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Busy, Busy Planning
Well, I don’t know about you, but I am busy, busy planning our first official homeschooling year – commencing this Fall. Having researched homeschooling since I was pregnant, I thought I knew ALL about it. Somehow coming to Christ 2.5 years ago, having three children so far (instead of our originally planned 1 or 2) and seeking to equip our children to follow Jesus and win the world for Him, the whole picture has changed for us. Where I was once nonchalant, I am now afire with the passionate desire to give my children a thorough, adequate education, one that is rich, living and understandable to them, filled with discussion, thought and real experiences. I want so much more for them than the textbooks/workbooks/memorizing until the test then dump philosophy of education that I grew up with in public school. I’m learning that my educational goals do not come cheaply however, and I’m working on resting in God and counting on Him to provide. And HE is, it’s exciting to see. After all, these are HIS little ones, I only have them on loan 
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Sounds like you’re off to a great start. I’ve only been homeschooling for two years, but there have been many days when I’ve felt the same thing you’re talking about — the need to fall back on God as the ultimate parent of my children. Thanks for this encouragement for today!
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Home schooling is an awesome responsibility. We started out because there were shootings in the middle school and a stabbing over a boyfriend in the high school. That was almost 15 years ago. Since then, our goals and methods have changed as our faith in God has grown.
You are correct. I think all home schoolers basically recognize that they don’t want the homogenized education many children are getting in the ps, but when you enter in the Deuteronomy 6 commands to walk with them and talk with them, teaching His commands, well, that opens us up to a whole new world for his people.
Thanks for your submission to the carnival this week. It is up and posted at my blog. http://jacquedixon.com/?p=3843
blessings on your journey to bring your children to him and lead them in his ways~
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