3 Months

Wow, it's hard to believe that Jonathan was 3 months old this past Monday. Time sure goes by fast and yet it's seems like he's always been around. We can't picture life without our Jonathan. Babies grow so fast the first few months of life. It's amazing to me that I had to buy him a size 3 diaper already. His other ones kept coming unvelcroed too easily.

It's also amazing to think that Hannah will be 3 years old in March. I still remember when she was the baby, in fact I remember when Ruth was the baby as well. I even found a shirt in a bag of hand-me-downs that used to be Joshua's and now fits Jonathan. Scott and I had Joshua hold it up to himself to see how big he's gotten in the past 9 years. Joshua thought it a bit strange but he humored us and held up the baby shirt to himself. It's amazing how they grow.

Today I have them working on their reading. They read a chapter in their readers and then they work on the workbook pages that go along with their reading. It's been real good for them. I'm glad I found this set of curriculum for them.

Whenever Scott gets a preaching appointment outside of Texas. I look on a website to see what their homeschool laws are. Some States are a lot stricter and harder on homeschoolers than others. If you are interested in homeschooling and want to know the Legalities in the state you live in or if you might move to another state you may want to look at this website to see the legalities and requirements for homeschoolers in that state. http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp

You would be amazed at how many families there really are that have started homeschooling for various reasons. It's been good for my family and I don't regret having made that decision so many years ago, when our oldest was only 2 years old. At the time my husband was a substitute teacher in a public school system. He came home one day and told me that we weren't putting our kids through that. I was glad since I had already been thinking on homeschooling since I had friends that were homeschoolers. And now even when I get discouraged, I just picture my kids sitting in public school, and I'm glad I have them at home where they can learn and thrive without as many negative influences in their lives.

Psa 34:11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.


Pro 4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.