The Promise

I just finished taking a picture of a rainbow. Can you see it??

Sophia insisted that I take it. Two weeks ago I read to her about Noah and the Ark and about the rainbow. We are using the Golden Children's Bible and it is somewhat of a challenge for her to understand. I've thought about shelving it several times. But I keep on and just stop every few paragraphs to see if she understands.

I think she does. She draws me pictures and tells me back some of it.

Well, today she came running into the house screaming, "Mommy get you camewa!!! A wainbow's outside! It's twue! God does send a wainbow when it wains!!"

I sometimes worry about her speech and whether she understands me or what I'm reading to her. Today God gave me a sign that she does! His promise of the rainbow reminded me that He will never give me more than I can handle. He won't flood me to death! That's good to know! LOL!!

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These last two weeks I have been doing a lot of soul searching. I've been evaluating and re-evaluating our schooling. I'm still trying to find the natural rhythm to our school days. We're getting closer. I've been working on the school room. I've put ALL manipulatives out of reach of the baby. Made more space by moving ALL the books out the school room. I'm re-ordering a school table because I do need one. I'm wishing I still had my old ones!! But I'm excited about the new one!!!

I'm trying to make our home school more about little kids and less about how I like it. Because I like rooms filled with books and beautiful black furniture. I like rooms that look like old libraries. But the kids NEED little tables with chairs that allow their feet to touch the ground. They need a table they can use for watercolor, finger painting and play dough. And the baby needs all temptation taken away. So, I've been busy.

I'm also finding that I have to make time to do those things that are harder for me. Visits to the library, time spent crocheting or sewing. Time for read aloud books. All the things I couldn't wait to do when they were little. All the things I thought I didn't have time for now that they are big because we must do math, spelling, Latin, geography, religion, science and history.

But there is time. There really is.

And I'm learning that all those fun things will not run smoothly but they are still worth doing.

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Today we read God's Little Flower and from Summer of the Monkeys.

We went to the library for our first preschool story time. All the crafts and stories centered around the letter "Dd." Every week they do the next letter in the alphabet. I didn't know they were supposed to bring something for show-n-tell. We could have brought a stuffed Dog or Dinosaur, or Dunkin the Donut. But since I didn't have anything, I handed them each a Dime. LOL!! The funny part is they were perfectly happy to show off their dimes!! LOL!! Pretty lame huh?! Next week we'll be ready.



And. Yes. There will be a next week. Because although Kolbe cried (he thought I was lost) and Sophia was bored (and distracted by all the crying children) with the puppet show, they left with smiles on their faces. They each had their new name tag, craft (a dog that looks so much like Angus), and the hope of coming back to "their new school" next week. And I came home with too many books that I promise to read.

I'm realizing that homeschooling multiple children is requiring me to die to myself. But I'm seeing that the more I give of myself and my time, the easier it gets and the more I want to give.

God has promised His grace is sufficient. I believe it!!