Homeschool

Well I started homeschool with Izaac.  We have two weeks under our belts and so far it has gone pretty well. I will have him blog about it soon so you can get both sides of the story.  It is strange to be the teacher.  When I was younger I wanted to be a teacher.  I wanted to teach 4th grade. I even went to a year of college to become a teacher.  I'm not sure what changed but I decided not to finish school.  Over the years I have thought of countless things I want to be when I grow up but have never settled on any of them except being a Mom. I thought being a mom would be easy and fun and exciting. And it is those things sometimes but lately it has been very trying, exhausting, and a lot of discipline.  I am not saying we don't have fun and living in a new country isn't excited but it definitely adds a dynamic I don't think I quite prepared myself fully for.  I knew we would have some discipline issues and the kids trying to get away with things they would not have tried in the past because of this new place.  We have to parent a little differently because we are always on display. So I pray a lot.  I pray that I can be the Mom that God created me to be.  That I can raise up children who love Jesus and love people. That they will be an example of love to everyone they meet. So all that to say we started school and I am trusting God that I will do a good job and the kids will learn all that they need to.

Izaac at his new desk we had made for him