Thursday, June 7, 2012

End of the Year Wrap Up

 The horse pictures I tried to upload on the last post...



 Easter

 Cal Ripken TBall-Go Mudville!
 My sweet niece-Eleanor

 AWANA Awards

 CHEVA Homeschool Convention-Sami won 1st place in her age group for her horse study
 CHEVA Choir
Matthew won 2nd place in his age group for his horse study

These last few months have been crazy busy in every way possible!  Easter, T Ball, AWANA Awards, CHEVA Homeschool Showcase, choir performances, my beautiful niece was born, vacation, on and on.  To top it off we have finished our first year homeschooling!  Whew..we survived!!!  It went better than expected in some ways and worse than expected in others.  My relationship with the kids has grown tremendously...come to find out, I didn't know them as well as I thought I did.  We have all grown closer to the Lord, learning more and more the importance of grace and forgiveness.  I think I have apologized to the kids and God more this year than ever before!  He has really shown me my weaknesses as a mother and I have learned to rely on Him daily for strength and patience!  I am looking forward to next year and all that the Lord has planned for us!