Why I'm choosing to be a homeschooling mom...

When I tell people I am going to homeschool my kids (part-time), I often get asked why… Here's why(and I could go on and on but here's the gist of it)I am choosing part-time homeschooling because I feel it fits my kids and myself best. Not only are they very social but I believe social interaction is so important... CONVICTION Motherhood is a blessing and gift from God…He has chosen and trusted me (and Deven) to raise and train up these children in His ways, to bring Him glory. We are called to “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) I read this verse as a command from God and it convicts my heart to do ALL that I can do, with all that I know, to raise these children for Him…This verse also gives me hope. Hope that by “training” up my children in His ways, they will continue down the narrow path for the rest of their lives. TRUTH The choice to homeschool, for me, is similar to the choice to be a stay at home mom…I want to raise my children, I want to teach my children OUR morals and values that are based on the Bible, not the world. I don’t want someone else to have that job, and I certainly don’t want people teaching them “truths” that are not truth in our home. With that being said, I also don’t want to shelter my kids. I want them to be aware of the ways of the world and it’s “truths” however, they won’t be taught as truths like they are in school and I want to decide when I introduce those subjects, not the state, not the school and not a teacher in the classroom. KIDS WILL BE KIDS Plain and simple, I don’t want my kids sitting in a classroom for 7 hours a day, followed by a few more hours of school work when they get home. I want them to be able to learn but I also want them to enjoy and experience their childhood to the fullest. I want my kids to be kids! Also, I love that by homeschooling, my kids can be taught in the ways that they learn best. I already see differences in Kolby and Kamryn in how they learn and I don’t want them to struggle or to lose interest in learning because they don’t fit in the “box of learning” that the classroom provides. I absolutely LOVE how one homeschooling mom put it into perspective…consider our children as disciples. We are training and ministering to our children and teaching them to be disciples of the Lord through the Word of God. My ministry (provided by God) is 3 adorable kids named Kolby, Kamryn and Kolyn. My life, my love, my responsibility.