Sweet Success

Okay so this week  has been very hard for my family personally. Our dog passed away suddenly, hubby got the flu even though we got the shot, son had surgery, and I feel like I am on the verge of catching a nasty cold. But through it all I have been pushing on, especially with homeschooling. This has definitely a week where I have had to ask God for more strength because my will, and my body has been wanting to stay in bed. I am so glad I pushed through for this week I have been reaping so many rewards. First of all this is my first year homeschooling, and my son has been devouring the Explode the Code series. I have been doubting myself on my teaching abilities, and since he has been going through the books at a fast passed I had been wondering if I should limit him or let him go. Well I chose to let him go at his pace. He finished books A,B, and C within two months. So I went ahead and bought book one which is for first graders. They had a mini test in the front which he aced with his eyes closed. And all the sudden out of no where my son is reading. I am having so many mixed emotions right now. I am scared, I am happy, I am nervous, and I am awed. He is even doing his sight words in Spanish. Is this what it feels like to home school? What are the victories that you have experienced? Please share you comments, because I know am not the only one.

Giving It Up to God

These past few weeks have been difficult for me. My 4 year old had surgery and was nauseated, and vomiting all night, my debate teacher from high school died suddenly after his wife died a day or two earlier, I am also reading this book called Five Love Languages of Children (which is such an uncomfortable but needed eye opener. More to come on that later and highly recommend ), and one of my dearest friends is moving. How does one deal or process all these life changes at once. I am giving it up to God. I can no longer deal with it on my own and it has become too much to carry. I have always been somewhat of a control freak, but this is just too much. God I need you in this moment. My strength is gone, my energy is wane, and my list of responsibilities is mounting. I need your everlasting peace to come and surround me and lift me up, so that I can keep going. God I thank you for being there for me when I need it most. Help all of us mothers with our juggling of responsibilities and at the same time with grief. In your name Amen.

Finding Joy in the Chaos!!

I have been following other Motherhood blogs for a long time and I feel like the time has come for me to start my own. Time to take a leap of faith and do something new... My name is Shammah Garcia and I am proud to be an old-fashioned mama. I love making cookies for my three little boys ages 4,3 and 1. They are amazingly full of energy and I love every moment. I am homeschooling my four year old and he enjoys it. This blog will be about my journey in motherhood; my ups and downs. It will be about my hobbies such as book reading, great recipes, and it will also be bilingual, as I am multicultural. Hopefully you will delight in the stories, and once again discover over and over again the joys of being a mother.