Hello scattered family and friends in Messiah! I hope you all are doing well. Wow, friends, I just need to exhale... do you ever feel that way? The past 6 weeks or so illness has swept through our family; wave after wave. From me taking about 2 weeks to recover and then 1 child, then another... Nothing unmanageable: low grade fevers, cough, congestion...and 1 instance of throwing up from a forceful bout of coughing.... We went to our family dr whom we love. She is primarily holistic in approach and advised what I had thought in the 1st place... time, and rest. Our school day typically starts around 8am. But, one of the blessings of homeschool is THAT flexibility. So the 2 that are sick have been able to sleep until they wake on their own which has been between 9am-10am. Our youngest was doing letter practice work about 2 days ago...and I said, "You look tired, you want to lay down and take a nap for a bit?" He said: "No, I'm fine...." I turned back to check on him and he was asleep. I covered him up and he just took about an hr nap. The "schedule" went out the window. We did school when they felt ok to do it. Some things got pushed to a different day, naps happened as needed, breaks abounded etc. This may not be a big deal to you....but for my personality learning to love flexibility is a learning curve. I can struggle with being regimented even when it's not needed. Because, I function best in an environment of "order." But YHWH is using this homeschool blessing to even teach me it's ok to "let go," embrace the freedom and love the children in their rest and through the tides of life as it ebbs and flows "out of order." This blessing is one I certainly do not take lightly. They would have no such liberty in a standard school setting public or private. This is the blessing of homeschooling them as YHWH has directed/convicted us. Among many benefits we have experienced.... As we roll into Yom Teruah/The Feast of Trumpets & Shabbat we are going to wade into that rest and simply enjoy the: time, celebration, memories, and rejuvenation. How are you with structure and flexibility in: life, relationships, or homeschool? For those who will be celebrating: HAPPY FEAST OF TRUMPETS/YOM TERUAH!!!! Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 *side note DISCLAIMER: I do not receive compensation from ANY of the resources I share or use. They are just resources, curriculum, etc that have blessed our family and may bless yours!*
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Shelly
9/15/2023 06:07:59 am
The beauty of homeschooling is the flexibility. If someone is feeling poorly or didn’t sleep well. Little adjustments are able to be made. It’s quite interesting here. K-6 get every Friday off at noon. Which may seem like fun, but they are in school until about the 20th of June -Labor Day. They seem to have more unstructured time off throughout randomly in the year. Versus homeschooling we’re able to have grace to adjust our schedule. It’s hard when you’re used to a set schedule I agree but it’s also a blessing.
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Admin
9/15/2023 08:33:08 am
Thanks for the comment! The flexibility is a blessing.
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