Comments on Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers: Change

Our word for this year has turned out to be "...

2012-01-22T17:58:35.495-05:00

Our word for this year has turned out to be "homeschool." Is that two words or one? I get confused. LOL I dunno...it's been a decision that we settled before we sent our little kindergartner to the cute little primary school (k-2nd) about 2 minutes from our house but now that she as been there for 5 or 6 months and we are faced with homeschooling now rather than later...our past few weeks have been filled with little more than talk, research, debate, and thoughts of homeschooling. Sometimes I think detouring from our plan to homeschool initially, to sending her to have a cute "public school" experience, has made transitioning harder. But my husband and I prayed this morning about our kids' education...again...and we are forging ahead to do what we believe fits our family best. So the word for us...homeschool. Probably not expected, considering the types or words being chosen for the year for families but this is where we are. Thanks for such an awesome blog!

Thank you for this post. I believe CHANGE is my wo...

2012-01-22T01:12:54.289-05:00

Thank you for this post. I believe CHANGE is my word for this yr, too. I'm going to try to stay at home instead of returning to work, and I'm already planning to homeschool my toddler. I also hope to get down to a healthy weight (need lots of motivation on that one!), and be more consistent with my prayers for my husband and children. I've just started my own homeschooling blog and I hope that it will help hold me accountable to becoming more of a godly wife and mom. I've been reading your blog since before I even had kids! Thanks for being an inspiration. =) --Jasmine in NYC

This is my first year of choosing a theme for the ...

2012-01-21T11:20:36.703-05:00

This is my first year of choosing a theme for the year. I've had a very rough past 6 months with dealing with things in the past which effected me emotionally, spiritually and physically. This year I chose "Healing" for my word - Healing spiritually, emotionally and physically. I'm amazed at how the Lord has then given me this message over and over and over again through people, messages and my quiet time with the Lord.

Sounds like a great plan, Kris! Very inspiring......

2012-01-19T23:29:14.852-05:00

Sounds like a great plan, Kris! Very inspiring...

Kris-do you read Ann Voskamp's blog, A Holy Ex...

2012-01-19T13:22:29.322-05:00

Kris-do you read Ann Voskamp's blog, A Holy Experience? She posted on building a house of prayer yesterday and it was an awesome post. Hope you don't mind me linking to it here: http://www.aholyexperience.com/2012/01/seven-ways-to-keep-your-home-strong/

Great! My pastor always says the Bible is the brea...

2012-01-19T13:19:54.691-05:00

Great! My pastor always says the Bible is the bread of life. If you are only partaking of it on Sunday when a pastor is spoonfeeding you then you are STARVING and what does starvation ultimately lead to....death. It's not pretty or sugarcoated but it's the truth. God Bless and thanks for the reminder.

Thanks, Erin!

2012-01-19T12:20:30.569-05:00

Thanks, Erin!

Great Kris! Thanks for sharing! Looking ahead th...

2012-01-19T09:52:53.575-05:00

Great Kris! Thanks for sharing! Looking ahead this year, not looking back at what I "could have" done.

Great word! I haven't really given it much th...

2012-01-19T09:49:45.596-05:00

Great word! I haven't really given it much thought (as we really don't do new year's resolutions), but you have challenged me anew.

I think if I had to pick a word that encapsulates what we want to change in our family, it would have to be FOCUS. Focusing on Jesus more, focusing on family time more, focusing on what is really important versus what seems to be important. Focusing on the mundane tasks that need to be done but choosing to focus on joy rather than drudgery. Yes, FOCUS would have to be my word!

I am linking to your post at www.sharplittlearrows...

2012-01-19T06:50:11.156-05:00

I am linking to your post at www.sharplittlearrows.blogspot.com. Love your new word! I think I might need one too!