Homeschooling Is a Gift that Keeps Giving

Number one grandchild, Emily, has in the blink of an eye reached that dubious milestone known as “school aged,” and yet her homeschooling continues. You can imagine this Grandma’s mental cartwheels, thrilled that what I consider the gift of homeschooling is still giving within my family after all these years. And you can imagine how, er, “supportive” a never-will-be-retired homeschooling grandma can be, even when she’s almost 2000 miles away.

So far the majority of support, as it has often been for new homeschooling parents over so many years, is simply lending an understanding ear. By invitation, Erika, my daughter, unburdens her deepest beginner’s self-doubt, trials, and tribulations whenever the need builds. Since she was, without question, my own biggest homeschooling challenge, I’m sometimes happy we’re talking by phone and not in person. I confess, sometimes I smile. Read more