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This year I choose my 10th word of the year! A tra

This year I choose my 10th word of the year! A tradition I started back in 2013 and it feels like a different world. Which is why is this year’s word- HOPE might be the hardest. ⁣
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I’ve been feeling hard pressed on every side 𝗯𝘂𝘁 NOT crushed. Choosing Hope this year feels like a culmination of the last few years- love+boldness+abiding, etc. but I’m trusting that God is going to show up even in the places that seem dark right now and so I choose to place my Hope in Him. ⁣
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𝘉𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳. ⁣
Romans 12:12⁣
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What’s your word for the year? ⁣
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#oneword2022 #wordoftheyear #hope #oneword #hopeful #joyfulinhope #Godisgood

𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 was my #oneword for 2021. I used

𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 was my #oneword for 2021. I used this image back in January when I was posting about my word and I realize now how symbolic it was. ⁣
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C.S. Lewis said, “To love at all is to be 𝙫𝙪𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.” ⁣
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves⁣
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And I've got to say 2021 was a strange time to choose to be vulnerable. Lots of division and opportunities for judgment and misunderstandings and at times it felt like I was literally walking around holding out my heart as an offering to be received or trampled on. ⁣
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And there definitely were moments of heartbreak as we mourned the deaths of two uncles and one cousin gone far too soon. ⁣
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We grieved the loss of several friends who moved out of CA in the great exodus of 2021 ⁣
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We saw relationships tested over political and ideological differences⁣
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We left the church we loved for over 15 years ⁣
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𝗕𝗨𝗧 we also gave our hearts to a new church community that we absolutely love⁣
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Opened our hearts and our home to host old and new friends over coffee, karaoke and wine nights⁣
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Looked for the true, good and lovely things to love right in front of us⁣
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Let God soften our hearts toward the Bay Area and found a renewed love for the people here. ⁣
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And God in His great love and kindness answered a very specific prayer request by providing not one but several amazing mentors who have generously poured into me this year, something I had been praying for for many years. ⁣
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My heart has been broken and it's been so full and I've been blown away by God's faithfulness this year.⁣
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So here's to more opportunities for love and vulnerability in 2022. Cheers! 🥂 ⁣
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𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳? ⁣

Homeschooling is one of the great joys of my life.

Homeschooling is one of the great joys of my life. But heading into the middle and high school years can be a bit challenging as far as building a community especially here in the Bay Area which sees families come and go every year. 😕⁣
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So as I’ve been thinking about options for our family we can either- ⁣
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🧳 Move somewhere else (not happening any time soon) ⁣
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🚙 Drive an hr plus to another homeschool community (not ideal)⁣
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🌁 Create my ideal homeschool community right here. (What I’m actually going to try to do) ⁣
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Our approach is based on the Schole’ model based on Classical education’s long tradition of emphasizing the seeking after of 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, and 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺, the study of the liberal arts and the 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀. ⁣
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I totally get that homeschooling is not for everyone. But I think everyone should ask themselves the question- 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯?⁣
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And then consider if your current system 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 that vision. ⁣
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So if you are considering options for your middle school or high schooler’s education let me know. I’m collaborating with other like-minded families here in SF/Peninsula who want to create a community where kids can learn, collaborate, grow and have fun together. We’re looking for teachers, tutors, activity leaders, etc., who want to help. ❤️⁣
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#homeschooling #bayareahomeschoolers #sfhomeschoolers #scholé #classicalhomeschool #homeeducator #sfeducation #homeschoolcoop #restfullearning

𝘙𝘦𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴; 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴. 1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:16-18‬ ❤️‭⁣

So much fun at the Stanford game with our faves. @

So much fun at the Stanford game with our faves. @nijmesky @ron.junio. Even ran into our favorite Cal bear 💗

Tailgating before the Big Game 🏈 #goStanford

Tailgating before the Big Game 🏈 #goStanford

Sally and Cru-el. 😆 #halloween2021

Sally and Cru-el. 😆
#halloween2021

Celebrating my cousins @_bella.amira and @connor.m

Celebrating my cousins @_bella.amira and @connor.mmc special day with my squad. 😍

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