I always start my morning in the Word and journal. After breakfast with the family and getting the two oldest off to school, I realized it was time to revisit some books that have been collecting dust on the shelf for awhile. We had been using the NIV for our family devotions at the beginning of our homeschool day. With the older ones gone, I remembered it had been a long time since we had read through a children's Bible. The younger kids are really enjoying it. They know most of the stories, but a few are new. They beg me to keep reading every morning. After lunch we have another read aloud time. Again the realization that the younger ones wouldn't remember going through the little house books, caused me to reach for those coverless treasures. Always a good read. Grandpa's sled and the pig had us all laughing out loud. In the evening when the older kids are here, before bed we are reading The Hiding Place. I love good books.
We are also reading The Hiding Place...but for a very different reason. Last month we were blessed enough to visit my daughter stationed in Germany. The girls 7 and 10 went with us. The last place we visited before coming home was Dachau....the concentration camp. It left such an impression that they were wanting to learn more...so I couldn't imagine a better place to start learning!
You are doing such a great job while I'm working. I love you!
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Maria is a homeschooling mother of six, navigating through the circumstances of life desiring to live all for God.
What if school was about becoming the kind of people God wants us to be. Not just trying to fill our heads with facts and knowledge to know the world, but seeking to know the Knower. Seek Wisdom and Life and Truth. Grow in talent. Grow in skill. Grow in integrity and God stuff. What would this look like for us?? God open our eyes.