Blogging is not a natural form of expression to me--in truth, I love to hear the uh-huhs, mmm-hmms, yeahs, me toos, and the like that come with more candid and personal conversation. I've started blogs here and there ... personal blogs, adoption blogs, home school blogs ... but they fizzle. I would rather share our lives with those who just might really care about our day-to-day: family and our closest friends.
On the other hand, I have dozens of blogs bookmarked about homeschooling, adoption, and home making that I refer to often when looking for inspiration or affirmation. This is especially true when it comes to home schooling. The community is tight and I could not be successful without the support of all of my cyber home school friends, deep in the trenches with me.
Once Christmas came to a close, I contacted our state as we began our new semester (though we don't really work around semesters) to clarify what I needed to "do" about year-end assessments and such. Coming from an extraordinarily home-school friendly state, I was shocked to learn that the casual "portfolio assessment" was so detailed and date oriented. The Dept of Education was tremendously helpful as was our local home school association, and once I had my ducks in a row and re-organized my thinking and my planner :), it was suggested that I journal each week in a blog.
Ta da.
So, my effort is to be even more accountable to myself, and thus to our state, and to chronicle our home school days on virtual paper (though, I do print each week out on real paper and include it with my lessons). And, maybe I might inspire someone out there to think about the treasure of home schooling and adoption. You never know ... a girl can dream.
My hope is also that for grandparents and family and friends that we see not-often-enough, this will provide a peek into our children's lives, which is our every reason.
I covet your thoughts, ideas, suggestions, and "hellos".
Because of Him.
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