Happy New Year!!

Hello my small following of friends.

Well we are approaching the end of week 2 and all members of my home school are still enrolled and doing well. While it has been a bit of a disorganized start it has at least been a good start.

Our schedule has not been very routine due to doctors appointments, personal outings as well as just plain old life. I typically like to start our day at 9 am, but these last two weeks it has been
9ish or 10. Yesterday was actually more like 2!! While I don't like to have these kinds of days I am trying to not let this stress me out. I am trying to see it as the blessing of home school not the law!!

I am not sure I will have much "dirt" on my students this year. Caroline is a adjusting to the DVD curriculum, she doesn't love it, but she is doing her best. She has had a very good attitude this year and I am so proud of her. We have a verbal/written agreement of our expectations for this year and she is working hard.

Abigail is moving along great. She continues to do excellent with math. I have uncovered Abigails learning style is different than Carolines and I am readjusting to make it work for her. She is defiantly more visual and hands on. I have printed some diagrams of things to give her the visual cues she needs. We will see how it goes.

Little Katherine is an eager student. I am only spending about 20 minutes a day with her and she loves it. She doesn't want me to stop. She is loving being home and continues to amaze me with her independent nature.

I would welcome your prayers this year. I have committed to make this a great year. I will confess days like today I am simply tired and overwhelmed. I am currently studying the book of Ruth and my study said that God welcomes our pouring out of complaints to him. He wants to know them. It also said that there is joy to come when we empty ourselves out to the Lord. I am definitely doing that. While I love my children and I love the "thought" of homeschooling, it is and has been the most exhausting thing ever.

I will continue to praise the Lord for the time with my children and pray that he will continue to lead me in the direction of HIS WILL, not mine. There is GLORY in that and for that I will follow.