Now, we are going to WORK with those lists by comparing and contrasting.

1.      Compare and contrast the classes and activities that your child was involved with during the past school year to the list you made of your child’s strengths, weaknesses, interests, etc. and ask yourself, “Did the items on that list of classes and activities integrate with who my child is and who God created them to be?”   “Did they integrate with my child’s interests and gifting?  If not, what changes do I need to pray about making for this upcoming year?”

2.      Compare and contrast the classes and activities that your child was involved with to the list of things that you wrote down during the first week of this series.  That was the week we prayed about God’s direction for each individual child and about HIS direction for our family in homeschooling the coming year.  Do the list of activities and classes line up with what God has said is important and with the direction and focus that he is revealing to you?  If not, what changes do I need to pray about making for this upcoming year?

3.        Now, list everything you had ALREADY planned and assumed that your child would participate in during the upcoming school year AND list the time requirement involved in each of those classes or activities.  Then, follow the same process as listed above.  Compare and contrast your plans with what you have observed and learned about your child and with what you feel like God is leading you to do this upcoming school year.

4.     Be sure to write down your thoughts during this entire process and/or make notes on the lists that you have compiled.  BUT still, do not look at curriculum catalogs, or making plans based on what you have observed and written.  Throughout this whole process be sure to constantly pray for God to make himself known to you in a way that will make your path for the coming school year very clear, plain and focused.

Once again, I would love to hear from you and hear what you are learning or gaining by walking through these steps with me.  You can email me at llane@wildblue.net 

Faith and Courage,

Lori Lane  

Lori is married to the love of her life John and together they have four sons ranging in age from 22 down to 10.  The two oldest boys have graduated from home school and successfully entered college and/or internship positions!  (YEAH!) She is the author of “Beginning With The End In Mind”, a frequent speaker on home education, family and the arts, as well as the founder and Executive Director of Artios Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts where she has worked with hundreds of homeschooled high school students.  You can see some of the pictures of their home in the central Colorado Rockies by visiting Lori’s website at www.theendinmind.net where you will receive encouragement for the journey.  You can also hear Lori on “The End In Mind” broadcast on www.blogtalkradio.com/theendinmind

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