Summer is officially here in our part of the world. We are celebrating the last day of public school today as well as the beginning of a new adventure. Homeschooling. For personal, political, religious, and educational reasons (to name a few….) we’ve decided that our next new adventure will be to pursue a new brand of educating our daughter. None of us here at Unearthing This Life have ever been labeled as “Normal” or “Mainstream”. We’ve always marched to our own syncopated rhythms. And while we want our daughter to be able to adapt to any situation necessary, we believe that teaching her how to do just that, with confidence, will be best taught by her family and others with a similar mindset.
I suppose one of the big factors in our decision to homeschool is based on my personal challenge to face my own fears. I had a fear of riding motorcycles until I forced myself to get on the back of one and tour the countryside with Hubby. I had a mild phobia of both grubs and large quantities of insects until I got bees (although grubs can still gross me out). I still struggle with a fear of success (as silly as that sounds) and a fear of failure. Learning that both go hand-in-hand has helped me overcome stagnation, and watching my garden grow and die has been a large part of that acceptance. My life has become so much richer for facing my fears, so it’s time that I face one that involves the enrichment of my daughter’s life.
Creating adventures has been my methodology to deal with my fears. Make it fun. Enjoy the process instead of struggling through it bit by bit, just eeking by. This is what I want my daughter to learn – how to embrace her fears and joys so that she can enjoy her education and see life as a big adventure.
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What about you? What kind of adventures do you plan to create this summer?
Not Dabbling In Normal 
Congrats on your decision to homeschool. We’ve been doing so since the beginning, and we love it. Even on days like today when my son is taking all day to finish his math. Challenges make life more interesting. It’s great to see how far we can go. Have fun!
Welcome to the wild and wacky world of homeschooling…you will love it, and it will drive you crazy! I would have it no other way! Kim
Welcome to the homeschool adventure! Having just graduated our oldest, I can tell you it has been the biggest blessing and privilege to teach our boys at home. Your daughter will learn real world socialization as she interacts with both children her own age, as well as, those who are younger and older. Isn’t that how it is in real life?
We were very eclectic, also creating our own brand of doing things, and it is so cool to see both of our boys growing into such unique, well-rounded individuals. Like Kim, it an be a roller coaster, but we too wouldn’t have it any other way 🙂
Cindy
What a huge decision, it really is an ultimate adventure. Challenges can come from any direction, for you and your daughter to share together and embrace. Best thoughts your way!
Congratulations! What you had to say really spoke to my heart because for so many of the same reasons you wrote about, we plan to home school our little one when the time comes. We look forward to reading many blog posts about it!
Best of luck in your new adventures 🙂
You will do an awesome job, I’m sure !!!
There is so much in the world to learn !! Things that are not in textbooks!!!
And no public school teacher can love your child like you 🙂
I’ll be cheering you on from the sidelines!!
We have always homeschooled. I think you’ll be glad you decided to do that!
I wish you well in your endeavors!
Congrats on the new journey and adventure. We have homeschooled for the past four years and it has completely changed our life for the better. I can’t imagine it any other way.
Blessings
Diane
What an exciting challenge! We don’t even have kids yet, but I want to keep homeschooling on the table as an option.
My summer adventure started in May when I enrolled in a program to become a certified holistic health coach and completely change career tracks. Terrifying! Scary! Amazing!