We Made It Through The First Week

Has anyone else had this problem?  I JUST PAYED OFF MY CAR LOAN AND NOW MY CAR IS FALLING APART!  This is not the first time this has happened.  I think the car dealer and the bank are in it together.  They probably have a button under the desk and when they get that FINAL payment......THEY PUSH IT!  ha ha ha

YEAH.......WAHOO.......WE DID IT!  I know it was only the first week, but I am THRILLED that it went as well as it did, seeing as we had NO CLUE really what we were doing.  We did have a couple of snags, but nothing that we couldn't work through.  The biggest thing is trying to get S to realize that when I tell him what his assignment is, just because you say "No thank you, I don't want to work!", doesn't mean that you don't have to!       I wonder where he got that from......hmmmmmm?

S had 3 quizes his first week: one in History - 99%, one in Math - 100%, and one in Science - 100%.   WAY TO GO, STEVEN!!!!  WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!  Keep up the good work!

I have truly enjoyed this past week being home with Steven.  We have had the opportunity to talk about many things and learn some new things about each other.  I know in my heart, without a shadow of a doubt, that my DH and I made the right decision to homeschool Steven.  What a JOY and a BLESSING he truly is!

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From the book Prayers for Homeschool Moms by Michele Howe:

 

Dear Lord, I must come before you in the deepest gratitude for I finally understand that you are the sole provider of my strength.  Any confidence that I might possess stems directly from you.  Thank you for graciously giving me the courage I require to take this momentous step.  It is hard to enter into unknown territory.  There are moments, many of them quite frankly, when I am paralyzed by a sudden fear that leaves me frozen.  I'm not certain I'm up to this challenge of education my child.  Yet, there is another part of me that recognizes that you equipped me to parent my family even in this new way.  I believe that you are able to teach me as I begin instructing my child.  Thank you for the knowledge you have given me.  I would ask that you continue to guide our steps and that we would bring honor to your name in all that we do.  This new phase of life will usher in joy I'm sure.  I come to you, Father, rejoicing that as parents we have this option.  Thank you for placing us here, at this time, when so many others are choosing this same road upon which to travel.  Let me be humble enough to seek out the help I'll require.  And encourage me to seek out assistance when need be.  Restrain in me attitudes of pride and self-sufficiency that may hinder my abilities to best influence my family.  I commit my loved ones once again into your faithful hands.  Be with me, give me your good words of wisdom, and instruct me in the way I should go.  Amen.