Because Life is Precious ~ 2018 Virtual Homeschool Fair

Because Life is Precious

Life is precious. And important. And God-given.

God gave us our three sweet children to raise to follow Him. They are His children first and we are to point them towards Him.

That would be reason number one in our “why did you choose to homeschool” list. But not the only reason and not the only important one, either.

You see, we want relationships to come first. And the public school system wasn’t letting that happen. Too much focus on schoolwork, tests, and reading that wasn’t really benefiting the girls at all. Stress was beginning to creep into our children’s lives over something that wasn’t important at all. It was affecting our home and it was too early for them to deal with these things.

And right on the heels of that: we want our girls to love to learn. Their love of learning, their curiosity, was dying. Whether it was from doing boring things or from stifling their natural creativity, the girls were losing their interest, their drive, and their enjoyment of life and learning.

At Home Dad works a non-traditional schedule. This came into play very strongly in our decisions. Every other month, he barely saw the girls and we could feel that affecting that all important daddy-daughter relationship.

When we looked at these and a few additional issues, there was no other choice. God had shown us very clearly what we should do. And we knew it individually. When At Home Dad and I sat down one day, I just asked “what do you think about homeschooling the girls next year?” His answer? “I was going to ask you the same thing today.”

Asked and answered.

We talked to a couple who we value that homeschooled their children and asked questions of them. We read a few things and decided where we would begin at. And then we told the girls. They were excited! They had never really heard of homeschooling but they were pleased to try this new thing out.

And you know what? It has been a blessing time after time. All of these things here, and more, have benefited from us starting this pathway, this journey. But most of all, we have found freedom for life.

Life is precious. Don’t take the moments of it for granted. God gave us our children to bring us in his steps, his path, his way. I want my children to be pointed towards heaven, towards God, in all we do. This is our “why” for homeschooling.

Blessings,
At Home.