In the Nook...Usually I don't post on things that happen at our co-op but today was grand! Today was our annual Mom's Day dinner, yeah it's early but it's not just about Mother's Day, it's about being a homeschooling moma! We had a special visitor and her friend come to speak from the southwestern part of Kentucky! Our visitor was Nancy Carter and she brought her friend Candace King. It was so fun to get to meet someone who works for TOS and does speaking events at the conventions. Nancy did a speech on Grace in Homeschooling, some of you may have heard it if you've been to any of the conventions she's spoken at. She talks about how having grace in homeschooling isn't about being graceful like a ballerina, but having grace and following God's commandments for our lives. It seems that one way or another, if we're Christians and following God's plan for our lives, He will get through to us and we'll do things His way or we'll have a harder time not following His way. She spoke about all the training in her life, college, volunteer work and the like and how through all of it God was moulding her to be a parent and homeschooling mother to her sons. Isn't it amazing what God can do and how God works in our lives. Take a look at some of the BFS #18 participants and see what plans we had. How many of us can think back to how we wanted to do a particular thing in our lives and it didn't work out, so we changed our plans only to figure out that our plan wasn't part of the training that God wanted us to have. In every avenue of my life and every phase of my life, in particular, I can see the places where I was dragging my life in the mud and when I decided to just let whatever happened happen to me then God took over and things were smoother for me. How much simpler can God's plan be for us and how much harder do we have to keep making it for us to realize that it's all in His time, not ours. Let go and let God!
"How many of us can think back to how we wanted to do a particular thing in our lives and it didn't work out, so we changed our plans only to figure out that our plan wasn't part of the training that God wanted us to have."
Amen. I have never been more free or happier than when I died to myself and starting living in Christ. But, it's still a daily sacrifice to me. I hope there'll be a day, BEFORE I see the Lord, when it will be "natural" for me.
I made a little change with my Friends List. It's on the left side and to open it just click on the word "Friends" and it pops out! Neat, huh! To close it click on it again! Thank you
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Seven Steps to Raising Godly Children
Principle - Impart God's word on your children and live in a way that you are their greatest example of what a Christ-abiding parent should be.
Pattern - Teach your children a pattern of prayer; when to pray, how to pray, and why prayer is important.
Persistence - Don't ever give up...teach your children to always have faith and not to give up when things get hard.
Participation - Our children crave our attention! The way our children see us is the way they'll see God in thier lives.
Praise - Encourage children, praise them when they do something right and help them when they have a hard time.
Prayer - Teach your children to pray and then to TRUST God for the outcome.
Priority - Make God the Head and Heart of your home and let them live with God's desire coming first in your lives.
