I have been doing a lot of thinking lately. About worldviews and the Kingdom of God.
One of the reasons we homeschool is because we want to be the primary source of influence on our children's hearts and minds regarding how they view the world.
The Bible. We believe it is the Word of God. That it reveals His plan for mankind.
Jesus. Not
a way, THE WAY.
Creation by YHWH. Fact, not fiction.
Truth is true, no matter what you believe.
Evolution, a theory, according to the scientific method, created by fallible men.
Tolerance is not anything goes.
It is the capacity of enduring.
Jesus,
others,
yourself is the order of important relationships.
It is my solid belief that only through homeschooling can I impress these things on my children's minds. I believe that like the parable of the mustard seed, each of these tiny truths grows into huge trees, thus establishing Kingdom rule in them.
Math reveals the order of God.
Science reveals the creation of God.
History reveals Gods interaction with man.
Language Arts develop the ability to communicate the Gospel of the Kingdom.
Right?
OK, all cards on the table. Today has been one of those days. I've been doing this for 8 years. I'm tired. I'm tired of bad attitudes. I'm tired of laziness. I'm tired of nagging, cajoling, crying and fit throwing. Today, I want more than anything to get rest. To send them off to be someone else's responsibility. I want peace and quiet. I want clean. I don't feel like I can take a break. I feel like we are so far behind, we'll never catch up. According to whose standards? I don't know. I'm really tired of this battle going on in my head.
10/23/2007 - Aww....
We all have those days. And, you've been doing this much longer than I have, so I'm sure you know better! :-)
{hugs}
In the past few months, I have found the best way to deal with those days is to take a day and spend it in the Word. Singing hymns. Praying. Re-establishing *my* focus. Then, I am better able to handle my life, chores, children, cooking, homeschooling, etc.
Hope you feel better soon.
This is a great post. I can see it's been a while since you wrote it; I hope things are going better for you. I've been homeschooling 11 years; those kinds of days kind of sneak up on you. It sounds like you're doing a great job.
Sandy
1/22/2008 - One of those days...
I could have written that last paragraph. I seem to be having a lot of those days just recently.
I hope you don't mind if I blog on this and quote you, as my comment is getting too long!
Thanks for the comment on my blog btw; I haven't worked out exactly how to respond... but hope this is acceptable!!
1/22/2008 - One of those days...
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