Inspired

Where to begin! :)

This weekend William and I were so graciously invited to a homeschooling convention and weren't able to make it. But it got me thinking again, oh no right, and so I did a little research. Ok..well..alot of research! If there's something to be found on the internet I can usually find it. :) A lot of you know that we have been thinking about this (homeschooling) since before Christmas and have started thinking again about it more seriously. Taking out the stereotypes and what others might think and thinking more about whats best for our family and whatever God wants. A friend of mine made a suggestion to look up and see what the benefits are to homeschooling a dyslexic child and if anyone has had success compared to them being in public school. WOW! Can I just say that alone was enoucragement! The things people were saying is exactly how I have been feeling. Then I started looking up resources and do you know that there is a ton of free stuff out there on the internet for homeschoolers! I was shocked! It was so uplifting and inspiring though.

One of the things that has been brought to my attention, lots of times, was the struggle to teach Mason with two 4 year olds running around. I am looking back now and wondering why I would have let that stop me. I have been worried about being able to afford putting the twins in preschool. Well, wouldnt it make more sense to teach them while Im teaching Mason! Of course it would!! :) Thats my background. I am fully capable of teaching them. Im not saying that to put myself on a pedestal, by no means is that the way I mean it. What I mean by that is I have a degree in Early Childhood Education so I really am capable of doing it. So I started thinking about how to incorporate all the kids together and found some wonderful ideas! Most of you know that Mason stuggles with reading and really doesnt like it much. Well, if he were at home he could choose to read books that were more interesting to him. Then he would probably enjoy it more. Just one of the major reasons homeschooling would benefit him. I would bore you all with all the details as to why it would benefit him, so I wont.

Do I think I know what Im doing? NO. Do I think that its going to be tough...absolutely. Am I still scared and nervous? YES, YES, YES!! But I will say that the benefits out-weigh my feelings of inadequacy and make me excited!! William was making fun of me getting so excited! We are still praying to find out if this is what God wants for our family, but I fully believe, as I have said before, that God puts people in our path for a reason. I do not believe this is a coincedence that we ended up in the church we are in. It is truely a God-thing!!

So I will leave you with what I heard today. I have heard it before but it struck me different today!

Faith, unless put in action, is not faith at all!

So..we are taking a step of faith and believing God!

:)

I was going to also blog on a sermon we heard at a friends church this week that was so inspiring, but Im still thinking about it. So look for it later!