we've been homeschooling for 4 years now. I'm so thankful we are on this journey. It's been a great fit for our family. I'm so thankful for the freedom we have to do this. I wasn't too sure how the testing would go this year. We finished all their curriculum and they've done a good job but it's been a busy year. I was SO proud of how well they did. They are wonderful students.
This year really reminded me how thankful I am that we are homeschooling. Sometimes things happen in life that we can't prepare for and this has been one of those years. Mom had heart surgery in January and had some tough complications and a long road to recovery and I am SO thankful we were able to take some time off of school to focus on her. I didn't have to worry about getting the kids to and from school or any of the extras activities school brings. We took a couple weeks off while she was in the hosptial so I could go back and forth every day to be with her and then we got back into school slowly while she was recovering at a Rehabilitation Facility then a few weeks later to home. The kids enjoyed our many visits to see Grandma and many late nights working on puzzles with her at the Rehab. They got to come with us to alot of her doctors appointments and got to watch the process of healing and it was a blessing that they got to be part of it. I'm thankful they get to see first hand how important family is and how important it is that we take care of and treasure one another. That is the best kind of education...real life.
We are about to approach another adventure this year with Tom's layoff in just a couple weeks. After everything we've seen this year so far there's no doubt in my mind God is a God of miracles and I know we can trust His plan. We've really needed to slow down and rest and even though this isn't what we had in mind, I trust God has something even better in mind for us in the end. We are chosing to accept this as a way God is giving us time to recoop and have some time together as a family. We know He will provide for our every need. I'm So thankful He has a purpose in it all and we will come out stronger in the end. It's been a faith building year for sure!!
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