11/7/05
I am thankful I homeschool because _It has brought our
family closer together. Both D and I come from
broken families, and neither of our families are what
I would consider really close (probably closer than
some, but not as close as I’d like). We have been
home educating our children since our oldest child (a
daughter) was a baby, and until last year, I couldn’t
give you a real reason why, except that God had called
us to homeschool. Well, last year, God gave me the
opportunity to share with a friend WHY He called us to
home educate our children. It was to bind those ties
back together in our family again. Our immediate
family is very very close, and oftentimes, if you see
one of us, you see all 6 of us. We thoroughly enjoy
spending time together, and my children are all best
friends with one another. SO different than my and
D’s relationships with our siblings.
I am thankful for home educating my children, because
I have had the opportunity to share so much with them.
They have had opportunities that just wouldn’t be
possible if they were “other schooled”. They are all
growing to love the Lord with all of their hearts,
minds, bodies, and actions, and it is so encouraging
to my “mommy heart” to see that! My children also
have INCREDIBLE imaginations, and can come up with
some of the neatest games and whatnot out of almost
nothing! And I am blessed enough to see all of it!
I am thankful for home educating my children because
when they leave our home, they will be thoroughly
rooted and grounded in the truth of God’s Word, and
our prayers are that that will be passed on as a
legacy to the future generations of our family!
I think that my favorite thing about home education is
that we can do things “outside of the box”. Our
schooltime can be anywhere! We don’t have to get
dressed for school. We can lay on momma’s bed for
school, or have schooltime in the back yard, enjoying
God’s creation. I also love to incorporate
non-traditional methods into our school day, such as
reading aloud, even to my 7th grader, cooking, baking,
serving others, playing games to learn math and
spelling, etc.
I also love the flexibility that is available to me
through home educating my children!
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