You have a friend who homeschools!

It has been years since I wrote on this blog. Back when I started, we were just really dipping our toes in to the idea of homeschooling.  I had two babies, and I was having health issues. Everyone was blogging or thinking about it.  Then, in the busy-ness of life and then having more kids and moving to a new house ...just, you know...it slipped away.

Now a family with four boys! We have been outside a lot since everything is closed. 

I had totally forgotten about it until Covid hit and everyone was suddenly trying their hand at some form of home education.  I was getting texts and emails, calls and pms on Facebook from friends and friends of friends asking me all sorts of questions about how we homeschool. It has been my pleasure, truly, to be allowed a glimpse into another family's life and routine, especially when they are switching gears and maybe feeling vulnerable or stressed, and I truly appreciate the trust people place in me as a resource. I am the first to admit that I am not an expert! I don't know what will work for another family, but I will listen and try to help, and I do have a few ideas that might be worth weighing along with the many other far more polished expert opinions out there.

Our last day of the 2019-20 school year! A success, but not perfection!

Sometimes I wonder how we homeschool too, but it works out well most of the time!

Mainly, I want all women who are considering or who are currently homeschooling to feel like they have an ally, a friend who homeschools who will be in their corner. I am blessed to know some amazing homeschool moms and other moms who have helped me grow, who share their wisdom and encourage me, and I know what a gift that is.  So...my goal here is to try to answer some of the questions recently asked of me in a more public format, so that I can share this information more readily with anyone who might find it helpful.  If this is something that seems useful, we'll go from there...