A New Year, A New Semester

Well the new year is here and on Monday we will begin our second semester.  I am excited to get back to a full schedule. I loved December and all of the fun we had, but it is time to get back to a more intense schedule.  I just found a great resource, Home Educating Family Magazine and their planner, the Well Planned Day.  I love planners, I love organization, so buying a planner for me isn’t new. I am always looking for the “perfect” one!  I do really like this one.  It has a weekly lesson plan on a 2 page spread and enough plans for 4 children.  There are lots of other great features as well. I received a copy of the magazine with the planner, and it looks GREAT.  I highly recommend it.  The articles are fantastic.  I look forward to getting a subscription.

As the second half of our school year approaches, I am really focusing on God’s plans for our family.  I know He has BIG plans for us and it is just a matter of obeying and following His lead.  I can’t wait to see what he has in store for us.

I also just read the book “Do Hard Things.”  It is written by 2 former homeschooled teens, and it is aimed at teens.  My husband works with the high school youth group at our church, which is why he is reading the book.  Yet, I found these principles can be applied to all of us.  It talks about challenging the culture and not being complacent.  Teens these days have very low expectations on them, and this book challenges them to be counter cultural and exceed all expectation on teens.  It is an amazing book. I highly recommend it whether you have teens, will have teens, or just want to be challenged in your life to not just get by.  I look forward to this year and challenging myself to “do hard things!”  All the Glory to Him!