Something New

I'm kind of starting a new journey that I'm pretty excited/anxious about.  I have decided to homeschool Theo for preschool.  Well, seeing it written out like that makes it seem like I've been wigging out for nothing! It's preschool.  Pre   School.

Well, my OCD is in full vigor and I have researched a ton and figured out almost exactly how I want this to go down.  I am in the process of lesson planning, craft material acquiring, book ordering, and self-sabotaging on Pinterest.

In truth, I really feel like this is the right choice for him and our family right now.  We can't really afford the kind of preschool the older kids enjoyed, and I didn't want to send him to something I was unsure about.

Also CONFESSION:  I don't spend enough INTENTIONAL time with Theo.  It's quite sad, really.  I've realized that I try to give him busy stuff to do while I go do the "important things".  Most of my dealings with him seem to be discipline and getting him out of my way.   That is awful to see written!

He is one of my most precious gifts and I have been squandering it by thinking that everything else is more important.  I could write a whole book about this topic as it is so fresh on my mind and is peppered in every action I take.

So with that being said, I am excited to sit with him and look in his sweet face and teach him.  We are using the Before Five in a Row curriculum, which is literature based, so I get to snuggle him while reading, sit with him at the table while he paints and writes, go on field trips with him, make cool alphabet snacks, play games, and just spend time with this precious fella.

I choose this as my verse for the season:

Colossians 3:23-24 "Work hard and cheerfully at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and the Master you are serving is Christ." NLT