Evolution and the ever changing flow of life..

I've gotten inspired to breathe some new life into my parenting blog.. so here goes.. My boys are 12 and almost 9 now.. each year is full of new experiences for us, I keep learning more and more how to relax as a mom, how to trust my innate inner knowing, to appreciate my kids more deeply each day... and truly I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the clarity I had since before they were even born about what was really important: to spend time together, to honor and respect each other, to be very present and to see one another deeply at the essence not just at the surface. So many things influenced me along the way. I was 8 years sober and 33 years old when my oldest Reese was born, I'd been on a conscious spiritual path for 10 years, I'd done loads of therapy of all kinds, I'd had amazing healing in my own life, in my relationships, I'd transformed in many ways. I had been a lover of kids and babies (and animals) for most of my life, I got to spend every weekend with my niece (from age 2 mos to 2 years) for 2 years prior to my son being born, I was really ready to be a mom. I learned about homeschooling before my kids were born, I attended a 5 day homeschooling conference when Reese was 7 mos old, my eyes were opened, I was amazed by the homeschooled kids that I met, I resonated so deeply with how respectful and honoring it felt to let you children learn at their own rate and pace, to let them learn what was interesting for them, to not institutionalize them and put them in an environment where they were forced to learn stuff for 8 hours a day that they did not care about, be graded and rated and compared and labeled I was so drawn to want to be with my kids.. the thought of sending my 5 yr old off for 3-6 hours a day to let someone else teach him, learn with him, share all of his amazing discoveries with him was not remotely interesting. I'd had 2 careers and gone back to school, gotten a Masters degree, achieved and accomplished.. now I was ready to be a mommy full time. Here I am 12 years later and I still feel the same way! I still want to homeschool. I am still loving being with my kids, following and fueling their passions, discovering and delighting in who they are each day. Even though I've gone back to work in the last 6 months and our schedule does not look the same as when we played all day and traveled all the time, we are still homeschooling and spending tons of time playing and learning and growing together. My kids are thriving, I am thriving, life is delightful and I'm loving it.