Home Sweet Homeschool

Well, so much for me not thinking about school. I get so excited thinking about it! I hadn't planned on homeschooling and the Lord had other plans for me. And now we are all so glad He did, we have all fallen in love with educating at home. We are going on our 5th year and I wouldn't trade a day for this blessed time we have had together, learning together, growing together. My initial reasons for homeschooling are so different then the reasons I do it now. After years of reading and researching I see the benefits and am living them out. I love watching the Lord work in my children's lives and seeing there sensitivity to the Holy Spirit increase along with their love to learn. Who loves my children more then Craig and I, who knows my children's strengths and weaknesses more then we do, who can spend as much one on one time with them as we can, who wants them to succeed and become all that God wants them to be more then we do-other then the Lord Himself no one else fits those qualifications for a fantastic teacher other then Craig and I!!
One of my many verses I stand on for raising my children is "All of my children shall be taught by the Lord and great shall be the peace of my children". I do my part and the Lord does His, how awesome is that. The growth in myself over the last 4 years has been amazing and the fruit that is coming from it in myself, my children, my marriage, my relationships is wonderful. How I have learned and continue to learn-I'm getting things I didn't ever get in school and I get to enjoy it right along with my children. What an absolute blessing from the Lord. I am so thankful He chooses to stretch me and take me out of my comfort zone. Putting them in school and working would have been way easier. The blessing though of homeschooling far surpasses any thought I ever had before on what it means to "train your children up in the way they should go and when they are older they will not turn from it".
All the things that didn't come naturally for me that I wasn't taught, like being a keeper of my home and being content at home the Lord is walking me through and has given me a love and passion for. Not to mention a desire to fulfill them, a revelation and understanding of the role I play in my husband's life and my children's lives to fulfill His plan for them. I am important in Christ, He does have a special plan for me and it is a good one and being a wife and mom, a keeper of my home is all part of it!
My goals for this upcoming year for all three of my children (and myself) are to learn and live out honor. I am reading this fantastic book called "Say goodbye to whining, complaining and bad attitudes in you and your children". I highly recommend purchasing it and then following through and reading it :)!
Individually for each child: Madison-writing, more independent working, reading comprehension and spelling. Mason-increased level of reading and loving to read, reading comprehension, writing. Talya-learn to read! I haven't sat down and written out my full list, but Craig and I have general thoughts on what we want to see improve. This doesn't include attitudes with chores and having them take over more responsibility in the home and their personal finances, but as their loving parents who want to see them achieve in life (and be brought before kings for God's glory!-this is another verse I am standing on, but need to find where it is in the word-I'm drawing a blank right now)that is all part of it!
Blessings to you in Christ Jesus-the love of my life!!!