Why We Homeschool

Everyone asks why we don't utilize the public school system. There are many, many reasons why we don't, but here are a few.

(PLEASE NOTE: While we feel that homeschooling is what is best for our family we do not feel that everyone should be forced to homeschool. I do not think our family is superior to yours. Everyone must choose what is right for their family. This is simply what is right for us.)

1. I love my children. I know that while homeschooling isn't right for everyone, it is most certainly the best for our family.

2. I love watching my children as they "get" a new concept.

3. I love the sibling interaction my kids have. All siblings have disagreements, but they are truly each others' best friends and I love that.

4. My son has ADHD, while we do medicate him, he would not do well in a traditional classroom setting.

5. I can tailor our lesson plans to fit the interests of my children.

6. My goals for my children are as follows, a) love God with all their  heart, soul and mind. b) Family should be their second priority.  Education comes second to all of that. If I don't have their hearts then I haven't done my job. If my children are the smartest people in the world, but don't know Jesus then I have failed.

7. I can't imagine sending my children off to spend their most impressionable years in the hands of another adult.

8. My children do not belong to Ceasar!

9. I would miss the hugs and kisses.

10. This is what God desires for our family.

11. My husband does not have a traditional work schedule. If we didn't homeschool, my children would never see their father.

12. The things they are teaching in schools today is C-R-A-Z-Y!! I do not want the government indoctrinating my children.

13. I don't want my children being fed lies, such as our ancestors were monkeys.

14. I want my children to have a Biblical education, one that centers around the Word of God. Text books are great learning tools, but our education MUST be based on the Bible.

15. My family lives in a very protective bubble. I do my best to shelter the hearts of my children. I do not want them learning to curse or do other things that are way  too age inappropriate for them. There were things that went on in my school (I went to elementary school) that wasn't fit for an adult!

16. I wouldn't trust a stranger to care for my children, yet I am expected to send my children off to complete strangers to care for them for hours on end each day.

17. Have you watched the news lately? Between school shootings, kidnappings and teachers coming up molesting these kids schools just simply aren't safe anymore.


(This post will be continually updated.)

High

I have not been the best person at managing my diabetes in the past. This morning I checked my blood sugar and it was over 200 fasting. Um....what???? This is totally not normal for me.  Of course, when my life started going crazy I chose to live in denial instead of facing what was going on with my body.  I am trying to do better now. I always take my medicine at night and I don't wake up high.  I normally wake up low. I checked it mid morning and it is coming down, but it's coming down slowly.


Until I started trying to get healthy a few years ago, I never paid attention to the things my body was telling me in relation to my diabetes.  It is amazing to be able to look and say "hey, I know why I feel this way."  I'm still in the learning process.  The only "high" symptom I had was a headache.


I take Metformin to manage my diabetes.  I am not on insulin so there's nothing I can really do when my blood sugar goes high.  I just have to try to eat healthy and wait it out.  I am thankful that I do not require insulin at this point, but it shoots my anxiety through the roof when I have a day like today. Of course that only helps my blood sugar stay elevated.  It's a vicious cycle.


Blessings,

Mama

Water, Water, Water

Life is pretty much the same from day to day.  I am not exercising.  John's work schedule has changed so I can't go to the gym right now.  I can't go out walking because my kids run off when I try that.  My goal is to make it back to the gym by Labor day, but that's going to take some work on my part.


In the mean time I'm trying to focus on dietary changes.  Yesterday wasn't the greatest but I did make it under my calorie goal, though.  For my birthday this year, my brother got me a gift card to Cracker Barrel.  Yesterday, I treated myself to some fried shrimp. I did manage to drink a gallon of water, though.


So let's talk about water for a minute.  I've heard that you're supposed to drink at least half your weight in water. That would put me at 160 ounces a day.  That sounds like a lot, though.  What are your thoughts?  In the end, I know I'm not drinking enough water and that I need to drink more.  Anything I can do to move more toward that goal would be helpful.  I think that's about all for now.


Blessings,

Weight Loss Mama

That Was Harsh

Well that was wonderful. I stepped on the scales and my weight was 323.2.  Yep.  I am beyond disappointed in myself.  I've got to get my life back in order so I can get back to the gym.