You know, this home school journey can be quite stressful. Am I doing enough? Is this the right method to teach this kid? What about this one - the right-brained one - how am I ever going to get through to her? Should I use Math-U-See or Singapore? Do I want textbooks or literature-based? Ahhhhhh!
Then you just start. And you head down the road. And you realized that these traditional flashcards don't work for child number 1, but these cool right-brained ones work terrific. Child number 2 looks at a multiplication table one time and has them memorized. But nothing seems to work with child number 3. So you pray, and ask God for guidance. And you know what is so cool? He answers. Every time. Without fail.
We can't guarantee the end result. Oh, we can do things - lots of good things. We can follow so-and-so's parenting methods. And the such-and-such teaching method. We can be there with our kids through the up's and down's of everyday life, admitting our failures, being an example of how to turn to God and ask for His help. We can get tutors, and right-brained flashcards, and sign up for extra-curricular activities. We put God before them every way we can so they can know Him and what He has done for us.
But in the end, we have to trust God for the results. They're His kids. He has a plan for them. He gave them to us as part of that plan. But, they're His.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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