This picture was taken after Greg forgave Wiley for eating one of his hiking boots. They weren’t on speaking terms for an entire day. So this is lovey-dovey make-up stuff.
Sage has a homeschooling blog. I’m teaching him to edit photos and using the blog as an opportunity to practice authentic writing. HERE IT IS. He’s really enjoying working on it, and has comments to reply to! Do feel free to leave your own–he gets really excited when he sees new comments…:-D
I’m scared, but am working on interpreting this feeling as a normal scared feeling instead of a full-on freakout scared feeling. It has to do with my thoughts about quitting my job. When I’m not scared, I’m thinking, “I’m free, I’m free!” and totally enjoying all of the possibilities and the time I get to spend with Sage, outside, exercising, etc. When I’m scared, I’m thinking crap like, “I can’t earn enough money,” and related stuff.
Fact is, I’ve been wanting to homeschool Sage for a while–it was a goal two years ago, and I’m darn lucky that I finally realized that I have to live life consciously and not on some sort of perceived safety autopilot sort of thing or my REAL goals will never be met. So I have to keep on reminding myself of this fact in order to avoid being terrified by the whole thing.
I’m reading a book right now called John the Baptizer, which is just an astounding story of John the Baptist. The guy who wrote it did an amazing amount of research, and so reading it is like diving into this life of Jewish mysticism and learning about the different groups (Essenes, Zealots, etc.) and this really extraordinary man. Strangely, the descriptions of John remind me of Sky. I can totally see Sky living in the wilderness on locusts and honey, wearing a loincloth, having wild hair and intense eyes and decrying a materialist, blind society. Perhaps that is one reason I’m enjoying this book so much.
Aw, forgiveness is always beautiful. Hehe.
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You’ve made the right decision Michele … keep the faith sweetie!
xx,
deb
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I quit my job of 20 years last spring. It has taken me months to work through those scared panic feelings. So I understand what you are talking about. But keep in mind that being successful has a lot to do with mindset. The decision is made so just enjoy it. Also anything worth having requires courage. If working at home and creating your own income was easy there would be no employees in the world.
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I started to work part time a few years ago so that I could spend lots of time with my youngest children. My income dropped as a result (although to be honest, it isn’t that bad). It wasn’t a sacrifice! One of my better decisions. I’m sure that you have made the right choice too.
However, it’s best to plan your finances meticulously. It puts you in control of them and stops the worrying!
BTW, my son (8) has a blog too (there’s a link on the rhs of my blog). He just posts when he feels like it, and now that he’s taken an interest in photography he has included several of his photos. I’ll get him to visit Sage’s pages (good title, don’t you think?) and hopefully leave a comment.
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An entire hiking boot?!
It’s a hard transition to make, especially with financial concerns. Hang in there, it will work out! Now, I’m off to read the homeschooling blog!
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