We kicked off our 2023-2024 school year with some new things this year…
The biggest change is that Rose has now graduated! Because she completed her AA degree from community college her senior year of high school, she’s entered Liberty University as a junior. She is currently enrolled full-time in online classes and is working 2, part-time jobs during the week. For three days she is as a teacher’s aid at a local school and on one day she is the site assistant at our homeschool learning center. She stays busy with all this plus clogging and a wonderful Bible study for those post-high school. She made the decision to stay home for her first year of classes to also work and is praying about next year. She is pursuing a degree in Teaching English as a Second Language.
Beth also has some new things this year as she is starting her journey at community college! She’s also a full-time student and working as part of the set-up crew for our homeschool learning center where she also is volunteering as an aid in the youngest classes. Beth dreams of training animals and is pursuing an Associates in Science degree which she plans to complete by high school graduation. In addition to those classes (Pre-calculus, Chemistry, English I and English II), she’s also working through World Literature I and Apologetics at home with me.
Grace is in her last year of middle school and I cannot believe it! She was just 2-years-old when we started our homeschooling journey. She is following much the same path as her sisters and plans to use her last two years of high school to complete an associates degree at community college. For this year she is working through the end of Hearts for Him Through Time: Revival to Revolution and will soon start Hearts for Him Through Time: Missions to Modern Marvels, both from Heart of Dakota Publishing. She’s also completing an 8th grade literature course I compiled and Algebra I from Math Essentials.
As for me, homeschooling looks SO different than it did just even 4 years ago. My girls are great about getting their work done and while they don’t love every minute of it, they rarely complain which is indeed a blessing! I can see all the ways the Lord has been gracious to us along this journey as I look back over the past 12 years. I realized I have just 5 more years to wear the label homeschool mom and I want to wear it well.
I’ve not updated much since 2020 as I took time to help my kids adjust to the many changes around them and to high school. Life is hectic in many ways, but we still take fun field trips…
Play games…
And generally just have fun hanging out as a family!
I am planning to update more regularly as the year progresses and I might even just go back and share some of what’s gone on the last few years!
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