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Drumroll please! You made it! All the Way Through !!!!!

Day 29: Hidden Homeschool Treasures

Day 30: Looking Back to Stretch Forward

Day 31: Ready Set Go!

I won’t conclude this series by saying that your first or second year will be easy by any stretch of the imagination. The truth of it is that a lot of homeschoolers don’t take time in the beginning to fortify themselves for such a rigorous race. If you lose your way, just re-evaluate. Don’t escape and return back to what you left behind. Decisions are personal for each family, but, right now, right here, you need to take time to list everything that brought you to homeschooling (Option 5 on my page) because those ideas will serve as a beacon or signal to keep you moving forward.

Don’t ever buy into the mind-set that somebody else is doing it better. We all struggle equally with our weaknesses, but too we each bring our particular set of strengths to our children and husband.

Discounting what you can do and focusing only on what you cannot do is counterproductive to homeschooling. No, I am not saying to live in the world of superficial homeschooling or creating a homeschool facade. I do believe though in the curative value of positive thinking.

I am not talking about sugar coated homeschooling because there are hundreds and hundreds of support groups, dozens and dozens of print and online homeschooling magazines to pore over, lots and lots of sites for homeschool curriculum reviews and thousands of talented parents that are experts in any given field. Focus on how to improve your situation through education. That is practical homeschooling.

My wobbly knees when walking out from public school when my son was 5 have been made firm and stable only through use. Courage in homeschooling does not come from self-reliance either but knowing that an abundance of knowledge and tips exists in the homeschooling world if only you would tap into them.

I will conclude this 31 day series by saying that I would not trade anything I did for one moment in public school. Prayer, perseverance and patience have been part of my mainstays of my journey. Keep your long term vision clear and concrete through tears of happiness, sadness and plain downright frustration because in the end you are working hard for an eternal reward.

Final quote:

When the world says, “Give up,”

Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.”

~Author Unknown~

Would you like to celebrate reaching the end of this 31 day boot camp? Let’s party!

Kelley and I would like to give away one workshop of your choice to 5 winners!

Remember this is not just for new bees, because some of you may be struggling with tips on how to teach multiple ages or maybe high school is approaching.

You can choose any one of my 7 workshops. Look on my store page for the choices. Also along with the workshop, you will be able to download the comprehensive outline and print it which averages about 20 pages You will notice in my store that I updated my New Bee program by breaking down the program into several workshops. Each workshop now includes a comprehensive outline .

Are you ready to enter the giveaway? I luv your comments and I try to make it easy on you by just commenting here on this blog post.

Giveaway Ends Thursday August 22 at 9:00 a.m. CST. The winners will be selected using random org and will be notified afterwards.

Add your comments now.

My rules are always simple.

You can have up to 2 entries.

1 . Comment here on this blog post for your 1st entry. Remember, though I always love getting your emails, you won’t be entered in this giveaway if you send me an email.

2. Comment here again on this blog post for a 2nd entry to let me know which  you are eyeballing if you get selected.

Hugs and hope you win!

Winners Below

1st Winner. Comment Number 23

 Amanda Durrett
Aug 18, 2013 @ 19:56:30