Comments on: The Gift of Time

By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:03:58 +0000

Thanks Patrice. I’m so grateful that this opportunity is materializing. I’ll have to work very part time night shift in the hospital, but I’ll have so much more time with Jeffrey than I do now. As soon as my husband is able to increase his hours from part time to fulltime, we’re going to make the switch!

By: pfmacarthur

pfmacarthur — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:42:23 +0000

Claire,

I am so happy for you that you may be able to stay home with your son! I know that is something you have wanted for a long time!

As Karen (who was the other part of that same panel discussion!) indicated, there are many options when it comes to homeschooling. Plus, you have plenty of time. Enjoy this time when your son is small!

Patrice

By: kford

kford — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:05:19 +0000

Thanks Patrice! Time is one of the greatest treasures we homeschooling parents have. I’ve often said that when my kids were in school, the teachers had them during their best hours of the day. I only saw them when they were tired and crabby. Now, we have those good hours together and our relationships are stronger because of it!

Claire–there are many solid, Catholic homeschooling curriculum providers: Kolbe, Mother of Divine Grace, Seton, and Catholic Heritage Curricula (to name a few). You don’t have to design it all yourself. And if you have a Catholic Homeschooling group in your area, other mothers will be one of your greatest resources.

God bless!

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By: Claire

Claire — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:55:37 +0000

Thank you for this article, Patrice. My son is only 17 months old, but this is an issue that I think about a lot. We intentionally bought a house in an excellent school district long before Jeffrey. But even in the best of school districts, there’s always the risk of the children being exposed to “Heather Has Two Mommies” or worse. Not to mention the fact that in school for 6 hours out of the day Jeffrey wouldn’t hear even the slightest mention of God. I have my doubts about my ability to provide a well-rounded curriculum, and I worry about the potential limits on social interaction for my son who will most likely be an only child. But your point about the gift of time is indeed very compelling. Now that it’s looking like I’m going to be able to quit my fulltime job and be home most of the time, I want to have as much time as possible to enjoy Jeffrey’s childhood which is flying by (especially after missing so much of his infancy).