Finding Balance

Sometimes its just too much!! One of the comments I always hear when I say we homeschool our children is how much patience I must have to do this. I really have to laugh inside because there are days when I just know we are all going to either kill each other, die of exhaustion or no one is ever going to learn a thing! It is at these times I have learned to BREATHE.

It is our goal to create a holistic learning environment for all our children. This can be more than a challenge for a number of reasons. The biggest challenge being limited financial resources... in other words being BROKE. The harsh reality is in the fast paced ever changing twenty first century money is a prerequisite to achieving a well rounded education. I don't just mean as far as academically but exposure to diverse people, arts, ways of life. I really think this is lacking in most urban lifestyles. Traditionally people raised in urban areas are not comfortable in more than one environment and fail to thrive or grow outside their limited view of the world. We seek balance...

America is this great melting pot but we are at a point in our history where class really does dictate your exposure to the richness that is "America". We press on... seeking out and finding different (affordable) avenues in which to expand our understanding. It is much more important to us that our children are able to be themselves, know their values and feel comfortable in any setting than have memorized the multiplication table by the age of eight. We seek balance...

In doing so it is easy to get overwhelmed by overscheduled days and academic goals. All we can do is take it one day at a time... stick to our core values and hope for more time the next day. In all that we do we strive for balance and perspective....

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving" ~ Albert Einstein

So even when it seems we are not so balanced and things get a bit overwhelming we keep going knowing and trusting that we will regain our balance. I am by no means saying we have achieved this balance but I have confidence we are headed in the right direction until then I'll just keep blogging!!