Schooling

As some of you know, schooling is always a laborious choice for me. I have an early education degree, many opinions on curriculum choices, and love to be with my kids. So the homeschooling option is always a possibility. We try to seek the Lord from year to year on our schooling decision and follow His leading. For the upcoming year we have chosen to keep #2 at home and give him one more year to prepare for kindergarten as his 5th birthday is the last day of August. For #1, we will be sending him back to the Christian school that our church sponsors. But I think that after this school year we will be homeschooling again, maybe.

My favorite curriculum is called Veritas Press. It is a classical curriculum, which is the education style that best fits our family's personality and goals. The "phonics museum" and history/Bible track is amazing! The history/Bible starts in second grade. So we would hope to start #1 the following school year and #2 could come along in kindergarten.

I don't know why I am sharing all of this, except to say that we have finally come to accept the fact that our family is different. All Christian families should feel different, in a way. But God's will for our family has been somewhat unpredictable and not the norm. I don't have many friends that put their children in a school not knowing how long they will be there or praying through the decision from year to year. I don't know of many families who have the ability to utilize "Dad" in their homeschooling as much as we hope to. I don't know of many families who have moved around as much as we have (we are in our fourth house in 8 years!). I am very thankful that after many years (atleast the first 7 of our marriage) of wanting to just look like a regular suburban family, I am not at peace and even exciting about just being who God has called us to be. I can't help but wonder what God has in store for us. I wonder what He is preparing us to do. I can see that He is getting us ready for something different. Hmmm...I wonder?