Oct. 21, 2009 - Do Not Fear, but Trust in God!

Are you homeschooling your children, but living with fear about the outcome?
Are you thinking about homeschooling and the thought gives you "little terrors?" 

I remember years ago meeting a mother who homeschooled her children.... I didn't want to talk with her...I was afraid...what if I had to do that? What if God wanted us to do that? I just stayed clear of her and thought that would work....but God had other plans for us.

Within a few months of that meeting, we were homeschooling too....with much excitement mingled with fear.  I remember driving our little Breezy home from government school on that last day and checking my rear-view mirror for a police car. Were they really going to just let us do this? The school officials didn't seem to have any concerns about what we were going to do. Were they being serious or were they just biding their time until they reported us? Such were my fears. 

After a few weeks, I realized our home was different, it became peaceful, not rushed, not living on the governments daily schedule, calm.  Hmm.  My little daughters were playing together again.  I hadn't even noticed when Breezy started government school that my daughters didn't play together anymore.  There was the big sister with another life and there was the little sister who was "too little."  I hadn't even noticed it...it was so subtle.   

Fears about how to homeschool, what to teach, how to teach, and will they turn out okay quickly began to diminish as the Lord began to teach us to not fear, but trust in Him.   

We are in our last "official" year of home educating and I stand amazed at how God has taken our humanly weak efforts and blessed us beyond measure, building strong foundations for His glory. He has taken our short insights and stretched them long into our children's minds. He has taken our fears and given us confidence in Him. 

For a great insight into this topic of fear of homeschooling, Mrs. Victoria Botkin has written a lovely and encouraging article that you can read here at the Western Conservatory for the Arts and Sciences.
  

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Sep. 28, 2009 - Please Pray for Chris Klicka & family

Please pray for home school leader Chris Klicka, his health has taken a very serious turn for the worse.  He has suffered with MS for years and has continued to encourage and fight for home school families through it all.  You can read more about him and his condition at his Caring Bridge site and at HSLDA's website.

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Aug. 28, 2009 - Back to School Sale

Curriculum Advice is on sale!  We listened to this set as a family this spring and we were so blessed and encouraged by both CDs.  Victoria Botkin gives wonderful advice as she talks about home educating  her own seven children.

The first CD features a heartfelt introduction by her husband, Geoff Botkin, and scattered throughout both are short segments featuring each of her seven children sharing a little of their perspective on their home education experiences. 

I wholeheartedly recommend this resource!  You will be blessed and emboldened to teach and train your own children!  Just click on the image above. 

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Aug. 10, 2009 - They notice

"A child won't notice" is a very bad and untrue phrase to admit into your mind.

 A child will be affected by originality, beauty and creativity.

And a child in a Christian home should connect being in communication with the Creator God with having been made creative, in His image.
Rather than creativity being squashed out it should be enhanced and developed because of being brought up in a Christian home, not in spite of it!

-Edith Schaeffer, Hidden Art


This quote encourages me to be more creative and share that creativity with my family.  It is a simple way that I can bless my family.

My friend, Sarah Mae, is one of the writers for the new (in)courage website.  You can go to this post to see what encourages others.

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Jul. 25, 2009 - a note on perseverance

"If creativity is an artist's gem,

 then perseverance is an artist's combat uniform".

 
This is from a post that John Moore wrote on writing  Although the post is focused on writing, I felt that this is a timely quote for a couple of young ladies in our household on their creative endeavors. 

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Jul. 23, 2009 - Christian Families at the Crossroads

Last weekend we were blessed to be able to attend our second Christian Families at the Crossroads conference. Our family took the 12 hour drive to Georgia back in February for the first one so when we found out that there would be another conference in Ohio and so much closer to our home we decided to go again.  Geoff and Victoria Botkin and their seven children all spoke about the challenges and triumphs of the Christian life. 


Friday evening they had a special surprise for us.  Having just been at the Reformation 500 the weekend before Anna Sofia & Elizabeth Botkin along with several other "friends from history" donned their reenactor's dress and told us their stories.  While each reenactor encouraged us with their stories, Elizabeth's character, Anne Boleyn, had us spellbound.  It was very touching and I realized I didn't know as much about her as I should.  Which really makes me want to study more about the lives of the reformers throughout history.  You can go to Visionary Daughters to see a close up of their outfits and to learn more about their characters.


While we were encouraged and challenged by all the talks given, my girls have been especially blessed by Anna Sofia and Elizabeth's talks.  In picture above, Mr. Botkin is introducing his daughters before their talk. I would say that these two ladies, as well as the rest of their family, are truly modern day reformers.


I especially like this picture of Anna Sofia and Mr. Botkin.  She had us all laughing several times.


This picture reminds me that while we can laugh and have fun as Christians the battle we face is real and serious.


Victoria Botkin gave an encouraging talk to the mothers about teaching and training your children for God's glory.  She has made a CD set called Curriculum Advice, I highly recommend it.  I was able to chat with her after the conference was over and thanked her for taking the time to make that CD, she told me she just wanted to do what she could to encourage homeschool moms because they are her heros!  


Another part of attending these conferences are the wonderful times of fellowship with the other attendees.  Here my husband, Rob, is getting to visit with some old and new friends.  We were able to have meals with several families and enjoy even more time together.  Like Breezy said in her post we wish it could have lasted all week.   Just think in heaven we won't have to say goodbye.  You can go to Breezy and Emily Rose's blogs for more pictures and some notes from the conference.

Here are the links to their posts. (I will add more links as they plan on posting more about it)

Emily Rose's 1st post,  2nd post
Breezy Tulip's 1st post,  2nd post,  3rd post,  4th post

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Jun. 9, 2009 - Christian Families at the Crossroads

Join us this July 10th and 11th in Columbus, Ohio as we gather for the Christian Families at the Crossroads Conference. This unique family event will both encourage and challenge you in your Christian walk.  "With his wife Victoria and seven children, Geoffrey Botkin will provide non-compromising answers to the most serious questions facing the disappearing American family. "

You can find out more about this amazing opportunity at Crossroads09.com!

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May. 22, 2009 - Ways to Bless Your Household

This month has been full of activities and projects that have kept us busier than normal.  One of the things that I am seeing is that the busier we are the more we need to be in God's word and prayer.   As we go through our day it is easy to get overwhelmed with a list that seems to be growing instead of shrinking, but we can stop, pray for the Lord's peace and strength and praise Him for the work that He has set before us.  We can also praise Him for the ability that He gives to accomplish our tasks. 

What if we can't stop and pray?  Pray and be thankful on the run!!

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.  Phil. 4:13

Let your gentle spirit be known to all men.  The Lord is near.  Phil. 4:5

As we seek the Lord and let Him work in us and grow our gentle spirit we can bring peace and encouragement to those around us and help set the tone for our household.

Following are ways to bless your household, especially in seasons of extra stress.

1.  Make studying your bible a priority.
2.  Pray without ceasing.
3.  Rejoice always.
4.  Speak with gentle and kind words.
5.  Serve those around you, even when you are busy!
6.  Be thankful in all things.
7.  Have a joyful heart.
8.  Do your work with delight.
9.  Praise the Lord for the work that He has given you.

And when you mess up (you know we all do), with all humility repent and apologize and...get back to work. 

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Mar. 25, 2009 - Morning tea

Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning;
For I trust in You;
Teach me the way in which I should walk;
For to you I lift up my soul.
Psalm 143:8


By the way, I have a highly opinionated ;) guest post up at Like a Warm Cup of Coffee.

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Feb. 13, 2009 - Christians at the Crossroads Conference

This past weekend we were blessed to attend the Christians at the Crossroads Conference by the Botkin family.  We spent most of the day Thursday traveling south and slowly seeing the snow disappear. That evening we pulled into the beautiful town of Columbus, Georgia.  It was WARM and SUNNY.  What a delight that was, since when we left our home earlier that day it was below 0.  Friday and Saturday we attended the conference which was held in an old building, full of history, that has been renovated into a conference center. 

The topics that the Botkins spoke on where both encouraging and challenging.  Do we think biblically in all areas of our lives?  We are so influenced by this crazy culture we live in that it is hard to bring all our thoughts to Christ, but we must strive to do that. 

Mr. Botkin and his family shared so much scripture and information that I really can't explain it all,  so I will just give you some snippets. If you ever get a chance to hear Mr. Botkin and his family, I urge you to go.  You will be blessed.

Their family was ill during the conference so that was an extra challenge for them all.  Mr. Botkin shared how it is a blessing to be sick, not that they were enjoying it; but we find out how we respond to the small trials in life and it prepares us for the more difficult ones.  It is also humbling to be ill, consciously having to depend on God and others for their care and help. 

Mr. Botkin shared with us Psalm 112 and how it is about our family, homes, and descendants.  It is a beautiful Psalm and one that has greatly encouraged me this week. 

Mrs. Botkin also shared some insights with the women on being a godly wife and mother.  A young mother, who was pregnant with her fourth child, asked her advice on how to handle the busyness of having so many little ones.  Her answer was this:  The first priority is to train and raise the children - housework and cooking comes after that.  You should fit those things in around your training and raising your children instead of making chores the priority. 

She also shared about the phrase "See to it".  I was so encouraged and challenged by that simple statement.  God's word tells us in Ephesians 5:33 to "see to it" that we respect our husbands.  Am I "seeing to it"?  I need to be purposeful in this daily and "see to it".  By the way, I am really liking that phrase.  Maybe I need to embroider it on something so I see it everyday.

Another wonderful part of the weekend was getting to meet  and visit with so many wonderful people.  Some that we had met online and was able to meet in "real life" and others that we met for the first time.  We will be sharing more photos over the next few days.  Emily Rose and Breezy already have some pictures up on their blogs.

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Jan. 21, 2009 - Incredible Journey

Eleven years ago, God began us on a journey that has been an incredible blessing to our family.
What was that journey?  Homeschooling.

On January 1, 1998, I decided to study God's will.  I started in my Strong's concordance and began looking up verses that had the word "will" in them.  It is a very long list, but I decided that I had a lifetime to work on it so it didn't intimidate me too much.  For some reason I skipped around and just picked a few verses that day to read and study.

One of them was Exodus 33:19.

Then He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”  NKJV

After I read through this verse I immediately was struck with idea that God would have compassion (mercy) on whom He would.  I wrote in my journal that morning my prayer. I begged God to have compassion on my family.

The next day, while at the library, I picked up a couple of books on homeschooling, The Right Choice by Christopher Klicka and The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling by Debra Bell.  I had no intention of homeschooling, but a friend of mine had been talking about it and I wanted to see what it was all about.

Later that day I opened up the book by Debra Bell and read one sentence near the front.  It said something to the effect that she believed homeschooling was God's way of showing compassion to our families.  I was completely shook by that statement.  I began reading these two books with a different attitude; not with curiosity, but with interest and wonder.  I began sharing with my husband what these two books were saying and we began seeking the Lord's will for us in this area. 

After two intense weeks we felt the Lord's leading us to homeschool and decided that we would begin the next year.  Within a day of that decision we realized that we were delaying our obedience to his call.  After much prayer and discussion we decided that we would begin homeschooling the week after Breezy's 7th birthday.  She was in 1st grade and had been really looking forward to bringing treats to her class to celebrate her birthday. 

The Friday of her birthday week we brought her home for good.  It has been an incredible journey.  In all honesty it has had it days of trials, but the abundant days of mercy and compassion have far outweighed any trials that we may have faced.  The Lord has been gracious to us. 



This picture was taken last Saturday as we celebrated an early birthday party for Breezy.  Next week we will celebrate Breezy's 18th birthday and then celebrate our homeschooling anniversary; eleven years of learning, exploring and growing in character.


Our story in a nutshell: Two sinners who married, four sinners who were saved by His grace, four sinners who have been shown incredible compassion and mercy.

May the Lord be praised!

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Dec. 8, 2008 - Motivate Me Monday- Being a Woman of Prayer

I want to be a woman of prayer.  I want to stand in the gap and pray for my husband, my daughters, our family & friends, those suffering and needy, the lost, our nation, etc.  I don't always succeed at this... being a woman of prayer.  Actually, one of my prayers is that the Lord would help me to become a strong woman of prayer. 

My prayer life has seen a lot of different seasons.  I have had strong seasons of faithfully praying and others where I fall of the wagon,  praying little snippets here and there and thinking that is good enough, or that I will pray more later. How this must grieve the Lord.  He gave us this privilege to pray and yet I don't always treat it as the treasure that it is.  I have really been convicted of my laziness in this area.

A couple of weeks ago I began reading again The Power of a Praying Parent and The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian.  I had read both of these books several years ago and now going through them again I see that God has answered so many of my prayers for my family.  How many more answers to prayers would I see if I had been more faithful in this area? 

Do you struggle in this area? Are you wanting to spend more time with the Lord in prayer?  Maybe you have been a strong woman of prayer and have some great advice.....care to share?

Here are links to some more resources on praying and using God's Word in prayer.

The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian

The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian

The next three are free pdf files.

31 Days of Praying for Your Husband

31 Biblical Virtues for Praying for Your Children

15 Ways to Make Prayer a Part of Your Everyday Family Life

These next two are articles by John Piper.

The Sovereignty of God and Prayer

A Conversation between Prayerful and Prayerless


Thank you Lindsay at Passionate Homekeeping for posting some of these links on your blog.


You can read more about Motivate Me Monday at Like a Warm Cup of Coffee.

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Dec. 1, 2008 - Earnestly and Early- The 5 AM Club

O God, thou art my God early will I seek thee; my soul thirsteth for thee,
my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is.
Psalm 63:1 KJV


O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly;
My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Psalm 63:1 NAS


These are different versions of the same verse. The Hebrew word shachar translated into early in King James and earnestly in the New American Standard. 

I have been rising extra early for the past few weeks, desiring to spend time alone with my Lord in the quiet morning hours.  Sometimes I have company and sometimes not, after all I don't want to be stingy with those quiet morning hours. 

I have made it a habit over the years to read my bible and pray first thing in the morning after I rise.  When the girls were little I would get up extra early so that I could have my quiet time with the Lord without interruptions.  I would almost always take a little catnap in the afternoon when the girls would nap, but as time when on I just got up a with everyone else and then had my quiet time.  Still first thing, but more likely to be interrupted or cut short. 

After reading on Sarah Mae's blog about rising early and reading her link to Carloyn Mahaney's post about rising early, I decided to do the same.  My commitment is to rise early, read & study my bible and pray.  While it may not always be 5 AM it will be the first thing that I do.

Does it have to be first thing? No, but when you do something earnestly do you usually put it off till you have time or do you make every effort to do it right away?

Does it have to be 5 AM? No, this is just what I am choosing to do now. 

Will it make a difference in my life?  Yes, I believe it will. 

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Nov. 5, 2008 - Remember the weak and cast aside

The girltalk blog has a posted an open letter to President-Elect Obama.  It is a letter asking him to remember the weak and cast aside members of our great nation.
You can read it here.

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Oct. 14, 2008 - Grief or Blessings?

Do we bring grief to our loved ones or do we bless them by our lives?  I have been reading in Genesis about Esau's wives and how they brought grief to both Isaac and Rebekah.  I wonder if they brought grief to Esau too.  How does one bring grief to one's family? 

Proverbs 14:1 says:  The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands. 

Does being foolish bring grief to your family?  What is foolishness?

Psalm 14:1 says:  The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God."

Proverbs 15:2 says:  The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable, but the mouth of fools spouts folly.

If I live my life as if there is no God and do not seek His wisdom, I will surely bring grief to my family and tear down my own house.  Maybe it won't be torn down today or tomorrow and maybe not even for years, but I will tear it down with my own hands. 

How does a woman bless their family and be that wise woman who builds her home?

Proverbs 1:7 says:  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 2:6 says: For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 3:5-7 says:  Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

So do we bring grief or blessings?  Each day is a gift from the Lord and we can use it to tear down our family or to bless it.  There were many years that I am sure that I brought grief to my family; years that I would not acknowledge God.  One day the Lord saved me and changed my life forever.  Did I instantly stop grieving my family?  Oh, I am sure that I still grieved them, but the Lord began to change me and He gave me knowledge and understanding.  He teaches me daily what it means to bless my family and He forgives me and restores me when I fail.

Do you know God?  Do you seek Him? This day that we are living right now can be used to build and bless our family, to bring knowledge and understanding.  To bring a gentle answer, encouragement and love.  In times of uncertainty and times of peace may we be strong in the Lord and be that wise woman who builds her house.

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Jul. 14, 2008 - The encouragement of conferences

I really enjoy going to conferences, especially homeschooling conferences.  My family always make it a priority to go to our state's homeschool conference.  I think the Lord has used the different speakers and just seeing all the other homeschooling families each year to encourage us and to help us to have a vision for the beauty and blessings of homeschooling.  

In the past we have also signed up with online conferences.  Those are very convenient and affordable because we don't have to go out of town and pay for a hotel room, but then again you don't get to see and talk with other people face to face.  There is an online conference coming up that sounds great and the price is very reasonable.  It is the Heart of the Matter Homeschool Conference.  It starts on July 31st and like other online conferences you can listen to them live or download the talks so that you can listen to them at your convenience or just listen to them over and over.  Some great speakers are lined up and I am really looking forward to hearing them.  One of the speakers that I am most excited about hearing is Ami from Homeschoolshare.com.  Her topic is on How to Keep Your Child's Natural Desire to Learn Alive.   She always has great insights to share. 

I also am a member of The Homeschool Lounge, and while I am not on that site everyday, when I do go poke around on it I usually find some great resources or encouragement.  This site is what I found today.   They have the speakers from the last 3 year's conferences online for you to listen to.  You need to pay for them if you want to download them, but to just listen to from your computer they are absolutely free!  You will be amazed at all the speakers and different talks they have listed.  And it's all FREE!! 

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Jun. 24, 2008 - Titus 2 Woman

I found a blog this morning that made my heart sing! 

When I first started homeschooling, one of the first women who encouraged me and taught me what it meant to be a homeschooling mother was Sally Clarkson.  She and her husband, Clay, wrote Educating the Wholehearted Child, it is one of my all-time favorite books on educating your children.  I have several of her other books, as well as some of her teaching tapes from conferences that she has done.  Sally was also the speaker at the first homeschooling mother's retreat that I went to.  I still have the sweet little coffee cup she gave to each mom there. 

This morning I stumbled onto her blog and just squealed.  I don't know where I have been, but I hadn't seen her blog before.  So go visit I Take Joy and be blessed!

Thank you, Sally Clarkson, for being a Titus 2 Woman!!

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Jun. 6, 2008 - Inspirations

It amazes me to think about how God orchestrates events for purposes we know nothing about and may never understand this side of heaven.  I was thinking about how God used two friends of ours in very similar ways that have been such blessings to my daughters.  At the church that we used to attend there were two young married women who were both artists, but in different ways.  Each of these women had a talent and interest that sparked and encouraged Breezy and Emily Rose in very significant ways.

Natalie, the painter, loves using different techniques to capture her subject and bring them to life. She gave Breezy watercolor lessons and encouraged and helped her to develop her own style.  Natalie has recently started a blog showcasing her work.  You can see her work and learn more about her at Artwork by Natalie Thoman.

Susan, the graphic designer, has such an eye for design and uses everyday things in amazing ways.  Susan taught Emily some basic Photoshop tools and settings and inspired Emily by showing her how she came up with designs for her own work.  She sparked a passion in Emily for graphic design that has really blossomed.

These two young talented women were able to share with my daughters and inspire them in their own unique areas.  When I think of them I am reminded of how God can use us to teach and inspire others for His purposes and His glory.  What a blessing they have been in our lives. Thank you, Natalie and Susan.

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Jun. 4, 2008 - Interview by Sarah Mae

Several weeks ago, Sarah Mae contacted me and asked if I would do an online interview with her. The Lord has shown great compassion on our family and anything of value that we have to say is only due to His mercy and kindness.  So I agreed and you can read that interview here.   Sarah Mae, along with fellow contributor, Amanda, have a lovely new blog called "Like a warm cup of coffee".  It is a place to strentghen their faith and encourage others in godly womanhood.  May the Lord encourage and bless you. 

I wanted to add the following two verses that have deeply impacted our family over the years.  These two verses, one in the Old Testament and the other in the New, have humbled us and shown us our utter dependence on our Lord. 

And He said, "I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the LORD before you' and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion."      Exodus 33:19

For He says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."     Romans 9:15

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May. 31, 2008 - Titus 2 Schedule

We officially finished school a few weeks ago, but that doesn't mean we have slowed down.  The girls both have several projects for 4-H to complete, music practice, artwork, and photography.  Breezy is doing a weekly lesson on The Drawing Blog and Emily is now doing a weekly craft project on The Backyard, plus they try to keep up on their own personal blogs.  Along with all of those activities we are trying to keep up with hospitality and have some summer fun. 

We keep a schedule going while we are "officially" doing school, but I realized quickly after school was finished, that we needed to have a schedule for summer, too.  After one particular frustrating and busy morning, I asked the Lord to help us with our schedule.  He was more than gracious to show me what I needed to do and to turn a frustrating morning into a blessing.  This is what He showed me.

I gathered up our big white board, a marker and eraser, had the girls get us all our bibles.  We turned to Titus 2:3-5 and slowly read through the passage.  I then took our big white board and on the right side of the board I wrote each thing that we are to teach the young women.  In each place where it said husband, I wrote Daddy.  (That way they can practice this type of servanthood on their Daddy and be much better prepared to live this out with their future husbands.) The following are the commands in Titus 2 and the second list is how I changed it specifically for us.

To love their husbands          
to love their children              
to be sensible                          
to be pure                                
workers at home                     
kind                                            
being subject to their own husbands            
so that the word of God will not be dishonored.   



Love Daddy
Love your sister, love Maggie, and other's littles
Be sensible (thinking, planning and working your plan)
Be pure (what you watch, think, do, hear, say, read, our need of wisdom and discernment)
workers at home (practice their homemaking, develop home business)
Kind to everyone (show compassion)
Subject to your daddy
Not to dishonor God

I then made a column for each of the girls and myself and filled them in with all the different things that we need or want to do in a day.  I had Breezy pick out the one thing that she felt was the most important to get done after her quiet time in the morning.  She picked quality time at the piano.  She has begun playing at church every other week and really wanted to make sure that she has the songs worked out.  So we started at the bottom of the Titus 2 list and I asked how she could not dishonor God by practicing and playing the piano.   We then  went to the top of the list  and I asked how could she show love to her daddy by playing the piano.  As we continued through the list  I asked how she could accomplish each command with her piano playing.  I then had Emily pick out what she felt was the most important on her list and we did the same thing. 

It was amazing to go through the list in Titus 2 and see how each command has an affect on the others.  If we aren't  kind then we aren't being sensible, if we aren't being subject to daddy then we aren't showing love to him, etc.  If we don't do any of this things then we are dishonoring the word of God. 

We didn't go through each thing we had on our to do list, but we could now look at what we wanted to get done and see it through biblical lenses.  It enabled us to choose what was most important and to schedule those items in a way that brings honor to God. 

It has helped us set our boundaries and to be more productive. Do we follow our schedule exactly?  Not quite, but it is there and helps us get back on track and to remember what we need to do and why we are doing it. I praise the Lord for His mercy and kindness in teaching me this lesson.  Emily has affectionately called it our T2 schedule.  Remember T2.

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