Given a Trust

I found the neatest verse in the Bible this morning.

I Corinthians 4:2

"Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful."

The context is that the apostle Paul is telling us that when we accept Jesus we become apostles for Christ also. We are not to let the world judge us, but let Christ's words and deeds be what we judge ourselves by.

This verse spoke to me about our homeschool today. When we started on this journey it was with the understanding we were going all the way thru high school. People all the time ask me when we are putting B in school. Usually I tell them he is in school just an alternative form! I always say that until God leads me another direction, this is the one we are on. Well today it was like God was validating our decision with this verse.

He gave us a trust when we began this journey and for us, we are required to be faithful. That means when opposition start talking, we stand; when I get tired, we stand; when it seems nothing is sinking in, we stand.

My prayer is that we will be faithful to the end!

Be blessed!

I Want It Now!!

How come when you shouldn't have something that's when you crave it the most!

I had a tooth pulled almost 2 weeks ago and one of the recommendations is not to eat chips or anything crunchy for 6 weeks. Are they kidding? I am having serious Pringles withdrawal here! I just know my body now has a salt deficiency!

You know what's crazy, I've tried to compensate with sweet things! That's really good, more sugar! I wondered why I felt so off the last few days, I've been on a sugar rush! I even tried to compensate this with chocolate! If you know me at all, you know this is extreme! You see, I'm one of those weird people that don't like chocolate very much!

So this morning I got up with the attitude that this isn't going to work! I need help! Of course, the help I need is found in God's word. Very gently, God has reminded me that He is all I need to crave!

This is not what I want to happen to me:

Psalm 78:29-31 "They ate till they had more than enough, for he had given them what they craved. But before they turned from the food they craved, even while it was still in their mouths, God's anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel."

This is what I want to do:

1Peter 2: 2-3 "Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good."

If you think about it, say a prayer for me! I really see this time as a testing time for me! It's obedience to God or the Pringles can! I love how God can use the ordinary to help us grow spiritually!

Be blessed!

HOTM Virtual Conference Contest

I tried last week to get in on the contest at Sprittibee"s but wasn't able to get in to post about it, so trying again over at Dawn's. Go on over to My Sweet Home for a chance to win tickets to the HOTM Online Virtual COntest!

Here’s what HOTM says about the conference: “We will be providing the attendees with motivational speakers, video tutorials, free products, question and answer sessions, and a vendor hall - all ONLINE! Just log on and either listen live during that time or log in at your convenience and listen to the audios.”

Go on over for your chance to win! Be blessed!

HOTM : What hasn't worked for you

We are supposed to share things that haven't worked for our homeschool. I think curriculum is a special thing that shouldn't be compared between families because each child is so different. So, while it has taken years to find a good match I just encourage you to continue trying if this is an area you have that's not working!

Here are things that don't work for us:

1. Having a weekly class in my home for a whole year. This really stressed B and I out! I have now learned that a monthly class is great or a class that is no longer than 12 weeks but not all year long!

2. Having a specific room to school in: we want to be were we are comfortable and that can change over time!

3. Making B go to a sports clinic when he has no interest in it. I learned I really need to listen more to him. We can get PE in other ways.

4. Answering the phone during school! Big no-no for me! Gets my focus off what needs to be happening!

5. Not starting our day off with God! Biggest no-no out there! Our day goes so much more smoother when we put God first where he belongs!

Go on over to HOTM for more great post!

Be blessed!

3 Favorite Things Contest

Between the Worlds is holding a contest where you share the 3 favorite things about your homeschool last year! You can win a $10.00 Starbucks card! For those of you that know I don't do coffee, I'm trying to earn it for B! He loves Starbucks!

My 3 favorite things about this last years homeschool are:

1. Tapestry of Grace! I can't say enough about how excited I am about this program and how much it is going to help our school!

2. My local support group! I am blessed with some wonderful families that are bonded together in purpose and love.

3. B's art accomplishments! He had always said he couldn't draw but after 2 classes this year he has learned that he has some talent!

Thank you Karen for such a neat contest!

Be blessed!

Power Hour

Yesterday was our first day back to school after an eight week break. We use the time from July to the end of August to finish anything we left and want to finish, to review those elusive facts in multiplication and to start projects for the year to come.

This year we will also do a unit study on the Summer Olympics. I need to get busy getting the lap book ready!

We were actually ready to start back this year. Since we only do power hours it's really not a problem or a chore. This year I decided to let B decide when the hour would be and he chose after lunch. That's a change, so we will see how it works!

Just in case you were wondering here is what we are doing in our power hour:

1st day: Health using ABEKA's 5th grade book (this also doubles as our reading out loud to Mom)
Bible study: Self-control (this is B's first workbook to do entirely on his own)
State cards (these are a catch up to our Tapestry of Grace)

2nd day: Bible (read aloud to Mom)
Math ( B wanted to finish the last 20 lessons left over from next year)
Facts practice (multiplication and spelling here)
Easy Grammar (again we are finishing the book we started last year)

We then just switch the days back and forth until we are done. When a subject gets done, it won't be replaced.

Well it's time for power hour! Have a blessed day!