Q and A Session

From time to time, friends and family ask questions.  I thought I would spend today's time blogging, answering in more detail some of the questions I am asked most often.

Q1.  Do  you miss home schooling?

A1.  Yes.  I do miss homeschooling.  The years I spent homeschooling were good for me, the children, and the family in general.  However, there is a time and season for everything.  Our time for homeschooling came to a close suddenly when I became ill.   Several months later, after I recovered, we looked at bringing the children home.  Weighing the good and the bad of our school choices, we decided the best course of action was to leave the children where they were in schools.  Our years of homeschooling came to a close just that suddenly.

You might ask if we would ever homeschool again.  The answer is absolutely YES!  If we felt called to homeschool the children again, we would do it in a heartbeat.

Q2.  What do you do with your time now that you are no longer homeschooling?

A2.  I would like to say I do nothing, but I am coming to realize I am doing just what I am supposed to be doing!  I am keeping house, running the children where they need to be, taking piano lessons, cooking new and exciting meals, managing the household finances, BLOGGING, helping with school work, quilting, sewing, gardening. 

Q3.  Why not a job?

A3.  Actually, I did have a part time job for the first year I was home.  My father became very ill the end of my first year at home and I spent much time this last  year with Mama and Daddy at doctors' offices, in hospitals, and at their home.  I enjoy the flexibility to be with my parents at this stage in my life.  I love them very much and LOVE hanging out with them.

Q4.  Will you ever write that book on parenting?

A4.  Yes.  The whole family is currently writing the book.  Will I ever seek to have it published?  Probably not.  The book is of interest to my kids, mostly.  It is how they were raised; how parenting and child rearing worked in our household.

Well, that's not a bad start for my first Q and A.   Maybe I'll do this again sometime.  Until then, be good to yourself and bless those around you!

~Beth