Homeschooling Journey Part 1

(written 3-20-20)

For the past two months,

    my "Discipleship in the Home" class had primed the pump

        for...homeschooling

I've always said I could never do it

I love teaching in the classroom too much

I'd go crazy at home all the time

    but here I am enjoying it more than I ever thought possible

Day 2 of homeschooling, which went well,

    was also the day that Mary Friedeman

        was our guest lecturer

            and she discussed it

                (Coincidence? I think not)

Day 4 of homeschooling was blissful

    after the Day 3 chaos and meltdowns

        and "What's going well?" -Me

               "Nothing." -Carter

Day 4 was a different story

    "What your low?" -Me

     "No low." -Carter

We THRIVED on the time together and apart

                                  time outside and inside

                                  time being silly and being serious

And I told Lucas to entertain the possibility

    of being a homeschool family even after all this is over

I know I can't make decisions so flippantly

    but I think You may have been preparing me for this all along

So today, I'm starting the application process for VIPKid

    and starting to change my mindset

        as I try on this way of life

            not just for these quarantined days

                but for our family's future