We started our homeschooling journey when my oldest was in Kindergarten. The previous year he attended an in-school Pre-K and at the same time, I was introduced to the idea of homeschooling by some new friends. The only thing I knew about homeschool was that my sister did Abeka’s video program for a few years when she was a high-level gymnast. Overall this was still a pretty new concept for me but in my heart, it felt right. Getting my husband on board was a whole other thing. He, like most people, only knew of homeschooling from outdated opinions and stereotypes. However, he trusted me and he let me try. We both kind of figured Kindergarten would be a good grade to test the waters. I hoped I couldn’t mess up too much at that point. That first year went really well and because she wanted to, our youngest joined in. She is only eighteen months younger than her brother and so it was really easy to find something for her to do alongside him. There have been hard days and even hard seasons over the years but it has never been a decision we regretted making. I am so thankful for all the extra time I have had with my kids. This school year will be our seventh year homeschooling and as of right now we plan to continue for the foreseeable future.
End of the first-year celebration
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