Sunday, August 24, 2008
~Reflections From My Heart~
"For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that is in you as well". 2 Timothy 1:5
I shared last week that the Lord has been working within me to change me for our school year. I have needed to take a look inside. This has shown me some attitudes and behavior that I had to repent and be forgiven for. To many times over the last few years, I have acted without faith but instead in fear. Fears that are unfounded and not edifying to the Lord or my family.
We only have five years left and Jennifer will be graduating from our homeschool. I don't know what the future holds for her, but I know that it is our passion to see her leave our home with a sincere faith in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This faith is not only to be taught, but caught by the example and role model.
I am blessed beyond measure to have a husband that is always modeling this faith to us in our home. He is a great leader and wonderful father. He wrote our homeschool vision statement.
Our Home School Vision School
Our vision for our home school is to provide a Christ-centered, Biblically based education for our children.
This will be in a loving atmosphere.
The environment in our home will be safe and fun.
All done to the Glory of God and according to His Will.
We will teach, equip and educate our children to reach their full potential in Christ. Not bound by the ways of the world but free to live out God’s Will for their lives.
We will prepare them for life long service to God and their family.
Also, leading them in the commandment to love the Lord their God with all of their heart, mind and soul.
We promise to provide them with all of the tools and opportunities for an excellent education, both in knowledge and wisdom. And their educatin shall prepare them for secondary education if the Lord wills.
END VISION STATEMENT
I have been deliberately neglectful in sharing our curriculum choices for the new year. I believe that each one of us should make our own decisions for our families. These decisions must be bathed in prayer and a knowing of our children. I will be putting them on the sidebar, as time allows.
Our year is going to be spent a lot in the Word of God. When asked what was their favorite parts of our last year of school, they would say "reading the Bible together". Jennifer loves the book of James, because we read it over and over together. Elizabeth loves the story of Creation, because we read it over and over together. I am not going to put time limits on this time.
In all of this I feel incredibly inadequate and rely only on Him.
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Friday, September 5, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Jacqueline
I really enjoyed reading your vision statement, and I appreciate your explanation for not listing your curriculum with it. Very wise words you had to say.
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Monday, September 8, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by AcceptanceWithJoy
Linda,
I am behind on reading blogs, so I have just read this. I only have 18-months and Marissa will be turning 18. She is a February baby so she will not have finished her senior year. At this point I do not know if she will stay much past her 18th birthday. We'll see. I hope to have instilled in Marissa a sincere faith in the Lord too. But, oh how I would like her to have a job, a place to live and a plan too. Falling into the trap of parenting out of fear is quite easy to for me.
I am glad to see others have written a vision statement for their family and school. It makes me feel less weird and rigid.
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