My homeschooling years have come to an end. In the back of my mind, I always knew that they would. I used to tell my children that I raised them to go. I was not pushing them out, but the point was that they would launch out and start their lives. Here we are, some 28 years later, and I am finished homeschooling all eight of them.
They have moved on to their adult lives, and my husband and I are empty nesters. Every summer for 28 years, after a short break, I sat down with books, schedules, websites, and ideas. I planned our school year, which never went according to plan. Homeschooling was my full-time job.
Something I wished for in all those years was another homeschool mom further down the road to talk to about homeschooling. Sometimes I found an older mom to chat with; in some seasons, I did not. One magazine that I used to read had a section titled “A Day in Our Life”. I used to eat that article up every time it arrived. I wanted to see how other people were doing things and glean ideas for what might work in my house.
This blog is not my day in the life anymore; it is my way of connecting with younger moms and perhaps giving them insight into 28 years of experience.
Grab a cup of coffee and let’s begin!! .
Coffee with Titaw 