My name is Missi and I am a homeschool mom.......and I'm proud of it!  We began homeschooling 10 years ago when our "job" in the ministry was to travel around the nation.  We could never expect our kids to attend a week of school, miss two weeks, attend three weeks, miss one week and learn anything.  That attendance record would also be very frowned upon by any school administration!  So after much prayer and research we began our homeschooling journey.

I figured it would be a little slice of Heaven since I was such a dedicated student myself.  Well, let's just say there were SOME  days when it was heavenly and my two kids were angelic in their dedication to the acquisition of knowledge. And then there were other days when it was just yucky.

But we had decided at the very beginning that if we were going to take this non-traditional track that we were going to do it with gusto and see it through to the very end.  We have set high standards for our kids.  They have both learned that sometimes not making it all the way to mom & dad's expectations is how they find out their limitations.  Exceeding our expectations has given them, and us, the thrill of finding their strengths and talents!

And in eight short weeks it will all be over.  Yup, the baby of the family is getting ready to spread her beautiful wings and fly the coop.  I am so proud and happy and anxious!  In fact, I feel quite a bit like I felt the day she was born.  This milestone in her life has been prayed about and planned for just like her birth was.  It marks a huge change in the dynamics of our home and family.  It is, in so many ways, MY graduation too!

So here's to you Sweetie!  Let's have a great party to celebrate what you have accomplished!  And here's to all the other homeschool families out there........keep the goal in your sights.  When I look back, the journey has been incredible for all of us!