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Friday, January 29, 2010

Dad.

My Dad passed away this morning at about 7:00 am, surrounded by his family. Please pray for mom, my brother and I now.

11 comments:

homeschool101 said...: O my I am so sorry. I pray gods peace and comfort will surround you and your family. Holding you in my prayers!; 10:52 AM
Joanne Utke said...: I am sorry for your loss..

I pray that your family gets the time they need to greive and may they rejoice in rememberance of the happy times they had with him!; 11:34 AM
Donna said...: I can not express how sorry I am to read of your loss!
My sympathy goes out to you and your entire family for the loss of your dad taken so quickly!; 2:43 PM
Anonymous said...: My family will pray for your family as you cope with this terrible loss. "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18; 6:50 PM
Anna said...: I am a lurker on your blog and I want to let you know how sorry I am for your loss. Thank you for sharing the reality of your life. I pray that you and your family will find peace.; 1:10 AM
Unknown said...: I am so sorry for your loss. I pray for peace and understanding for your family.
Blessings
diane; 10:21 AM
Miekie said...: Dear Cat
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. All my sympathy and I'll remember you all in my prayers- especially your mom. It must be very hard for her. I remember when my dad died unexpectedly (22 years ago) - how lost we all felt... especially my mom. Wish I could give you a hug.; 1:27 PM
Unknown said...: Such sad news. I know you must all be feeling pretty low.
Our family will pray for you during this time.; 4:07 PM
Mary said...: I am so very sorry for you loss! I and my family will be praying for you.
Mary; 10:26 PM
Perri said...: I am so sorry. I will be praying for your family as you grieve the loss of your dad.; 11:39 PM
Just Me said...: My heart goes out to you. I am praying for you and your family. Take each day as it comes and allow yourself to grieve. God bless your family in such a hard time.; 6:34 PM

Homeschooling Advice.

1. Try it. You might enjoy it. It might change your life. It might not be your thing, but you won't know if you don't ever try.

2. Find out what your state (or country) requires, the bare minimum. Do this and then with the rest of it, have fun with it. It doesn't have to be all serious and it doesn't have to look like the inside of a classroom. You're at home. Relax. Play. Read. Learn together. Enjoy your kids. They grow up way too fast.

3. Don't let a written curriculum boss you around. If it works, great. If it's not working for you, throw it out. If only parts of it work, use those and throw the rest out. It's not the boss of you. When shopping for curriculum, read reviews. Try to go somewhere where you can actually hold the book in your hands and look through it. Print out a sample day or week and try and implement it or borrow it before buying. It's kind of hit and miss buying books without being able to see them.

4. Find a homeschool support group. Or two. If you can't find one in real life, find one online. Get support where ever you can.

5. Make a mess now and then. Go outside and put some mentos in coke. Make alka-seltzer rockets. Make some great art. Make a timeline and a map. Grow some borax crystals. Use levers to lift things. Make a trebuchet out of whatever you can find around the house.

6. Go on as many field trips as you can.

The point of this blog.

"there is a theme, if you read, you'll get a growing conviction that homeschooling is a lifestyle that is worthwhile, that it is extremely good for kids and families, that it promotes bonding, is a personalized education that is superior to what you can get anywhere else for your kids, is fun and can be done even if you have a 400 track mind, no math skills (thankfully my husband does though), through working, job changes, bad hair days, home remodeling, deaths, illness, surgery, broken bones and various other things and it actually makes dealing with these things easier, not harder, than it was when we were in the public schools, because homeschooling is so incredibly flexible. That's the point I've been trying to make for the last 5 years or so."

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