Box Day!

Something that I haven't revealed to many people yet (who will all know now!) is that we are going to begin homeschooling our boys this year.  My passion is teaching, and for the last 11 years I have used that passion in the classroom as a public school teacher.  I love to teach school. When someone says they are going to homeschool, the first question that is asked is always "Why?". Our decision has nothing to do with the school itself.  Our boys have had incredible teachers in the years they have attended public school, and I still consider the people I have worked with, in all 5 school districts I have worked, friends.  I may not get to talk to them often, but I do think of them and pray things are going well in their lives.  Our decision stemmed from a desire deep in my heart to be home with my children.  It is something we have prayed over and sought God's Will about for years.  It just made sense in my mind to combine my passion for teaching with caring for my own children.  After a series of unfortunate events (which we now see as God preparing the way for us - funny how that works!), we have decided to make a leap of faith and follow the path God has laid on our hearts.  This is going to be a huge adjustment for us, and I ask for prayers from each of you to help us along our new journey.  The boys are excited.  They both love to learn, and have already gotten into the stash of books I was collecting for next year.  We are planning to study ancient history, and our oldest has already read about Tut's Mummy and Pompeii several times since he found the books.

So, what is a box day, and what does that have to do with homeschooling?  A box day is a day when you get a box full of new books for school in the mail.  I have been collecting books for the last month, usually buying them used to save money.  I finally ordered the rest of the math books I am going to need for the boys, along with a handwriting book for the little guy and an encyclopedia on ancient history.  Our books arrived today!  I was sad the boys weren't here to open the box with me (they are visiting grandparents), but it was so much fun to open the box and look through all the new books.  I can't wait to begin our school year next month!