We received several comments from homeschoolers who are carrying on as single parents. We want to hear from you! How are you managing all the demands of your life? How can we pray for you?
Blessings,
Christine

Hi, Christine, thank you for this new forum! Perhaps if I talk about myself, might other single moms offer their experiences? Aside from all the problems and challenges that go along with a broken home, I've found that continuing to homeschool my sons has been a multi-faceted blessing. Since we were homeschooling before the divorce, homeschooling was one of the very few parts of my sons' lives which didn't change. Their parents split apart, the rules they had to follow became two opposing sets, their lives became divided between two different homes, and their loyalties toward both parents became strained. But when it came to doing schoolwork, the books and activities remained familiar and consistent. It didn't matter whether we were living in a battered women's shelter or with a relative, school was a constant. I've been told many times to put my kids in public school and get a better job. It seems to me, though, that because of so many changes in their lives, this is THE time to make sure we stay close to each other. Not go and form our own totally separate lives away from home, desperately making friends into family and , well, dropping family down to the rank of free food and lodging, generally speaking, of course. My sons do have their own social lives away from home, to an extent. We hope to join a homeschool co-op and the 4-H in the near future. So far, we are beginning to reap good fruits: my boys are happier than ever, and we are all making progress in healing our past hurts. God is good.
I'd love to hear other mom's advice and experiences! Please pray that we find an attorney who will succesfully represent my boys needs. Thank you, in advance.

May God continue to bless you in raising these young men! I will be praying for your situation and that you will be able to find the right attorney. Staying together through these difficult times and sacrificing for them will leave you with no regrets. Thanks for your encouragement.

Hi Freed!
Welcome to the board. Thanks for your transparency about your life. Your faithfulness to your sons will reap blessings - it already is!
Are you having to work outside the home?
Blessings,
Christine

Thank you, walkinginHIM, for your encouragement. Hi Christine -- no I haven't yet worked outside the home. I currently live with my parents, bless them! I'm actively searching for a reliable work-at-home job. Hopefully, the dreaded day of working 40-plus hours away from home will not come too soon!

Good news- I may have found a good lawyer!

Will some of you single parents talk about how you juggle both work and homeschooling?

Hi Freed!
Thanks for visiting again! Tell us how you're doing on finding work at home. I think that's a challenge facing many moms, and it's hard to sort out business opportunities from scams, isn't it? Share what you've learned with us!
Congrats on finding a lawyer! As a non-practicing lawyer myself, I know it can be hard to find someone to trust...
Blessings,
Christine

It would be great to find out how other single mom's manage work and homeschooling. I find it such a challenge. I have to work outside the home right now but I am a nurse. This allows me to work 2-3 twelve hour shifts per week so I can be home the other days. I am also in school full time to finish my degree. I don't have many choices at this point so I just keep on going by God's grace. Does anyone else have to work outside the home? How do you manage everything that needs to be done?

Hi PLB,
Welcome to the board! Thanks for taking time out of your busy life to stop by. My question for you is - how do YOU do it? Work and school? You must be incredible organized and energetic.
So glad you could visit. Stop back because more people are joining all the time. Let's share our stories and ideas!
Blessings,
Christine

I would like to communicate with other single moms who have or would like to homeschool their kids, but have no other choice but to work outside the home.

Hi pteg!
Welcome to the board! I sincerely hope other single moms will notice your post and respond. It has been tough to get single mom participation here.
God's blessings,
Christine

Hi! I am a single mother in the Pacific Northwest. I stayed here so my son could continue building his relationship with his dad. Right now that isn't go so well, mainly due to unresolved issues that the father is in denial for. It has been a vicious cycle. Needless to say, domestic violence played a part in the divorce.

I homeschool my son as a fifth grader. I recieve very little support from our Christian Co-Op, from our small town churches, and from society in general. I find that people do not understand nor do they want to understand the widow and orphan's plight.

I know that God has a plan and that all of this is for His Glory. But it has been a hard row to hoe. I want to encourage the other single parents out there who may experience similar alienation and avoidance. As I long to be loved unconditionally and long for my son and I to have a network of support, it through prayer and the bible that we are comforted most.

Merry Christmas!

Hello , I am a new-be! I have been inclined to homeschool for the past year but have sent my son (kindergartener) to private school thus far. I have just recently moved 25 miles from his school and have been driving 500 miles per week to keep him there! Gas is just horrid and I refuse to public school him. It's nearing the end of the year and I am talking with his teacher about the legalities of taking on his remaining curriculam on my own. I am a single mom of 5 and they range in age from 15 months, 3, 5, 6 and 14. I am trying to find some kind of legitimate home-work that will allow me to stay home, though I haven't figured that one out yet! I have HUGE faith and believe God to work it out. It is a hard road but God NEVER fails when your obediant and trust him. It is nice to know there are places out there where you can connect with other people who can actually sympathize and support instead of the usual world view of "Just put'm in free and easy public school!" I'm so sick of hearing that! That is not who I want raising and sowing into my childrens' lives no matter how FREE it is! Sometimes the hard way IS the best way and I believe God says "PARENTS, raise up your children" not "parents- let the gov't raise your children!" Anyway, just glad to be here, and blessings to all........