I decided to blog yesterday about our first day of the
new school year and show adorable pictures of the kids hard at work. I mean
just log on to any social media site and you will see adorable pictures of all
your “friends” kids and their first day of school, right? But, even the best of
plans are foiled!!
We started school Tuesday, and the day went great! We always
get excited at the start of a new year, one of the boys said “it’s like getting
to start perfect.” Isn’t that true? Getting a clean slate is a blessing for all
of us I think.
This year I have a 3rd and 6th grader
plus lil missy starting K3 (it’s mostly to keep her busy and get her used to
sitting still). Every year we get the questions on our choice of homeschool and
I feel as though I must defend our choice once again. But, the Lord showed me
something recently during one of my Pastor’s messages; this homeschool thing is
what God has called me to do. So, when the clean slate has been smudged
and the kids are tired of arithmetic and reading, I will remind myself that
this is what God has called me to do and therefore I can have “joy unspeakable
and full of glory.”
It is my heart’s desire to train my children in the way of
the Lord just as the Apostle Paul says in II Timothy 3:14, 15. “But continue
thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of
whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the
holy scriptures…”
So, whatever the Lord has called you to do (and if you’re a mother
I can tell you it involves training your children) I pray you will go at it
with all your heart and seek the Lord for guidance and strength. For me, it’s
back to teaching my kiddos and taking extra care of my Chandler.
dawn...i enjoyed reading your post...you are such an inspiration....God has truly blessed you and your family...
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