“I understand that my children’s unique interests were oppressed by my sinful parenting. God is showing me this so I can repent. When my children were young they were interested in Legos, adventure action figures, castle and dragon play, etc. They’re too old for these interests now (11 to 15 yrs old). With the fruit of my ungodly… Continue reading Inspire Them with Love
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Learning for Real Life
It’s raining today. It’s been raining a lot lately. It was raining especially hard this morning. While at my kitchen sink looking at my flower beds outside, I noticed water pouring down from the gutter water fall style, pulverizing the plants below, and digging pits into the dirt. I called Josiah, my 13 yr old… Continue reading Learning for Real Life
Begin with Your Relationships
Question: I know that the Lifestyle of Learning approach to home education is what I need to implement in our family, but I don’t know how to start. My two oldest children are high schoolers, and they are wary of any of my “new ideas”. Where do I begin with high schoolers? ~ Beginning Lifestyle… Continue reading Begin with Your Relationships
Be Concerned about Character
Question: I’m really struggling with my boys and how they’ve gotten very interested in sports. I have some fear about it because I know some big sports fans that neglect many things in life to sit and watch games. My boys enjoy playing and “acting out” games, which causes conflict because when the weather is too bad… Continue reading Be Concerned about Character
Questions about Lifestyle of Learning
If you’ve got any questions about Lifestyle of Learning, or questions about how to implement a Lifestyle of Learning approach to Home Education or any comments or questions arising from reading Lifestyle of Learning materials, please enter them in the comment section below. Discussion arising from questions asked will be written into a blog format.… Continue reading Questions about Lifestyle of Learning
Educating My Conscience
I’ve been editing Connecting to Your God-Given Forces for Growth by Marilyn Howshall over the last couple of weeks in preparation for the launching of the Seven Seasons to LYFE on-line program. As I was reading over it again today I was making some connections with some of my memories from a few years back.… Continue reading Educating My Conscience
Obey Your Conscience
This morning I finished the current edit of “Walk by the Spirit in Your Homeschool Decisions” by Marilyn Howshall. My mind is full of the message of the 5 new chapters being added: OBEY YOUR CONSCIENCE! It’s the only way to begin walking by the Spirit. I remember when I first began to hear Marilyn… Continue reading Obey Your Conscience