I’m sorry, but I just don’t like Facebook. I tolerate it…post stuff on it, because they make me…but I don’t like anything that steals my time and attention away from the people in my life who really matter. That’s not why I’m writing though.
The other day, the powers that be at Facebook notified me that Bruce Miller’s birthday was that day. Bruce went to my high school in central Indiana and he was one of those big kids who got along with ‘most everyone.’
I guess Facebook didn’t realize he was dead. He died a few years ago. I didn’t hear any details; all I knew was that he was gone. It was kind of weird to see that birthday notification. Although we had only spoken to each other once in the last thirty years, it was odd knowing that a guy that I remember so easily was dead.
So what does this have to do with homeschooling? I’m not sure, except this: one of the lies homeschooling moms believe is that they’re always going to be “stuck” in this time frame of small kids, relentless homeschooling, and head-butting teenagers.
That’s not true.
The truth is: time is passing quickly, your small kids are going to grow up, you’ll finish your last day of teaching your children at home, your teenagers will move out of your house, you are going to die, and Facebook will still send me a notification of your birthday!
You may think you’ve got all the time in the world, but you don’t. Instead of wishing it away, you need to cherish every moment you get to spend with your children and spouse. I’m not talking about doing that in the future or on the weekend…I mean right now, today, even during school!!!
Happy birthday Bruce.
Only the Truth!
Todd