God Is In Control

If God gives us just what we need, then doesn't He give us just enough for our homeschooling ideas? I see what others are teaching their children and I see different curriculum suggestions, but this year I want to give my all to what God has provided me with. My own brain! What I see good and pure for my children, and what I see they need to learn, I'm going to precede as God's direction.

I'm going to team teach this year with James and Laura Beth. We are going to meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays. One Mother's focus will be our Bible class which we will start with. We will pray and sing before her class starts.

My focus will be American Literature, with a goal to instill the love of reading. Our third Mother will focus on American History, she will also have a list of books for our students to read, and many essay requirements for our five students.

At home, James and Laura Beth will do their Mathematics and Spanish every morning. This year I'm using for the first time the Rosetta Stone. I still need to look that over and see how this will work for us.

Science will be with a home class taught by a Mother who loves Biology and Anatomy. This class will be on Fridays. Leaving our Mondays and Wednesdays free for field trips etc.

As for sports; James, will be playing football for Calvary Chapel Private School for the fall and his winter sport will be rugby. Laura Beth my daughter, will be in AYSO soccer. (she has played since she was five, her Daddy played for Liverpool, England, allowing his daughter to try soccer at a young age but she hasn't wanted to stop!)

One more week of preparing and organizing my home before my school year begins. I picked up an old favorite book of mine. "More Hours In My Day" by Emilie Barnes to organize my cleaning habits again. I will miss gardening almost everyday, at the same time I'm looking forward to home teaching and being on a schedule again.

My prayer is for my husband to keep healthy and for me to have good meals for him when he comes home from work each day and for my children's safety with sports and my own brain to be used for God to teach all my children for His glory.

I must bloom in my own body for my Creator!
QB