Schoolingmom

What does the Bible mean to you? Well, the Bible is our only true Textbook. The Bible is an incredible resource that so many of us (who have 10-15 of them in our homes) take for granted. Wow, to have the Words of the Almighty God available on our smart phones...sitting on desktops & coffee tables...iPads...computer screens...my goodness, life is great! Our modern culture has passed the period of time when folks had to depend solely upon someone else's interpretation of the Bible or even oral tradition of the parables. Instead, you can read It for yourself! It is the main Source for our family, and without it, there would be nothing else truly worth studying. It's our Hub. It is our Strength. Thank God for His Word ~ a Love Letter straight from Heaven's Throne.  I have been an extensive studier of manmade educational disciplines. Yup, that is what 18 years of secular education will provide you with. I completed 12 years of grammar school (some private and some public e

Do your children work? Well, I guess I’ll have to answer that question with a question: Do they eat? LOL. Thus, the answer to your initial question has been found. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 reads, “ For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.” Also, Proverbs 19:15 reads, “Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.” It is not only essential to survival on planet earth that our children begin an early appreciation for work, but also it will assist in their future contentment if they realize that working is a part of life that cannot be avoided. Therefore, we must find joy in our work. Each one must embrace what he/she is called to do in a day, and find joy in those assignments. Rewards are great. I like to reward my children. It blesses me more than it blesses them. However, it should not be the sole motivation for completion of work. Your parents do not “owe you one” if you have made your own bed

"Who is Schoolingmom?" Well, for me: I would not be a mom, unless I had been a wife first. Further, I would not be a wife, unless I had been a daughter before that. I'm a proud daughter of Jesus Christ...an honored wife of a wonderful husband of 17 years...and a humble mother of 8 children (baby #8 is due May 2015). "Schooling" is part of who we are as a family. Yes, it does, indeed, have to do with home education. We have been homeschooling our children for the past 16 years. However, that is not all. My husband, children and I are always being educated by God, our Heavenly  Father on who He is...how He operates...and what He has done for us. Salvation, grace, forgiveness, patience ~ it is all part of the "school" that we sometimes like to call "life". What grade am I in "school"? (Eh, hem, my current age?) I'm 37 years young, amen! My God has been very good and gracious with me, as I have been living for Jesus since my con