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Little Nyssa

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  1. 1. A calling should be explored over time, with discernment & prayer, and without haste. If it is real it won't go away. If it is just a fantasy designed to take away your focus from the present, it will go away. 2. I don't think God will call someone OUT of a good marriage in order to do ministry to other people. What kind of witness would that be? (BTW in our church a pastor who gets divorced has to quit. In that case he would lose both wife and job. :( 3. Why not get in touch with some pastor's wives and get to know them and see what their lives are like? Best wishes!!!
  2. Hi all, can anyone suggest or have a list of children's literature in Spanish? DS is doing 1st grade. He can read well in English and had 1 yr of K level Spanish classes. I am looking for the real thing, not translations from English. Thanks!!
  3. Hi, in our state this is done through a parents' program at the local public school district. We just started homeschooling a few weeks ago (DS is 6) and signed up for the program. I am also on the classical education side of things. I decided to do it because of: 1. tax dollars, as you said 2. accountability to make sure I am continuing with the plans I have made 3. ability to get advice from an experienced teacher 4. ability to utilitize PS services like psych should that be necessary 5. ability to attend classes on an occasional basis 6. and, honestly, this program has made our choice much more acceptable to the extended family Here, so far, are the pros & cons. Pro: 1. I've been able to purchase any curricula I have wanted, no problem with reimbursement so far. For the religious component I have bought our own, without expecting any reimbursement. The non-consumables stay in our family until the last child is done with them, then we give them back to the program's library. 2. weekly contact with the teacher, and I have had to be organized and make up a curriculum plan, which was approved without any problem, and I have to supply 30 day progress reports, in which I just say what we are working on. It's not very detailed or intrusive. Basically this keeps me from slacking off. 3. we have chosen 1 class, sports, which has not started yet, when I am hoping for DS to meet some friends & we can (both) do some socializing! Cons: 1. the disapproval of the local homeschool community. I basically keep it a secret that we are doing this program, since I don't want to be lectured about it by everyone!! This is very uncomfortable. I must say it is extremely uncomfortable since the local HS community is very much against this kind of program and sees it as co-opting all their hard work. 2. We can only take 1 course at the program without having the funds we get drastically reduced. If we take a full day of classes the amount is reduced from 1700 to 500 (approximately) 3. some boring paperwork to do from PS district, but not really onerous 4. program's website is not user-friendly and therefore frustrating, for the amount of time I spend on it 5. In order to get classes with an outside instructor reimbursed, that instructor has to complete some paperwork. It's not really burdensome, just 3 pages and resume, but if the person won't do it then they won't. Hope this helps. As I said we have just started so I may have more to say later. Best wishes,
  4. Hi, here is an example of a list of texts that our local parents' program in WA state has reviewed: http://www.meridian.wednet.edu/mp3/ and choose "approved/unapproved texts" from the lists on the left. Hope this helps!
  5. HI, We've been homeschooling 2 for several weeks now, and I don't think I would have been brave enough to try it without the help I found in A Mother's Rule of Life. Best wishes-- I was overwhelmed last Thursday but it's getting better!!
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