Essentials to Homeschooling

The essentials to homeschooling (& unschooling) I found over the years are not material items, but the following:

• Flexibility
• Patience
• Joy
• Love
• Gratefulness

I did not (& you probably won't) start out with an abundance of these qualities.  Homeschooling your children grow these traits in your being. 

Flexibility to change gears in the middle of plans, activities, and day.  Patience to read one more chapter and clean up one more.  Joy in the moment of running through the sunshine or shoveling snow together.  Love for each other and individuality.  Gratefulness to spend each day with your family.   

Growing takes time and dedication so don't give up on the seed you have planted in your heart and in their hearts.