~Taking The Plunge~

Hi! My name is Christy and I am the Organized MOM (mom of many) homeschooler. This is my first year as a homeschooling mom and my very first blog post. I am a part-time Registered Nurse, I have four beautiful children and two step-children and a wonderful, loving husband. Come and take this journey with me as I navigate my way through this crazy, hectic life as a mom of many, nurse, and now homeschooler! 

Here we go. 

I must be crazy because I swore that I would never do this, but here I am. The homeschooling mama. I battled with God and myself for many weeks before I decided to listen to the pulling of the Lord and take my children's education and upbringing and place them in the palm of his hand. I told myself, "I can't do this" and "I am not smart enough." I even said things to myself like "I might not be nice enough and patient enough to them." God took all of those insecurities and fears and quite clearly spoke to me and said "Trust Me." OK God. I trust you. He placed me in contact with a friend who had just recently decided to home school her own children and she recommended the Classical Conversations program to me. After contacting the director for that community and some lengthy research on what the community and style of teaching were all about, I dove in. And when I say dove in I mean morning, noon and night thinking, reading, planning, buying, organizing, thinking some more, praying, praying and more praying. And then more organizing~~~ hahaha! (I am a self-diagnosed compulsive organizer. And here we are. One week from officially starting our very first homeschooling adventure. 

My anxiety is somewhat under control although I am feeling less than adequate and fearful that I haven't planned enough, thought through enough, or purchased enough curriculum. My school room is looking more like a school room thanks to IKEA and Craigslist and I am compulsively buying school supplies at every dollar store, Wal-mart, and Target store in my area. I have realized that I may have just been born to do this because I am loving every  minute of it....BUT, the planning and preparing is one thing. I hope that moving on to the teaching phase proves to be equally as wonderful. I am not so naive to believe that every day will be homeschooling bliss and happiness. I know that there will be days that I simply don't want to do it. But I am truly trusting that this path that God has put me on will be so immensely rewarding as I watch my children grow spiritually and academically. I can't help but think how amazing it will feel to be involved in their lives on this close and personal journey, and maybe, I will inspire others around me to Take The Plunge too! 

~Christy ~