My First Post
Bismillah ((I start) In the name of God) My Ballers A couple friends and I decided it would be great to jot down our home-school journey, simply for ourselves. May be one day we will look back at these times and think, "Alhamdulillah, I didn't do a terrible job after all!" So here I go... Praise Allah alone, I have been homeschooling for almost 5 years now. It hasn't been an entirely easy journey, but surely it has been exciting and encouraging. I think every homeschooling mother hits a point (every few months) and thinks, "This is awful. What was I thinking? I can't handle this!" But when you regroup, gather thoughts and lessons, and really analyze everything your child has learned with you, you're re-motivated and excited to continue. After I prayed Asr yesterday evening, I sat looking around our classroom. Then in deep thought my eyes focused on the carpet. I started thinking about my own education, religious and academic, and how