I never knew just how fun learning could be until I could view it through the eye’s of my children. I was less than a stellar student. My grades were good in high school and actually excellent in college but for many reasons grade school was really difficult for me. Not only did I not enjoy school, I think I can honestly say I hated it. Maybe it was the small catholic school where everyone knew everything about everything, or the comparison to my more academically inclined siblings. Maybe it was the latch key kid thing at age 7, the divorced parents, or the…or the….
It does not matter.
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger” -Friedrich Nietzsche
I have lived by this quote my entire life. So many live in the shadow of their own past, fall victim to things they can not control, allow it to affect how they live their lives. Others use experiences to shape who they become. I decided on this route.
From the time my girls were babies, I have tried to do anything and everything to make learning fun. I never want them to experience what I did. I have spent many hours reading to them, hours sitting at the table working on workbooks with them and many a fun afternoon performing science experiments with them. My husband and I both welcome and encourage questions on just about anything and we do not hide current events from them.
Who knows what the future holds. All I can do is what I feel is best for my girls at the time, what I think will help them to grow into strong, intelligent, self-sufficient young women. Along the way I receive such joy as they grow each day.
With each day I learn, who knew just how fun learning could be!
Decisions for my Family 