Another Chapter

Three years ago I sat in Silas' end-of-year preschool program with a lump in my throat.  I can't recall if the tears held back till the drive home or not.  

He was 5 and I distinctly remember feeling like the weight of the responsibility of his education was being flung in my lap.  I had no idea how it would really look to homeschool.  I couldn't picture what lay ahead of us.  Simeon and Lieren were 3 and Blaise had just turned 2.  And while we were completely committed and excited to homeschool, it all felt overwhelming and daunting.

Fast forward 3 years.  This week we all sat together in Blaise's preschool graduation.  I felt teary this time too.  But not for any of the same reasons as when Silas completed preschool.  Oh sure, there's the reminders that the babies are growing up and how quickly time passes and when did I blink because I think they were all just crawling underfoot in diapers.  

But this time I sat in that audience and felt more grace and thankfulness than I had in a long time.  We have 3 homeschooling years under our collective belt.  And while we certainly don't have it all figured out, I have a bundle of confidence that I didn't have before.  We have community.  We have resources.  We have loads of friends walking this journey with us.

And we can't wait for Blaise to join us!