Back to school

We are back! This week we started school again and it is so great to get back to a routine and the new school year.  Summer flew by and I'm sad about that but there is excitement in our home now that The Breakfast Club is back in session.  

We follow a traditional school year more or less for two reasons:

1.  So my girls can play with their friends when they are out of school.

2. So I can get a good restful break and prepare for the next school year.

During the summer we worked on math and spelling from the Summer Bridge books.  I think next year I will save myself the money and just continue with the curriculum that we use throughout the year and not work as rigorously on the material as we do during the regular school year.  My kids didn't really enjoy the workbooks so next summer I've learned my lesson.

I had the goal to blog about our adventures during this past summer but after we completed our school work in May I became really sick and struggled to find medical help that could resolve my situation.  I am a relatively healthy person but it wasn't until this year that I really began to feel my body change and the need to take extra care of myself. Since March I began dealing with some issues with my right kidney which eventually led to some neurological problems like numbness in my legs and right arm...even my tongue which was scary.  I spent countless hours in prayer and hundreds of dollars for medical care, trying to pinpoint a problem.  I have empathy for people who have health problems and can't find a diagnosis.  It is frustrating to say the least and very lonely.  I worried about being able to handle the task of homeschooling this fall while still dealing with my health issues.  It was on July 1, when my family prayed and fasted, and I received a priesthood blessing from my father who is a Patriarch, that doors opened and I began to find answers and the people that could help me.  I saw miracles and little by little I was healed.  I am so blessed and I begin this new school year with gratitude for the renewed health and strength I've received.  I have learned that it is important to ALWAYS rely on my Heavenly Father for direction and help because He is so merciful and loving and willing to give his children blessings, if we are willing to ask.  I know he is aware of me and I'm grateful to be made whole again. 

This is going to be the best school year yet.  I can feel it.  This week I have already seen great  improvements in my children's abilities and I'm excited for the possibilities that are before them.  I will blog more about what curriculum we are using and the summer adventures that we were able to finally have in another post, but for now...it's just great to be back!✏️📚