Did you imagine your role as a homeschooling mother to be quiet and obscure? Did you picture yourself being behind the scenes and working as a support person only? Nothing could be further from the truth! Every time someone asks, "Where do your children go to school?" you are immediately thrust into the spotlight and find yourself facing an endless barrage of questions.
Many great women of the Bible also faced the same challenge. They had to stand up or speak up for the cause God had placed in their lives. Abigail was led by God to save her family by going ahead of her husband's foolishness and providing a meal for King David and his men. Ruth braved danger in gleaning the wheat from Boaz's field in order to save Naomi and herself. Rahab believed in the God of Israel and put out a scarlet rope to save her family from Joshua and his army. Deborah the prophetess went to battle because Barak didn't have faith to fight without her.
Take courage and know that the God of the universe is with you. Just as He went before Israel as a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, He will go before you and give you the words to say when you are confronted. Matthew 10:19b-20 says, ". . . take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you." Trust the Holy Spirit to lead you and be not ashamed of the wonderful opportunity God has given you to homeschool your children.
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6 comments:
Y'know what always annoyed me when I was homeschooling my granddaughter? The idea I had to defend my decision not to put her in public school.....not just to casual folks, but to bureaucrats too. I'm not a violent sort, but I sometimes felt like smacking the snot out of folks! :)
Welcome!
It is sad to see so many people trusting the strangers with their children more than the kid's own parents.
Sometimes a smack is needed! ;)
I hope you realize, YOU are a lot smarter than the average PHD! Heh. :)
aww, thanks, I am learning, I am still learning....
I aplaud you for homeschooling your granddaughter. As a grandma you're supposed to spoil her and have all the fun a grandma is supposed to have. How is she doing? Did she graduated?
Sadly, she is no longer living with us. She decided she already knew everything (cough sputter cough). Things happen, and life goes on. :(
I am sorry to hear that...I think most of us went through that phase, hopefully she will remember the good things you taught her.
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