God is doing a brand nu thang

My God is doing a brand nu thang
But since time began, He remains the same
Faithful, forever to His Word
Solid, a cornerstone unstirred

Two weeks ago today, I received Jory’s Math-U-See curriculum. At first, I couldn’t think of anything that I had ordered that would be coming to me, then it dawned on me what it was. It hit me when I placed the order at CHEA that I was homeschooling, but to hold the box in my hand that contained curriculum that I would be teaching to my baby boy was taking it to the next level.

And now I’m getting a money order so I can purchase his Sonlight curriculum from a woman who privately emailed me saying she had what I was looking for for a reasonable price including shipping. It was actually more than what I needed or wanted, but it was a great deal. So soon I will hold in my hands his reading and writing curriculum, with some history and science thrown in as a bonus.

God is so faithful, yet I wondered how I was going to pay for everything. I looked at the bills that laid before me: school enrollment, membership fees for CHEA (Christian Home Educators Association of California) and HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association). Where was this money coming from? But as always God provides, I was told I could apply for a discount for my HSLDA membership fee. Last night, I received in the mail my CHEA membership card. I didn’t understand that when I paid to my entrance fee to get into the CHEA convention, I also was paying for a year’s membership. And even when it came to the CHEA convention, a few days before I was set to go I received an email that said the first fifty people to email CHEA back would get a discount on their CHEA ticket and I, by the grace of God, was one of those people. The school that I want to enroll Jory into gave me a discounted price without me even asking.

Earlier this summer, I went to a bbq and met a woman, who was recommended by a friend, who was interested in babysitting Jory for the school year. This woman was on fire for God and her children were well-mannered and friendly. But being a resident of the greatest city in the world, it would take me a half hour each way to get to her house from my job, which was only five miles away. How could I do this every morning, particularly with dropping the girls off at school first? Even though I really liked her, I busted my brain trying to figure out I could make this work but nothing was coming to me. I searched for other people, but others were either too far or out of my price range or weren’t Christians. And then SCORE! It came to me I had a friend who lived blocks away from my job who might be willing to drop Jory off at his babysitter’s house for a minimum fee. God is always working.

I am stepping out on complete faith with this homeschooling thing and every step of the way He is providing. So it seems like our adventure is about to begin. Jory and I, with God as our merciful leader, will soon start this rollercoaster called school - - homeschool. Pray for us.