My little artists

Kids love to create.  They love to make things and are curious about so many things.  Look at that little guy, trying to paint his body, and then the camera. LOL.  My sweet little children.  They bring so much joy to my life.    I need to stop trying to control things so much that I don't let them create and try new things.  I need to let them use their creative sides more.  I use to do more crafts and fun art projects.
Where did that side of me go?  I am hoping to get that person back.  Maybe once I get over this nasty cold I've had for ever.  I keep hoping I'll be over it so I can be more fun and creative.  Lets hope that that day will be today!  I'll feel better and start getting into schooling more.  Teaching and letting them teach themselves.  

No degree, no knowledge...What?

  Alright, I know it's probably floating around in your brains, or you've thought it at one point.  So I have to say this.  

"How is she qualified to teach her children?"

"What does she know?  She doesn't even know how to write."

"She didn't even go to college, how can she teach these children?"

  

  While in my early years, a few of my favorite subject to learn in my home school and through out my life, has been writing and reading!  Although, you may notice, or maybe I hide it well. LOL That I am no writer.  I know there are many grammatical errors, and misspellings in all of my posts.  But I do love to write, and I really try hard to do it right.  :)  I may not put the commas and periods in their rightful places. I may miss some spots to put them as well.  I was told, when applying to college, that I did really well with my writing, but I would do a lot of run on sentences.   Since then, I try really hard not too.  Although I do notice that I tend to do that a lot still!  

I know these things are good to know.  I know that when you are out in the world these things are important to know.  

But I also ask myself, almost everyday, "Would these things be as important to The Lord?"

NO!

Knowledge is great, and is good to get by in this world, but it will not get you into heaven.  

What will?

Love! and Charity!

The pure love of Christ. 

So, while I'm trying to teach my children, math, how to read and write the best I know how, the best I can, and also using online resources. :)  I'm also trying to teach them about Christ and his abounding LOVE! 

What about their "social life"?

I have heard many times, "What about their social life"?  What about it?  Do I want my children learning from their peers?  Do I want my children learning about the facts of life through children?  Do I want my children to be exposed to foul language and dirty talk at a young age?  NO!  Now days "social" life can either make or break a child.  I don't want the evil of this world to influence my children.  I don't want my children learning disrespect or unkindness from bully's or rude children.  
While attending school when I was a young girl I dealt with rude children.  Bully's to be exact.  Children are rude!  A child's whole life could be ruined if adults/parents don't step in and stop bullying.  I feel like my parents saved my life when they brought me home from school.  My life could have been so much different than the way it turned out.  My social life while I was in school was horrible!  I was shy and got bullied by rude children.
It is true I didn't have many friends when I was young and after being home taught.  But when I was in school I had only a handful of friends, if any.  School did nothing for my social life.

Home schooled children aren't always just home with their mothers and siblings.  They have other HS friends who they get together with to learn and to play.  Some HS children also socialize with PS children, through other after school activities such as sports, scouts, church functions and activities.

Social lives for home schooled children can be better than some public schooled children at times.

Feeling inadequate

Some days I just want to throw in the towel.  I do.  I feel inadequate to teach my children so many things that this world requires me to teach.  I don't feel like the way the world wants things to be is important.  No I don't.  I feel like what is important is teaching about Christ.  How to be like him.  That, to me, is the most important of all.  If someone goes about their life not caring about Christ, or others, to me that is the worst thing anyone could possibly do, or be.  I want my children to learn to be like Christ.  To love like him.  To be loving and kind like him.  Why isn't this the most important thing in our world today?  Why don't we teach or children to be like Christ?  Why is the worldly things so much more important in our world now days?  Christ is my life, my center.  I want my children to feel that way too.  I want my children to think, WWJD?  When they are confronted with things of this world, temptations.  

Yes, Knowledge is important.  The most important thing?  NO!  To be learned is good, but to be learned and to not KNOW the Savior?  That is the worst sin, in my eyes.  

I know that to be in this world we do need to learn and to be the best we can be.  I believe that to do so we need The Lord.  He can help us to be who we are meant to be.  To be the best we can.  To know him first then we can succeed in all we do.  Trust him then all will fall into place!  

I want my children to know this.  If they Trust God, and do His will they will be successful!  Of course we do need to do our part. Faith without works is dead.  So therefore I want to teach my children to read, to write.  To serve!  To learn all they can in this world.  But Christ comes first!!  And foremost.  

To teach my children reading, writing and arithmetic, I need the Lord!  I don't know everything.  I teach what I know and what I don't know I learn.  I am not perfect.  But I am doing my best.  I am working everyday to do better.  Some days I don't have motivation.  Some days I am ready to conquer the world. 

The Lord makes up for what I lack.  He is my rock and my Savior.  When I can't do what everyone expects of me he carries me through.  He helps me when I falter.  He lifts me when I'm down.  If I didn't have him in my life, I would have NOTHING.  He is my EVERYTHING!