Homeschooling an only
Every so often SweetPea and I have to have a pep talk about her being an only child--this week was one of those times. She would love a sibling and since that's just not a probability, we have to go back to the basics--God has defined our family as it is and how do we live richly and with contentment within that definition? I can't blame her. It's often a lonely road and we are challenged to bring about that balance she wants. We live in a neighborhood with no kids she can play with and puppies don't talk, P.E. is really boring (like how exciting is jump-rope?), we have to be careful not to be too demanding on friends and not to feel pushed to do too many outside activities to compensate. All cousins and extended family live in another state. Her mom has to be mom and teacher and friend and playmate, and when you're the whole student body, there's just not a lot of room for mess-up! I've often told her she is having a unique opportunity to become good f