...and the school year is underway!

It’s a beautiful Leap Day in Lautaro! Today was also the first day of our homeschooling year (remember, it’s still summer here in the southern hemisphere!).  It can be very challenging to teach various ages/grade levels at the same, as any homeschool family knows, and adding a baby brother, bilingual classes, busy ministry and a recent 400-mile move to the mix doesn’t make it any easier!  But it is such a great blessing to be able to teach them at home, and they do enjoy it!

The benefit to starting classes this week is that Gus has time to help me out before the next team arrives this Saturday. It is a huge encouragement to have his support in setting up the routine, since I can easily get discouraged when things don’t start smoothly. Teamwork is a great thing! (smile)

This morning was fun, the kids did well, and after schoolwork we all went over to the plaza right across from our house for a bit, to enjoy the sunshine!

 

I know there are important ministry projects currently going on and in the works for the near future, but Gus and I have always considered our family to be our #1 ministry. We always say this as a couple (and remind ourselves of it), but sometimes it’s easy to get so focused on other ministry goals and overlook certain aspects of our family life.

So this week I’d like to ask you to please be praying for us as a family (and for me in particular as the primary care giver & teacher while Gus is working) in this new school year that we’ve just started. Specifically, that it would be a fun, eye-opening year, that the kids would love learning, that I would be patient & energetic and full of God’s joy & peace.  And that we would take the time to enjoy the sunshine and bike rides! (smile)

Thank you for your support for our family!

In His Love,

~Karissa