Homeschooling

Last November I felt the Lord nudging me toward the possibility of homeschooling. Rick and I have talked about the subject in the past, but have never felt the need. Katie was attending a wonderful Christian school and we could afford the payments even on a single income. But this feeling wouldn't go away.
I refused to pray about it because I know God always wins those arguments, so I just ignored it. Then the registration came due for next year and the nagging got worse. Finally I began to pray and argue with God. "Why should I do this, God?" I'd ask. "We have the money and can afford this wonderful school. We don't need to home school." This continued all that week. Then Rick came home and said things were worse at work. He wasn't sure he was going to have a job in a few weeks. I felt a smack on the head. OK. So maybe we wont be able to afford the school bills next year. I need to pray about this.
As I prayed I felt more pushed toward homeschooling. Then I decided to talk to Rick. He's always been against it, he'll be on my side and then we'll end this battle. After all, God said I need to submit to the decisions of my husband, right? Sunday, January 11th I sat down and told Rick I was thinking of homeschooling. I told him we needed to decide by Friday (when the registration money was due at LACS). He said, he thought it was a good idea. It's only 2nd grade, a good year to try it out. And suggested we ask Katie what she thinks. All I could think was "Are you serious, God? You got him on Your side too?"
Later that night I talked to Katie. The conversation went like this...
M. "Do you like your school?"
K. "Yes."
M. "Would you ever want to stop going to that school?"
K. "No"
M. Silently rejoices..."Really? So you wouldn't want to home school next year?"
K. "Stop. Wait. Is that an option? I didn't think that could happen."
M. "So you want to stay at LACS or home school next year."
K. "I want to home school. That sounds good."
M. "Well, Daddy and I are praying about it and just wanted to know your opinion. It'll be hard work, it wont just be watching TV and playing with your brother. And I'll be your teacher."
K. "OK. But wait mom...what about art? You don't like a mess. How will I do Art?" Etc.
So, her only real concerns were art , Spanish and PE. Otherwise she is so on board she wants to quit school now and begin homeschooling.
What's really weird is I'm excited now too. I've been asking questions, reading books and checking websites. There is so much support and options for home school families now. We still don't know how long we'll do this. At the moment it's just for 2nd grade. But as I research I'm becoming more of a fan. This may be the new Riggan lifestyle for several years to come.