Well, it is that time of
year again...
soccer has ended...
school is coming to an
end...
and it is time for a
little break.
No more getting up before
the sun to rush to get everyone ready and out the door for school.
No more juggling after
school schedules and therapy appointments with soccer practice and
soccer games...
and that is ok for now.
As much as I love watching
my kiddos play...
our Saturday mornings have
suddenly opened up to pancakes and bacon and it has been so nice!
Em and Lizzie have
survived completed their first year of home school
and just as with Caleb, we have had our moments of...
“That's it, I am sending
you back to public school next year!”...
*snicker*
but overall, I have just
really enjoyed have these two beautiful spirits home with me this
year!
They are sweet and funny and helpful and now have me totally
hooked on the
The Pioneer Woman!
Yum!
We have learned all
of the state capitals, learned our multiplication
tables, just about completed 2 History and 2 Science text books and
finished up with Grammar and Spelling weeks ago!
Whew!
Soccer for the girls ended
with an amazing team party, complete with tubing, kayaking and a cook
out!
I just love where we get
to live!
Maggie and Lucy have
another school year done and have made such amazing progress! Hard
to believe that not even 2 years ago, these precious ones didn't
speak a word of English and had never been to real school!
Maggie has loved being
with second grade for a large part of the day and has made some
really sweet friends, as well as some really suweet progress!
Baby
girl still has a way to go but oh how far she has come!
Lucy's year was
interrupted for a while with surgery, casts and wheelchairs and while
she had to stay home with us for the duration, she worked so hard and
was ready to tackle the world and walking (grin) as soon as those
casts came off!
Chatterbox, I mean Lucy, has even managed to
graduate from outside speech therapy!
This determined child has
shown us all what it means to trust in the love that surrounds you
and allow that love to heal.
My wonderful Caleb has
also survived completed his first year back at
public school and not just any old public school but one with a bit
more rigorous curriculum, which had him taking pre-algebra in the 6th
grade!
He rose to the challenge,
however, and not only survived but thrived!
Having his Dad and his 2
big brothers there didn't hurt either...
Most of the time anyway...
*wink*
And then there is Charlie!
I have said it before and I will say it again...
Charlie just makes me
smile...
all the time...
and he is a teenager...
for real...
So while there has been
some scary moments...
*gulp*
Charlie's teen years have
been, dare I say...
pleasant!
Gasp!
Charlie served on the
school's student council, won 2 drama awards (go figure) and made the
varsity soccer team...
in the 9th grade!
Our oldest, Christian,
will be a senior next year!
sniff sniff
He has grown into such a
respectful, hard working young man and we are so proud of the choices
that he continues to make...
except that drinking out of the milk jug thing!
bleh!
He has gained such trust
and with that I have released (however slowly) some of my grip on
him, amazed at the responsibility and seriousness in him.
I was so NOT that serious
and responsible at that age!
This year, Christian was
elected and served as Student Council President, was elected into the National Honor Society, won an award for Peer
Mediation and 2 awards for Spanish 3, competed for and won an amazing
internship for the summer and was voted MVP for defense on
his soccer team!
He also has a very sweet
girlfriend who is beautiful inside and out.
This amazing young lady already has a cause, already has convictions and is just as serious and responsible as her side kick, and...
is a vegetarian..
just like me...
something my dear sweet
carnivore Christian used to tease me about.
Those particular chickens,
my dear sweet Christian, are coming home to roost – not roast!
Bwhahahahaha!!!
Then there is my wonderful
Hubby, whose heart has grown in such amazing and beautiful ways.
He has also survived
completed his first year of teaching Geometry!
He was an immediate hit
with the kids and turned out to be an amazing teacher, as someone
(not to name names – ahem), knew he would be!
Praying the Lord will
provide the way for you to continue to do what you feel you are
supposed to be doing right now, and what your fellow teachers tell
you, you should be doing...
cause I may not get math
much past the 5th grade but I do know enough to know
that...
teacher's salary + family of 9 = not possible
however, we all know that
with God...
nothing is impossible!
Then there is little old
me.
I have some how managed to
survive
complete another year of home schooling, another year of advocacy, as
well as advocacy for
my girls, another year of watching
helplessly as my kids grow bigger and stronger...
That is just not right
y'all...
and another year full of
opportunities for trust and for growth.
It has not always been
easy but it has always been blessed and now there is another change
on the immediate horizon for me...
one that I am having to
give over to Him and trust that this particular ending is leading to
a brand new beginning.
To every thing there is
a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven
Ecclesiastes
3:1
more on this later
So
while it is the end of the school/soccer year...
it
is the beginning of summer and I cannot wait to see what His summer plans for us are!
Happy Summer Y'all
