I'm sorry that it's been so long! I am still not in the habit of keeping up with a blog, but the habit will come over time.
Summer is over. School has begun. You may ask me whether or not I did the things that I said I wanted to do last post. The answer is yes, I did achieve most of them. I did a photo shoot, made desserts, had many sleepovers, and much more. In fact, the last two weeks of summer rocked. My family also took a little vacation on the beach last week which was fun and relaxing, filled with sandy feet and salty hair, not to mention good food.
I had a pretty great summer. Busy, but memorable. Hard, but fun. And God was with me the whole time, teaching me how to be a beautiful woman of God.
But now, summer is over and I must get back into the rhythm of the school year. I never truly dread the school year. To me it's almost like an adventure, filled with new ideas and big books. Of course this idealistic view of school wears out quickly, but I enjoy it while it lasts.
I may not have mentioned before that I am homeschooled. Well, I am. I have been homeschooled since I entered Kindergarten. Some people think that homeschooling is weird; they just don't understand why I wouldn't want to be with a peer group all day. Some people think that I just sit around all day in my pajamas doing nothing. Homeschooling (at least for me) isn't like that. There are advantages, but I still have to work.
My typical school day starts around nine in the morning. (I know some of you just shout out in envy. Yes, I get up at nine; it's pretty cool.) I get up and do a short devotional to focus my day around my King. I will get some breakfast and eat in my room, reading history while I eat. I will then proceed to do my school. I do a curriculum that is self driven, so I have to make sure that I get all of my work done without Mom reminding me when to do what. I have lesson plans that tell me what book to read. I don't do very much on the computer, most of it is in textbooks.
I take a break for lunch, and after lunch I finish anything that I couldn't do before lunch, normally literature reading assignments. I take the quiet time around two in the afternoon to spend time with God for a while. I may have to write a paper or do a science experiment in the afternoon, and then I am done.
Then I have ballet.
Ballet doesn't start until after Labor Day, and I am slightly enjoying all of my free time that I have in the afternoons and evenings without it. At the same time, I miss it. I am ready to work hard and come home sweating, satisfied with a good days work. Ballet takes up a lot of my time, but I really enjoy it, and it had taught me so many things.
That's my school day. I don't just sit around all day, and most days I get out of the house and see people my own age, whether at ballet or at church or something else. I love being homeschooled. I don't wish that I went to "school." Yes, I do sometimes wish that I could see more people my age, but I believe that God has placed me here for a reason. I believe that He is training my up, teaching me, all for His purpose. My school curriculum is Christ based, so every day I get to learn more about my Savior. I get to learn about the world through the gospel's lenses, and that is an education that is valuable beyond just this world.
I'm not saying that everyone should be homeschooled. I am saying that I m thankful that I am homeschooled. It's not for everyone. (Okay, I just felt like I was voicing a medicine commercial.)
That's a homeschooler's day, or at least my day. And now I am off to watch Duck Dynasty. See ya!
Hannah
