Lunchtime//Homeschooling

I made grilled cheese and tuna sandwiches for lunch today. Sophie and Nathaniel were talking about how many pieces we were each going to get, since I had cut the sandwiches in half. This led to a discussion about fractions and then Sophie figured out 3x4=12 and 4x5=20 in her head! I am always amazed at how much she knows...she is so smart. I was working in her school book yesterday with her, and it's a Kindergarten book so it's not super challenging work for the most part, but I was surprised that she can read all the directions herself! She definitely got my photographic memory; she seems to need to sound out a word only once before she can just sight read it forever after. I'm so grateful and so blessed....she has made homeschooling fairly easy on me so far. And Nathaniel surprises me as well with how much he knows and how carefully he writes. I was feeling overwhelmed a few days ago about their schooling and what curriculum to use or send them somewhere....but it's going to be ok😊
Parenting makes me feel so inadequate sometimes, but I know God will bless my efforts as long as I seek to do things His way. The most important thing I can teach them about is the Gospel and salvation. And I love having them here instead of gone all day so that we have lots of little teaching/learning moments together. Not that I wouldn't love to have them gone some days...😏 I don't know what the future holds, but I will do my best now to teach them what's important, and try to enjoy this time with them.

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