February. Where homeschool dreams go to die. When the newness of winter snow has worn out its welcome. The armpit of the homeschool year. January--the sequel. Can you tell I struggle with homeschooling in February?😏 I don't mean to treat February with such contempt. Every year I think I'm going to redeem February with some fabulous unit study. Or master sourdough bread. Or conquer my dislike of winter weather and take the kids to the woods. But every February, I feel the weight of it all. We're too far into the year to be able to redeem all the Fancy Plans I had back in September, and the weight of what remains makes me feel itchy and squirmy. I just opened my third grader's language arts book and I swear it was mocking me: You're on page 165 of 377. Guess who's doing school into June this year?! Today I had to take the bull by the horns. We're one week into the month and I can already feel the dangerous slide into apathy and irritation. Last week I did...
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 Poeima. Greek for "the works of God as creator" or "that which has been made." Also, the base for our English word "poem." We are God's poem. We are a work of God the creator. We are that which has been made. May every word shared here reveal just that--the poetry of God that is my life, your life, our life in Christ. May each word ring with truth, beauty, and the grace that is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Hallelujah.