Well this week has been full of ups and downs.  Last Sunday our computer crashed.  Praise God I had taken all of the photos off of the computer and put them onto CD's.  BUT I didn't have a chance to get the homeschool file off!  I was sick to my stomach with worry.  My Dad had called on Tuesday saying that he was able to recover the files!!!  I am so very thankful for a Dad that has the know how to do that.  We would have to go without a computer if it were not for him being able to do it at no cost.

Then Friday I received a very disturbing call from the public school.  They had received a phone call from my former mother in law (the children's grandmother) voiceing concern about my daughters math skills.  She has never been happy with us deciding to homeschool.  She is the type of person who isn't happy unless she is controling the situation.  She isn't a follower of Christ either, which makes it hard also.  Anyway,  she has been making phone calls to the school (at least 4 times), the State Education Department (at least 3 times).  The Superintendent said that he felt he should call us to make us aware of her "concerns".  I spoke with him about how when the girls were in school their math scores were well below the average scores.  He said that he was aware of that.  He tried to tell her that but like I said she is very difficult to talk with.  I appoligized to the superintent for her draging him into this.  Obviously he said he feels that every child should be in school.  I said well of course you do, if you didn't you would be out of a job.  He laughed and said your right there.   I told my ex to have his Mom call me directly.  She called Friday night, and I told her I wished she had come to me with her concerns and I would of happily shared the test scores from last year and the previous school year (in public school)  The test scores were in the same percentile.  No worse though.  She made threats that she was going to FORCE us to have the kids tested by the public school.  I know what she is capable of....BUT I know the Lord is capable of more.  Maybe the Lord is using our faith to lead her to him.  Wouldn't that be something.  Please keep us in your prayers as we get out of this valley.

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Posted by HeatherC

Praying for you and your family, as you go on doing what YOU KNOW IS BEST for your kids!!
Blessings!

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Posted by Anonymous

Amazing! I cannot understand why someone would be so concerned with someone else's "business"! I hope everything works out. Thanks for your encouragement on my blog too. It always helps to know you are not "in the boat alone".

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