Mar. 16, 2008 - Do I Need a Title for This?
What a terrible homeschool blogger I have been! Thankfully, I'm not as bad at actually homeschooling my children...
We have been having so much fun with the Interlock and I am so thrilled with the retention in all three of my students. I found a list I had made prior to beginning our pre school year- a list of goals of course. There were only seven or eight goals on the list and we have reached or surpassed nearly all of them. These weren't just academic goals... one was to hold his pencil correctly, another to use scissors safely. Make his bed... that would be nice, but I haven't even attempted to teach him. I don't make my bed so why should he? The greatest "goal" of all is that I see my son growing in the Lord. Little by little, I see his eyes opening and his heart becoming softer. He is nearly five and on Friday, at lunch, he offered to pray for the first time in his little life. His two year old sister prays, but he has always been opposed to it. I teared up, of course. What mom doesn't at such a thing?
So often I wonder if I'm really getting anywhere with these little ones. The fruit grows slowly, but every now and then the Lord gives me a little glimpse at what He is developing in my children... and me. I went to my first homeschool convention a week ago. Rick and Marilyn Boyer were the keynote speakers. I had read their book "Homeschooling With Confidence" long before I was pregnant with my first son. I always knew I was called to homeschool. They were a tremendous encouragement, reminding me that it is not "what you use (curriculum) but how you use it" and that my real goal is to be a godly mom and win my kids hearts. Their education is important, but how much more our relationship! Check out the Boyers website at thelearningparent.com. They have some neat stuff and I love reading about their 14 children- wow!
