Jan. 21, 2008 - Bible First -- Faithfulness To God is the HIghest Aspiration
Bible First -- Faithfulness To God is the HIghest Aspiration
One thing I have insisted on this year that I have ended up loving is this:
Everyone does Bible first — Every Day! No Exceptions, Bible always comes first. On days when we have COOP; or dentist appts., or whatever — Bible may be the only subject we get done at home that day. When my kids have tried to alter this I say, “No, Bible is the most important thing you study; and I want to make sure that no matter what else happens today you have studied your Bible lesson.”
I don’t say it (most days), but I am always thinking this: “No matter what else you accomplish in life; Loving God is the most important thing I am trying to teach you. I am not very good at it, but I am trying. If you can’t spell, you can’t write, you work a factory job for minimum wage every day for the next 60 years; but you love God every day and serve Him faithfully every day, I will be one happy Mama. Faithfulness to God is the highest aspiration.”
Obviously, I do want my children to aspire to their best; but God must come first.
The bottom line is; We try not to insist on parent-led learning or gravitate toward child-led learning. We try instead to focus on God-led learning and ask for His input and perspective on every aspect of our home school. That way, when others fuss about what Dan and I are doing and make me second guess our decisions -- I can go back to our decision process and find God's fingerprints, reminding me that this is His way.
