Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Homeschooling begins...for all of us!

This week marked a big milestone for Paige and myself.  We began homeschooling!  I can't believe that she is already 5 and now in Kindergarten.  Since she was born, Jason and I had decided that I would stay home and we would homeschool, but while in Arizona and all of her friends started school and rode the bus and were gone all day, I admit, I felt like maybe we weren't doing the right thing.  But I soon realized we had when someone told me that she needed to be in the "system" so she could "socialize".  I thought to myself, really?

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates" 
Deuteronomy 6:5-9
This is what I want for my kids.  I am in no way knocking people who have their kids in in school...this is just about me and my family.  I know what God wants for us and homeschooling is right for us!  I am so thankful to be able to stay home and teach our children and get to watch their learning unfold daily.



"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." 
 Proverbs 22:6
I have heard Paige sing those words in the car and they never made as much sense to me until this week when we started school.  She watches us constantly and we are her examples and her "teachers" of Christ.  What we teach her about Him will stick with her forever!  That's HUGE!  I think of the examples that I had from my own parents and even though I didn't always make the right choices, they had instilled those morals in me and I found my way back to Christ because of what I was taught.  We are not only teaching Paige about Christ, we are learning more about Him every day!  We are all so excited for this new adventure for our family.  God has blessed us in so many ways! 
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JaNuArY

Well, it's 2009! Where has the time gone? We are looking forward to a great year!
Paige, 17 months now, is the joy of our lives! She is so much fun and everyday makes us smile and laugh. She is growing up so much and talking more and more! It's getting colder now, so we have to play inside alot. Her sandbox sits empty for the winter. Soon enough, it will be spring and we will be out and about! We are planning on planting a garden - she will love being in the dirt. It will be a great outdoor activity!
Jason is still traveling back and forth to Phoenix, which is a long drive for him, but he and I are so thankful that he has a good job! He is currently involved in our church's Men's Fraternity and is the director of our AWANA's TREK (junior high) group (as am I). We are also involved in a young families group as well.
I am still staying at home and enjoying the precious time I have with Paige. I also babysit my friend's little boy as well. They are great friends already! :)
We are planning for more children, and are sure it will happen in God's time! We are so thankful for all of His provisions in our lives! HAPPY 2009!