So honestly this is why I haven't posted in over a month after vowing to return to blogging. I don't want to be that wife, that mom, that home-schooler who remains stuck in path because she is committed to the path. I am committed to my family, so we evolve and change to fit our needs.
After years of unschoooling---moving in-and-out of self designed and directed units---fall of 2017, I felt like a change was needed. So after two months of visits from family off and on, but mostly on, I dove into the wide world of Bravewriter. Yes, we were already enjoying the poetry teatimes but I really need to know more. With the encouragement of a friend, I began reading Writer's Jungle by Julie Bogart, which is really a guide for moms on the writing process.
WOW! Julie really spoke my language. I found myself nodding along as I turned page after page. Yes! I told myself, to the plan to implement this Bravewriter lifestyle. Knowing I may get push back from my kids, I prepared my heart and my mind with prayers as well as research.
Guess what? Success!
Copy work, grammar work, reverse dictation, free-writes were all new and embraced with requests for more. The things we did in the past but had fallen out of habit during summer months, returned with enthusiasm. Poetry teatime, word games, movie nights...
Fall 2017 is going well. Our relationships are strong and our home-school has a fresh breath of new life.
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