Satisfied


That is the feeling I get when my homeschool graduates excel at something. 

But it is also the feeling I get when my sons see a children's book we used as part of our homeschool curriculum. Their faces brighten up and they make a positive comment. 

Satisfied. 
Good book and good memories equals good job, teacher! 

Working at the daycare and teaching preschool has made me even more thankful for the privilege I had to be a stay-at-home mom and homeschool the boys all those years. Sometimes the days were long and difficult, but...oh, the feeling of satisfaction now. It was worth every struggle. 

It was the best thing I ever did. 
My greatest accomplishment. 
Not because of how smart my boys are. They are incredibly smart. 
But because of the closeness it brought us as a family and the character it built in us. 
And the way our faith could be the solid thread through it all. 

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