In an instant everything changed…
Do you ever have those moments when you know that your life will never be the same?
For me, it was the day I handed my oldest son his high school diploma. I knew it was not an option. It was a calling. An unshakable feeling down to the very last cell in my body that I had to share my passion for homeschooling with the world. And not just share my passion but to make homeschooling mainstream. I had no idea in that moment that my life would change forever. Or even more shockingly, just how much my life would change.
When we started homeschooling I knew without a doubt that I was called to homeschool. I was in it for the long haul. By the time my last child graduates from high school, I will have homeschooled for over 17 years. That’s actually a small number compared to some homeschool mamas, but that's 17 years nonetheless. When we started homeschooling my goal was pretty simple: to homeschool my kids successfully which meant that all my kids graduated high school, went to college, and then became useful members of society. I wanted to stay in my lane, fly under the radar, and not bring any attention to myself. I was terrified that someone would expose me as unqualified to educate my children and invalidate their education. I had convinced myself that once we gained that magic college admittance, we had somehow proved our success. My goodness my vision was small.
So as I handed Simon his diploma I wondered how many moms were out there that were just like me - staying in their lane, flying under the radar and not bringing any attention to themselves. And that’s when everything changed and every last cell in my body vibrated with a passion to change the perception of homeschool by bringing awareness, information, tools, and resources to an uneducated world.
I wanted to give to the world what I had so desperately needed and wanted when I started homeschooling: a community of moms and families that understood what it meant to homeschool. I wanted other moms to know that I understood how much time and energy is willingly sacrificed but often unnoticed. I wanted other moms to have resources and tools at their fingertips instead of having to search endlessly for themselves. I wanted other moms to know that I understand how much your heart breaks and celebrates when your children use the wings you have purposely given them. It’s just different for homeschool mamas. We are not the same as stay-at-home moms or public/private school moms. It’s just the way it is, and we need each other.
So, in an instant I knew how much greater we could be together. Thank you for being a part of my world.
Living our faith through action,
Karena
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