Admittingly, I don't have much experience in homeschooling - yet!  But I have found it a very interesting time so far.  When my children were smaller, I used to beg the Lord to use me - in my off times!  I thought, wrongly, that it's impossible to be of any service when surrounded by little ones!  Was I wrong!  Sadly it took me years to find this out and I never could understand why the Lord didn't send some needy person across my path when I was alone or walking through the mall.

Sometimes we really don't know what we ask for!

I have come to see that the Lord really wants to use me right now, with my young ones!  Also that it's not so much about what we DO, but what we ARE - and what we are because of Jesus making us right with God again.

When the Lord called me into full-time ministry He used a verse about being a light to the nations - being a light means to shine where it's dark, where it's dangerous, where they need a light.  It also means that I have to give up my dreams and ambitions and let the Lord use me as He intended!  I was kind of like a lighthouse keeper who wanted to live in the desert!  Not realizing I needed to be on the coast, on the rocks doing my job! 

I never dreamed that being a homeschooler would be my calling!!  I wanted to be out there where the action was in missions!  In the meantime the action was right here at home!!

What greater work - to have this kind of discipleship time with my boys.  To be a family who serve and love the Lord!  In short - to be a light and a "lighthouse keeper" for Him!

May we be lighthouse keepers so that when others look at us they shall see the Light and glorify our Father!