Comments on: homeschooling through crisis… http://creativlei.com/2012/homeschooling-through-crisis/ Looking at life CreativLEI Thu, 26 May 2016 17:51:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 By: Charlotte Mason using Heart of Dakota http://creativlei.com/2012/homeschooling-through-crisis/#comment-322 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 01:38:39 +0000 http://creativlei.wordpress.com/?p=424#comment-322 […] and her loss we went on a three month sabbatical from school. I struggled with what we would do to resume schooling. Would we have to start the year over? Should we go to “basics only”? Could we pick up […]

]]> By: Starting School in the Middle of Summer… | CreativLEI http://creativlei.com/2012/homeschooling-through-crisis/#comment-321 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:58:33 +0000 http://creativlei.wordpress.com/?p=424#comment-321 […] 2011-2012 school year was difficult for us and while I don’ feel the need to ‘catch-up‘, I do feel responsible for […]

]]> By: Lisa W. http://creativlei.com/2012/homeschooling-through-crisis/#comment-320 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:47:14 +0000 http://creativlei.wordpress.com/?p=424#comment-320 In reply to joy.

Joy, I so enjoy gleaning wisdom from you. While we both may still be waist high in grief I am constantly encouraged by what you share. 🙂

]]> By: joy http://creativlei.com/2012/homeschooling-through-crisis/#comment-319 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:19:29 +0000 http://creativlei.wordpress.com/?p=424#comment-319 Lisa – I could have written so much of what you said. I too have questioned the decision to homeschool during this time of grief. March – June of last year we were so numb to everything that nothing really got accomplished. This school year – if I was honest – we are still in survival mode. Most days I am content if reading, writing, and math get done. We all struggle to find purpose and fulfillment in schooling at present. How do you care about Biology? There are days when it is so hard to concentrate on anything when your heart is grieving.

But we have found security and comfort in the routine, in being together as a family through this time, in being honest as to our emotions – backing off the hard days and pushing through on the better ones.

I remember last fall having to return a call to our home school liaison at the public school – didn’t know why she had called – was so scared she wanted to put my kids back in school – that she knew we were struggling. Ended up she was only checking on the immunization records on one of the kids, but while talking she asked if there had been any changes this last year (referring to address etc). I felt God whisper to me – telling me to be honest. So I was – I shared briefly about David’s death and the effect it had on homeschooling – the challenges we were having – the doubts I had as to whether I should have kept homeschooling. Her answer amazed me. With such compassion she stated, ‘Joy, you made the right decision. Your children are in the right place. If there were here (in public school) they would be no better off – actually they would be in a worse situation as they would be struggling to keep up. ‘

It was the confirmation that I needed – from a source I never expected. I believe that those words apply to your situation. Lisa – you have chosen what you feel is best for your family at this time. There will still be challenges as you walk this path but God will carry you. He will take care of the rest.

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