“Remember, just like a butterfly, she too will spread her wings and fly some day. Enjoy her caterpillar years.”
This quote was on this great list of 50 Rules for Dads the other day(#43). It really struck me.
I just sat there for a few minutes thinking of the children I have in my home. I am blessed to watch them daily them unfold their wings.
It is a thousand little things they do.
Working hard and doing things without being reminded.
Setting goals and striving for them.
Praying and having the faith to expect results.
Becoming more independent in their school work.
Making meals without my help.
They aren’t flying alone
yet
but they are emerging from their cocoons and becoming the men & women that God is shaping them into becoming.
It is bittersweet.
When they were little I would dream of this day.
But now I look around and see that I am to some extent working myself out of a job.
So as we work, play and live I am cherishing these caterpillar years.
They are fleeting. I blink and the caterpillar has changed into something different and beautiful
Recent Homeschool Posts.
This year starting school didn’t include homeschooling for our family. After being in the trenches with my four kidos for 20 years it was a bit of a shock. Do you want to know why we would choose to NOT homeschool our youngest? Well, read on!
Over two decades ago this month, I sat nervously down with my oldest and we started our first phonics lessons. It was so foreign to me as a public school teacher to only have to keep one child’s attention. The subject matter was totally different as I had taught middle school and adults prior to that first day of Kindergarten in our home.