- Snuggling together to pray and read the Bible. (OK. The teenager doesn't snuggle.)
- The boys begging for their treat bags on the first day of school.
- Eating breakfast together and TALKING!
- Realizing I just got to be irritated at the nine-year-old because I had to tell him the two billionth time to sit down and do his math test. (Instead of being irritated at some stranger for bugging me!)
- Hearing them read to me, and knowing I taught them to do that!
- Racing from downstairs to upstairs and back again to help with problems and answer questions.
- Doing my laundry and dishes while I work!
- Hearing "what's for lunch?" and "is it lunch time yet?"
- Stephen's jokes, Andrew's advice, and Josh's sarcastic comments.
- Seeing checked off assignment sheets.
- Grading math papers and realizing they've got it!
- Hearing the comment, "C.S. Lewis was an amazing writer!"
- Seeing the whole room stop to watch the cat try to steal beef jerky.
- Laughing, giggling, playing, eating, getting mad, hugging, telling jokes, learning . . . and doing it all together!
- Knowing we got through another day of school.
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2 comments:
It is that time of year and I love it too...does that mean the weather will cool down now? I am looking forward to being able to be a bit more involved with some of our grandchildren and their home schooling.
HelenH
I have one more thing to add from our house: Listening to the oldest read to the younger ones. It touches my heart. Bill says he can hear her use the same inflections that I use when I read outlout.
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