Oct. 6, 2007
Columbus and I and Dreams
Martin Luther King, Jr. isn't the only one with a dream. Take Columbus, for example. He overcame incredible odds to become the explorer every year on the second Monday of October. I love Columbus Day. We do fun word searches, make boats and captain's hats and I have all sorts of fun things planned for Monday. I plan on reading the classic, COLUMBUS by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire. (We just finished reading Leif the Lucky by the same authors. I highly recommend their books!)
I have dreams, too. One of the things I've been toying with is becoming a full-time writer in a few years when I "retire" from my cottage school. I have this idea in my head about quitting my cottage school, bringing my twin boys with autism back home and learning life skills. They will be in Jr. High by that time and while I do know that academic skills are important, for them, life skills are even more so. I have no pipe dreams -- I know that my boys may not ever be able to do multiplication and division or read above a 3rd grade level. Their cognitive impairments keep them from being successful academically. But these boys do love to live! They have a zest and excitement for day to day life I wish I could get into my thick head!
So. . .having said all that. . .I must preface it by saying, I will do what God wants me to do. If He desires me to continue reaching out to the community where I live and teaching other children who need a Charlotte Mason learning environment -- I will do that. But should He release me from it, then I do want to spend a good part of the rest of my life writing! But only if it's God's perfect will. If it's God's perfect will, it will happen. If it's not -- it will fail.
In the meantime, I'm trying to do as much research as I can on self-publishing (should I go that route), marketing and internet sales. I found a resource you might like to check out: http://www.jamesbrausch.com/
James, if you read this, I tried to sign up for your e-mail letters and it wouldn't let me sign in! How do I sign up? Also, do you really think a middle-aged tired Mom could have a successful writing career in the fall years of her life?
Readers, I've been told by my writing mentor, Randy Ingermanson, this is someone we can trust. I have no idea what his basic worldview is. I can only say that he is supposed to really know his stuff!
Comments
Oct. 6, 2007 - Untitled Comment
 Posted by quietcajun
I love the books by the D'Aulaires! I like the Ben Franklin one a lot!
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Oct. 7, 2007 - Math
 Posted by Anonymous
I am glad you either have a new computer or have the old one up and running. Ours did not survive the blue screen of death back in August, and I received my new computer in September!
Don't give up home on the academics. My 18yo with autism is in Level 6 of Making Math Meaningful. She is doing multiplication and long division! She can learn higher level academics, but at her own pace. We do manage to fit in life skills and time out and about in the community. She is even a member of the adult choir now!
Tammy
http://aut2bhomeincarolina.blogspot.com
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Oct. 7, 2007 - Not giving up!
 Posted by KarlaKAkins
Oh, I'm not giving up on academics at all! I'm just trying to prioritize what is most important for them to know!
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