All the Christian Homeschoolers!

[SunriseChickers]

Calling all Christian Homeschoolers! Whether you're still in schooling or are well graduated, all ages of homeschoolers are welcome! I know there's a good many hiding out on here and I'd love for us to have our own little community.

I have been homeschooled for my entire life. Some of my worst suffering is to be found with all the math curriculums I didn't complete, and all the good stuff was during recess. I'm rounding out my last year of homeschooling with some good, old fashioned home ec. Cooking, gardening, animal husbandry, all the good stuff, and some financial knowledge. You know, all the great stuff a young lady needs to be that Proverbs 31 gal.

So, tell me about yourselves!

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Hi, I’m Abby. I’ve been homeschooled my entire life, and I think it’s the best way to learn ever. My class is very tiny, even smaller now that my brothers graduated. It’s just me and @CatLoverLu. We’ll see if it was a mistake to tag her, probably was. The absolute best thing about homeschooling, growing up, was how fast I could get done with school. It took a few hours, and I was usually done before lunch. My public school friends were so jealous! Last year it took a lot longer, cause precalculus is tough, people! I’m finishing up my final year, and then it’s off to college. Of course, I’m already in college… The worst thing about homeschooling is the lack of friends, of course. You’re hanging out with your siblings all day, and it can get a little frustrating. Especially when you have to help your older bro with his math

I only have a million hobbies, my favorites are drawing, spinning wool, crocheting, bike riding, reading, climbing trees, birding, photography, the list could go on and on and on.

I’ll stop now, gotta go get ready for the day. I can tag a few more peeps, if ya want!

 

[Isadora]

I was homechooled and now I'm homeschooling my children.

 

[SunriseChickers]

AHH! I'm now someone's Fiancée.

 

[SunriseChickers]

I feel like maybe I'm ready to share now, since the ordeal is finally over...
It's a really hard thing to share, but a part of me feels very strongly that it should be shared. A lot of people don't talk about it, I think often because of shame, but there is no shame in this.

A TW will be at the top of the spoiler just in case.

Spoiler

TW: Miscarriage

I strongly feel the need to share this, despite it's intimate and tragic nature. Perhaps I feel the need to preserve the memory.

We were expecting a honeymoon baby (sex unknown) in early August of this year, but unfortunately over the weekend we got the word in the ER that we were likely having a miscarriage. I was 11 weeks pregnant, and went in for bleeding, which has started on Wednesday and increased slowly. There was honestly little doubt in my mind about what had happened. I felt like I'd known it would happen all along. I also felt all along like it was a boy.

Yesterday evening is when it finally did happen, and the shower was my best friend for a good two or three hours. The pain was so intense I couldn't talk about I could barely move, but thankfully it came in waves. We were able to save the little body, for which I am incredibly grateful, and we are planning a burial this week or next.

We named it Alexis Ray, after the (male) Saint Alexis Toth of Minnesota, and I suppose that's the most unisex we're getting when it comes to Saint's names. ;P It means Defender of the Light. My Dad suggested the middle name.

My body will be recovering for a while. I nearly fainted this morning when I first stood up before remembering I had experienced significant blood loss, and that actually gave me a good laugh (also because of my chronic illness, I'm no stranger to near misses, lol). I also feel a little weak and shaky in my fine motor control, but I'm sure iron supplementation will help remedy that in a few days.

I am physically wounded, but emotionally, I feel as though God has been protecting me. I've cried, of course, but for some reason I'm really very okay. It's as if my heart and soul have been held in gentle hands and surrounded by angels this entire time. I will not fail to miss and mourn my little one, but after I coerced myself into church this past Sunday, I have just felt so light. The sadness isn't burdening, or suffocating at all, though it still exists. It's strange. I feel like I am just grateful for this whole experience, even though it was so horrible, and I'm not sure why. It is a joyful sadness, and I am not sure how that can be. :')

Our priest stopped by last night to say some prayers for Alexis (Alexios in the Greek apparently) and myself. We were on his route home from bible study, so I was grateful for the timing of it all.

Thank you for all of your prayers, it's much appreciated. It was a hard several days, but by the grace of God I can move on with a cheerful face and still remember our little Alexios, who is awaiting us in heaven. ♥

 

[Kiki]

Congrats guys!!

 

[SunriseChickers]

I did it, I'm somebody's wife. It's so weird. My mind is even still defaulting to "boyfriend" sometimes, and of course more often "fiancé" still.
Last night we had wood fired pizza, watched Tron, and had some drinks. Today we said goodbye to my family and we are headed to our Honeymoon destination. :3

I'll share this pic because my face isn't in it. My sister in law took these, and she did a phenomenal job. She isn't actually a photographer but she has a fantastic eye for it. My sister arranged the bouquet. This is my mom's dress and veil.

 

[NC_Quail]

Hello all, I guess I will join the club. I’ve been homeschooling since COVID, I originally went to a private Montessori school. During the pandemic, we went to online classes (zoom), and I discovered that I am pretty good at working from home. However, the kids on the zoom class were disruptive (As middle schoolers can be), so I left Montessori entirely and have been doing my own thing for 3 years now.

My favorite subject often changes, I just know that I don’t like math. I just finished Algebra 2. I used to like English but parts of speech/ participles and all that nonsense have sucked some of the fun out of it for me. I still enjoy writing (essays/ usual schoolwork, journaling, and one ongoing fiction story project).

I feel the need to say that I hate romance books of any kind. HATE. I stopped reading fantasy almost entirely because it is just romance disguised as fantasy once you get past middle school-level reading. I lean more towards sci-fi these days, but I otherwise don’t read that much.

I, unlike others, thoroughly appreciate the lack of social interaction. I can pick and choose who/ when I want to hang out with, unlike in real school, where you get stuck with the same idiots your whole life. Of course, this is easy for me to say as an only child.

Although I don’t know “what I want to be when I grow up”, I am working hard to get into a good college (not ivy league level, but NC state or…I don’t know what else, really). Sometimes I wonder if all the time and effort is worth it.

Anyways, that’s me. That turned out to be a whole book practically , guess I do really like writing.

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Hi there!!

Just wanted to pop in and say hello. I am also a Christian homeschooler! I’ve been all my life, except for a bit of kindergarten.

I figured since I popped into say hello, I should probably give a little intro.

I am a teenaged country girl living in the wild coasts of Maine, with my silly puppy, lots of chickens and chicks, 4 duckings, 7 bunnies, and hopefully some goats and a barn cat in the next few months. I absolutely love animals and am always pushing to get more!

I am a very devoted Christian, and I truly love Christ with everything I am! I could never have gotten through some of the things I have without his constant love and grace. I want to live my whole life with him, for him, and in him. I want to be crazy radical in my faith, and hopefully, if it is the Lords will, become a missionary! I owe everything to him.

I am so excited to have found this thread and hopefully make some new friends!

-Summer

 

[Kingbobkingdom]

this one is really good