I'm Back! (Kind of)...

I gave up on blogging during our school year because I just didn't have time, but I have renewed my commitment, at least for the summer months. What should I write about?  Give me a list. :-)

 The girls went to our friends' house after church yesterday, stayed the night, and are playing there today until their game this evening. I spent the day yesterday hanging out with my boys, and today I am home alone with Zachary!

It has been balm to my soul. Sometimes you don't realize the weight of parenting until you encounter a reprieve. This time, that was not the case. I know I am tired and run-down. We had a lovely vacation the first week of February, but from that point until Memorial Day, Richard had not had a non-weekend day off. The girls went straight from school-year activities, into softball, making me wonder how we ever fit Richard's studies into the mix. (His semesters are divided into two 8-week terms, so he took the second half the last term off. Our family needed that to happen. He needs 16 hours to graduate, but may take masters' classes as well in order to get a jump on it while he still has G.I. Bill money to pay for it. So, it looks like we have one full-time school year left, starting in August. Please pray for us)! Gigi has never known her daddy not in school, and I am guessing Riley and Evelyn barely remember. I am not ready for August yet, so my goal is to find some needed rest this summer. Hopefully, the glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel will add strength to my endurance.

Camp is next week, so I feel slightly guilty for indulging in journaling during Zachary's nap on a day I have only one child, but alas, it feels good. Once camp is over, softball will trail behind, and we'll have an entire 8-ish weeks to just have fun!  We do have some summer-school goals, but nothing overwhelming. I will blog more about home-schooling, but I will just say here that in these early years, at least, I have decided we will school year-round. It lightens the load of the school-year, but also carries one of my educational philosophies into practice: Education is not a chore, but a way of life.

Signing-off, for now.

My Blog Dream

There are so many things that I want this blog to be.

I started it because I felt like ministry had been stripped away from me. I felt like maybe this could be some small ministry to other women who struggled with thinking their best wasn't good enough. I wanted to share my heart with others so they could either learn, grow, or maybe just feel like they're okay. However, it doesn't have much of chance of being any of that because I can't find time to write! I know, in part, it's because I could manage my time better (ehem, spend less time on Facebook). But it's also because my baby has revolted and has abandoned his previously stated good sleeping habits. It's amazing how much more you get done when you're not tired, right?

Here are a list of things I would like to write about:

Parenting Issues
Homeschooling
Book Reviews
Faith
Funny Stories

But, you'll have to wait for all of those, because I need to do yoga now, because my ballet class starts again on Thursday and I need to improve my flexibility before then.