My first born boy - there's just something about that. He is growing up way too fast lately.
I just want time to slow down!
We've decided to send Buddy to a Christian Pre-k for the upcoming school year. This is something I battled and prayed over in my Mommy/teacher heart for a while.
I love the idea of keeping him at home making lesson plans and conducting my own little school for him. We've been doing this for the past year or so, though things became a lot less structured once Baby CJ arrived. I feel a little guilty about that.
I have a Master's degree in Early Childhood Education, so I know I am capable of teaching him everything he needs to know right now. I'm also pretty intent on being in control (as much as possible and for as long as possible) of his academic experiences.
I want my kids to experience an individualized, Christ-centered education. I won't settle for mediocre.
Plus, I feel that it is the parents' responsibility to teach and train these little blessings we call our kiddos. Of course, this process will look different for each family.
With that being said, Mr. Fix-it and I are prayerfully discussing how to educate our children in the coming years.
Homeschool? Christian School? A combination of both, perhaps? Public School? (and I must add that we do in fact live in a great county with great public schools of which I taught in and loved dearly before becoming a stay-at-home Mommy)
The decision is still to be determined.
And we have some more time to decide. God will guide us, just as He has in many other decisions in our lives - both important and trivial.
But today, today we have decided to send our energetic, inquisitive, headstrong, fun-loving, playful and social little 4 year old to a Christian preschool owned & directed by a wonderful lady I've known for years.
He will be in very capable & loving hands. He is so excited! And I am excited for this new season in his little life.
I remember my young days of school with fondness - and I pray he will build friendships, skills, and memories that will last a lifetime, too.
This big boy of mine loves to draw! And he's getting very good at it, if I do say so myself.
He's a perfectionist like his Daddy, and he gets so frustrated if he accidentally colors outside of the lines, if his paper gets even the slightest wrinkle in it, or if his drawing doesn't turn out exactly as he envisions.
He insists he's the one to say prayers for us at every meal, leading the family in a blessing where he also asks God to make his sisters behave. Haha! He also prays over every family member's minor boo boo or headache.
His faith in God is so child-like, such an example of what faith should be. Such an example to me!
So as I sit here on my bed while Buddy snuggles beside me watching his cartoons while the rest of his siblings nap, I thank God for him.
I look over at him and smile a bit as I remember how much he's grown. How many days I wondered which one of us would survive his terrible twos (no joke). How much he reminds me of a little man, now. How much I count on him in ways I don't even realize.
One day he won't want to snuggle and watch cartoons. Soon enough he won't beg for crayons and paper and then spend an hour intently working on a new drawing to proudly show his Daddy when he gets home. In a blink of an eye, he won't be so little anymore.
He's starting school in less than a month! And even though it's only for 3 half days a week and even though it's only Pre-k...I still am going to be a little sad. And I'm going to miss having my boy around all the time.
Because time flies by way too quickly! And I'm trying to soak up and hold on to every precious moment!
God has entrusted me with four beautiful little creations and I am honored for this opportunity to be their Mommy - to train them up in the ways they should go, so that when they are older, they will not depart from it! (Proverbs 22:6)
Today, I am simply thankful!
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