Cieslak's Homeschool-journey
It's all about the fun, the craziness, the things we learn and our thoughts!!!
It is hard to believe, that we have almost finished our 5th week of homeschooling. I still have to admit, it is the craziest thing I have ever done. It is stressful, especially when they get whiny and start to complain (they wouldn't be doing it that way if I was a teacher in school), but I absolutely love it. There is something about us working together, learning from each other, and learning about educational things as well as the gospel and the scriptures. I feel like this is a very special opportunity for us all and something we are supposed to be doing at this time.
One thing I found funny, when I started looking into homeschooling, was the fact that other homeschool families were convinced that they were closer as a family, had more love for one another and the kids were becoming better friends and were getting along better. I had a very hard time believing that. I mean come on, you are together even more, don't get much of a break and your relationship is supposed to thrive and get better? Well, even though we have only been doing this for 5 weeks, I must say that things do seem a bit different. Of course we still get on each others nerves and our boys still get in their fights and arguments, they are brothers after all, but I feel like our family bond is closer and this learning together is bringing us more together. I feel like my kids are thriving more because they don't feel like they have to compete with other schoolmates, and somehow we are happier. I am starting to understand why I was so inspired to do this because it is definitely a good thing for our family. I feel closer to my kids and it is such a joy to see them learn and grow. I have always enjoyed teaching and loved doing that in church as well, but teaching my boys here at home was a very scary thought when the thought of homeschooling kept hitting me. I thought this can't go well and I am not qualified to do something like this, but I get it now. I think we as parents are more than qualified to teach our children in a way Heavenly Father wants us to teach them. If He inspires us in a certain way, and we listen to Him, He will help us and make everything work out. I have felt His guidance in my life a lot, but I don't think I have ever fought Him over such a long period of time before, like I did when I thought about homeschooling. It was the most frightening thought ever, but no matter how much I tried to push it away from me, I couldn't get rid of it completely and the feeling I should do this, kept coming back. Obviously I did give in because I am homeschooling now, but getting me here took quite a long time. Sometimes God leads and guides us in a way we would have never thought of ourselves nor did we want to do something like that, but when we follow His guidance, He will bless us and we will eventually see why we have to do certain things in a crazy way. I have to say looking back, there have a been a few things in our lives that definitely prepared us for now and helped us make the decisions we needed to make.
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AuthorI am a sarcastic German-born American citizen who loves life and enjoys writing. I am a mother of two boys and we are now experiencing the freakiest adventure of our lives. Archives
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