Through prayer, common sense, and much consideration my husband and I have decided to homeschool our girls beginning in the school year of 2012-2013. Currently our girls are attending ECS a local christan school where they are receiving an outstanding education. We have been very pleased with Brendlee's progress while attending ECS this last school year. This coming school year Brilynn will be joining her at the school, I do not doubt that she will also progress at an outstanding pace.
Some may raise the question, if you love the school why homeschool? I can only answer this question by saying "COST" and that I know I can do it myself. This is where the common sense factor comes into play. A huge fear of mine has been that "I" am not capable of doing such a thing as "homeschooling". Prayer was needed to get over this fear. Along with prayer, working in the public school realm the last part of the school year, took this fear away. Am I completly fearless, NO. I am reminded of the verse that says, "If he calls you, he will equip you". I look back over several years span and I see how God has been equipping me for this day. I have been equipped through education, work experience, family resources, and personal experience.
The first thing I pointed out was about being equipped through education. While in college I took the following classes:
- Principles of Teaching
-Curriculum Development
-Child Growth and Development
-Educational Psychology
-Adolescent Psychology
-Recreational Leadership
-General Psychology
These classes formed a basis for me to help teach my own children.
Work experience has also equipped me from working in the public schools to working in the a small preschool. Homeschool takes organizational skills and it was here that I really developed my love for organization.
The third thing I meationed is family resources. As a very young child I can remember my mother teaching me to sort and staple papers. I love doing these types of things. In highschool I helped teach a local Girl Scout troop, my leadership skills began at a very young age. Along with my mother helping me build skills at a young age, my sister began to homeschool her own children. My sister has been very successful in homeschooling and has provided me with alot of advice and resources that will help me on this journey with my own children.
Through Jesus I can do this, because through Him all things are possible.
During the summer I have been helping my kids learn some new concepts to be prepared for the coming school year at ECS. Alot of fulfillment has come from teaching them. I look forward to this next school year as I prepare. You may be wondering why we are waiting a whole school year. This is also a simple answer. We had already paid tution/book fees before we made this choice. Also, Brilynn will receive alot of ground work for learning sounds and reading that I feel she needs before we begin at home. I feel that God could of placed this on my heart before this point but He did not, therefore we will send them this next school year and begin in the 2012-2013 school year!
To God be the Glory!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Psalm 56:8
Tonight I sit and as I scan over my facebook I see a post from a college friend saying, "She would have been 5....Angelina Hope Blakemore...born on June 28th 2006...only for a moment we held you in our arms....gone to be with Jesus on June 29th, 2006...but forever in our hearts! We miss you so much! Mommy and Daddy love you baby girl!"
To this day when I read of another person's recent lose or the anniversary of a lose of a child my heart drops. It brings me back to such heartache. On one hand heartache that I never hope to feel in this life again but on the other hand heartache that drew me closer to my Creator, my Savior than I had ever been in my entire life.
Driving here and there my family listens to K-love, it's the one station you can guarantee will be on the radio when you crank the engine up. Often the song, "Blessings" has been played over and over. As I listen to this song I can not help to be reminded of losing our son. The chorus says,
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
Each anniversary of the lose of a child brings many emotions to the grieving parent. The tears return, the sleepless nights return but as the song states it is at that point we remember that You, Jesus is near to us. Tonight as I sit and think of my friend, Jesus is near to her. The book of Psalms says, "You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book."
If you are mother or father that has lost a child know that God sees each and every tear you shed, He is keeping track of every sorrow, each tear you shed is in a bottle, all are recorded in His book. It is through these tears that your healing will take place.
To this day when I read of another person's recent lose or the anniversary of a lose of a child my heart drops. It brings me back to such heartache. On one hand heartache that I never hope to feel in this life again but on the other hand heartache that drew me closer to my Creator, my Savior than I had ever been in my entire life.
Driving here and there my family listens to K-love, it's the one station you can guarantee will be on the radio when you crank the engine up. Often the song, "Blessings" has been played over and over. As I listen to this song I can not help to be reminded of losing our son. The chorus says,
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
Each anniversary of the lose of a child brings many emotions to the grieving parent. The tears return, the sleepless nights return but as the song states it is at that point we remember that You, Jesus is near to us. Tonight as I sit and think of my friend, Jesus is near to her. The book of Psalms says, "You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book."
If you are mother or father that has lost a child know that God sees each and every tear you shed, He is keeping track of every sorrow, each tear you shed is in a bottle, all are recorded in His book. It is through these tears that your healing will take place.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
"Out of the mouth of BRILYNN"
Tonight Brilynn is laying in bed beside me and looks at me with a very very serious look and say's, "You thinking what I am thinking". I repeat what she says to make sure I heard right than I say, "What are you thinking?" Brilynn than responses to me saying, "Tinkerbell, mommy, Tinkerbell!" I love this girl, so full of life!!!
Friday, June 3, 2011
Happy 6th Anniversary
The past six years have been filled with growing our family. On June 3rd, I entered into a covenant with my husband and my amazing step son. Having a family instantly is what I had. from the day we got married our philosophy was, whatever happens, happens and it did. Six years later we are blessed with 4 children! Now that the season of having children is over we are moving on to bigger and better things. "Enjoying these children" Each of them are a blesing from the Lord. Each brings a new meaning to life! I as he mother feels amazingly honored to have a husband that loves God, me, and my children. He is a father who loves, cares, and is simply there for our children when they need him. Thus allowing us to enjoy the children and enjoy life! Although our children are a huge part of our marriage we have enjoyed many moments to ourselves, enjoying each other. I look forward to many years to come!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Full Swing of Summer
Summer is in full swing at the Wolf household! I always get excitment during the summer when I know Brady will be home with us. This is when we feel like a real family! All year we feel we are missing out on so much when Brady is not around but during the summer, it's the 6 of us and thats the way we like it!
Our summer has already been filled with a backyard campout, backyard cookouts, ballgames, swimming in waterholes. Much more is to come, we plan our summer to be filled with many many lifrelong memories! Camping, Canoeing, Silver Dollar City, the girls being flowergirls in their Uncle Findley's wedding, trip to Kansas City, and trip to St Louis (our mini vacation) and many more ballgames! I feel beyond blessed as we begin this summer knowing that God has great things in store for us!!!
Our summer has already been filled with a backyard campout, backyard cookouts, ballgames, swimming in waterholes. Much more is to come, we plan our summer to be filled with many many lifrelong memories! Camping, Canoeing, Silver Dollar City, the girls being flowergirls in their Uncle Findley's wedding, trip to Kansas City, and trip to St Louis (our mini vacation) and many more ballgames! I feel beyond blessed as we begin this summer knowing that God has great things in store for us!!!
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