a cat sat.

“a cat sat.”

That is the first sentence Chloe read. (The “a” is not capitalized because we will be working on that later.) She read it all by herself without any help. She wrote it by herself also, but she was writing it humongous, so I showed her how to write on the lines and she wrote it again.

Homeschooling is hard. It’s really, really hard. It’s made even more difficult when my phone is constantly ringing. I don’t answer it, ya’ll. School time. I don’t answer it during nap time anymore either because I write and do my Jamberry work. So- my phone hours are after 3 PM. Then, you have a chance of me maybe answering. Maybe. I don’t like talking on the phone because my house is loud and I end up yelling over the noise and being unable to hear what the other person is saying.

Anyway, it’s hard. Trying to keep three kids of very different learning levels entertained is tough. Chloe is a champ and blocks out Addi putting a Barbie on her head and Harper pulling her hair. I’m telling you, last week I told Scott that I couldn’t do this. I didn’t want to do it anymore because, well, last week was awful. I’ll just be honest. Nothing went right and I had a lot on my plate. However, watching Chloe’s eyes light up when she READS a word is just INCREDIBLE. I can’t imagine having sent her to school and missing these moments with her. It’s awesome. It’s still hard, but so rewarding. She is working on 16 words now. She can read most of them if she focuses and thinks. There are a few that are tricky to her, but she is doing such an awesome job.

This motherhood business.. I tell ya. It’s hard. I am exhausted. There are days when I beg for just an hour away. I just want to go somewhere and space out until I drool because my brain is so exhausted.

That is why MOPS means so much to me. I am walking this journey alongside of these women. We are all tired and weary. I love that God has given me the opportunity to pour into these mamas in such an awesome way. It’s amazing that the more you pour yourself out, the more you become filled.