This post was originally published August 23, 2005
“I need to read words, Mommy!” she announced, talking with her hands for emphasis. You can see a new grown-up tooth peeking though where a baby tooth had not too long ago fallen out.
This is the child who cried when I asked her to sit and read a few pages to me from a Christian Liberty Nature Reader. Getting her to read anything other than a My Little Pony book is quite the chore, so for Susan to be searching for something to read was wonderful to hear. And it wasn’t mommy-imposed reading.
This is one of the reasons why we homeschool, isn’t it? To be there when our children discover the magic of losing themselves in the pages of a book. Watching her triumph over the difficult math problems. Taking an interest in what turns into a life-long love affair with anything be it science, history or the arts.
Susan’s proclamation of her need for words is going to fuel me to keep going this upcoming school year. I need to remember it when I don’t feel like teaching a tough subject or when the children campaign for a school-free day when we need to get the academics done.
My girl is a reader. Not just a reluctant reader plodding through a page, but a lover of words, lost in the story. A compulsive reader. Knowing I had a hand in making that happen is a wonderful gift.
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That is so wonderful! I had struggles with math with my eldest daughter when she was in regular school and now that we homeschool it is her favorite subject. I wish you many great successes to follow. Sounds like you are doing a great job! God bless!