"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in REFLECT on Mar 15th, 2010
This was a book recommended to me by some of my Thursday homeschool group friends. It was an excellent re-enforcement after reading "Crazy Love." Here are my points of impact that I had from this book: -We need prayer. Like roses need water, we need a conncection to God that sustains, guides and makes us […]
Posted in REFLECT on Feb 12th, 2010
A few years ago, David came back from a Worship Leaders conference and was telling me about this incredible pastor he had heard speak. He bought the book the pastor had written, "Crazy Love", and this book was one David resonated with and I looked forward to reading it, but it stayed on my "to […]
Posted in REFLECT on Jan 11th, 2010
Oh, I want so much to just write down the whole devotional I read today! How do I begin to write what Jesus has taught me? I know I am to trust in Him and to give up control to Him. My control is just an illusion, yet something I cling to because it’s what […]
Posted in REFLECT on Jan 9th, 2010
I often catch myself talking about my faith in God, but not really applying it. It is easy to say what I believe, but to actually live it, I am sorry to say, is sometimes another story. For example: A few days ago, we were all watching TV in my moms bedroom. ‘R’ had a […]
Posted in REFLECT on Jan 23rd, 2009
Recently, I listened to an experience shared by a friend. While thinking about what she had told me, the Lord brought this new understanding: The Believer will hear a story and will marvel at God’s glory, grace, providence, discipline…whatever applies. Eyes will mist over, chills up their spine, goosebumps on their arms, and they know, […]
Posted in REFLECT on Sep 10th, 2008
Assignment: This would be a good week to tell about your worst struggles with a lifestyle of homeschooling. Tell about something you’ve struggled with and how God’s mercies gave us the strength to get past it. Also, share any curriculum/homeschool methods that have been a relief to you, i.e., a particular Teacher’s Manual or Homeschooling method that’s […]
Posted in REFLECT on Sep 6th, 2008
Assignment: Take time this week to write about YOU and your feelings of trials and triumphs with homeschooling. Touch on when you first heard about the concept of home schooling and whether you tip-toed into the idea or just jumped in and never looked back. Share your schooling as a child and how you compare […]
Posted in REFLECT on May 21st, 2008
(Lecture notes from the Homeschool Conference-Speaker, Ryan Yamane. He spoke of his life when he was a high school graduate and honored his parents in the choices they made for him, evne though he wanted to head in a different direction. He looks back and sees how God richly blessed his life as a result.) […]
Posted in REFLECT on May 20th, 2008
(These are notes from the homeschool conference. The speaker was Susan Bradrick.) Handling the Pressures of Your Homeschool Day Homeschool is hard, but life is Hard! No matter what your job is, each day is a juggling act. This is part if living in this world, not just a part of homeschooling. How can we […]
Posted in REFLECT on May 5th, 2008
(Notes from keynote speaker at the 2008 Christian Heritage Home Educators of Washington) The greatest strength in the church today is through home education. The 200 year plan: 4 generations down the line. look generations ahead. Pass on convictions. Design a "family catechism". Write down the most impotant maxims amd family mission statements. Pass on […]