A Sense Of Accomplishment!!

Today has been a great day of accomplishment. The Lord helped me to persevere in some areas regarding school. The kids have been involved with a Co op writing class since September. They are doing a writing curriculum called, "IEW Excellence In Writing' (a method for teaching strong writing skills). I had found it to be extremely confusing when the kids first began to take this class. They actually staggered behind because of my lack of understanding and had been unable to follow the homework instructions. So I went to the "teacher" and asked if I could borrow the DVD's that came with the curriculum. She kindly allowed to me view them. So last night I stayed up until 1pm., reviewing the DVD's!! Guess what? I reviewed all 4 in a few hours and was finally able to grasp the concept of this method. Whew! This was such a wonderful feeling! Not only that, but I was able to teach the kids all that I had learned today in their schooling. So now thankfully they are caught up and they understand this method of writing. Their brains were extremely tired though, and so was mine!! I said to them, "See? We worked very hard and now look, doesn't it feel good that we are on top of things, your ahead in your work, and we understand the class?" I was sooo grateful that the Lord used this opportunity to show both the kids and I, that when we put in the hard work, there are going to be rewards! Now they are ready to march into class tomorrow-homework done, notebooks orderly, and book bags ready by the front door!

What a milestone of victory for this homeschooling Mom!!
Woohoo-(sigh)!!