Walking Through Open Doors

There will always be new doors and new adventures for us all. Life moves us forward whether we are ready or not, and since we never really know what each open door holds, we still have to jump through whether we are ready or not. We are meant to keep looking in the forward direction. Change isn’t always comfortable, but we do get used to the change eventually. Speaking of change. A couple of months ago we decided to have a look at some local schools for our youngest, for next year. I have been feeling our time as a homeschooling family is coming to an end after 7 years, and so we decided to go on some school tours to check out our options, and get comfortable with the next season of our school life. It didn’t take long for our little man to get very excited to go to school. I was surprised in some ways, but as much as I want to hold my baby close, the reality is that he is no longer a baby. JJ’s a young man who needs to learn and experience things I simply can’t teach him at home – science and robots! JJ needs the freedom to explore and become the young man he is supposed to become, and school life will help him with this. It takes a village to raise a child, and I personally like the village we are in, and are about to be apart of. I am still going to be the mom who wonders if I have made the right decisions etc, but I know that the hardest step in any new journey is the very first step. Or in this case, the first day, the first week and the first term! New and different can be somewhat nerve racking until we get used to until we get used to the new way of doing life. All we want for our kids is happiness, purpose, and courage to follow their dreams. I am again and again reminded of our need to embrace change, and remember that everything is just for a season. JJ heading to school is a big deal in so many ways, but I don’t want to be a mom who holds him back. The positives of school life outweigh the negative little issues. Hopefully we slide into the new regime quickly and easily. Nell is getting her head around year 10 math. She is not enjoying pythagoras theorems at this moment, but our distance ed school has just started doing online math classes!!! Thank God!!!! This takes a lot of pressure off me trying to get my head around year 10 math. I never enjoyed math at school, so being able to contact a teacher regularly for help is AMAZING!!! Outside of english and science, she is doing a cert II at Tafe (Tafe at school) which she is now enjoying. In Nell’s spare time she sews, and spends a lot of time creating in one way or another. We haven’t made any firm plans for next year yet, but it is exciting to see her develop. Beps is busy in her apprenticeship, but still thoroughly enjoying it! She will be heading into her third year come January so we are excited about that! It is fun to have things to look forward too. Chat soon, XO