Wyndee Fields

"How do you handle being cooped up with the kids all day?" I've been asked that a lot recently by family members that have known I'm homeschooling for quite a while now. I'm afraid I was a little terse with one of them when I responded, "I DO have friends outside the home!" My real answer: I am happy to be with them. I love my children and they love me. Better yet, they love each other! My children ask each other to play all the time. I enjoy waking up to find one or both of my little ones had crawled into bed with me sometime in the morning. We share spontaneous hugs and kisses throughout the day. The words, "I love you," flow freely from our lips and smiles are a dime a dozen around here. The best part of what I do is to enjoy learning more about the character of these little people whom God felt compelled to send my way. I marvel at the fact that Rayman and Little Man are opposite of each other in every way. I marvel that PoPo is somewhere in between, but that she is all girl, through and through.

I will admit, I will get frustrated, angry, and downright bitter sometimes. The bad attitudes do prevail some days and those are usually the days I would like to go back to bed and start over. But I also recognize that those feelings are created by my selfishness. I often tell my children they need to adjust their attitudes, or I will do it for them. Sometimes, I'm the one needing the adjustment.

I worked during Rayman's first 5 years. I thought it was hard. I had NO idea how easy I had it, but this "career" is much more rewarding.