8filltheheart Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Elizabeth Foss has written an excellent blog about how we can't assume that homeschooling prevents our children from making really poor choices. http://www.elizabethfoss.com/reallearning/2011/11/what-im-never-going-to-tell-you.html I thought I would share it in case anyone needs to hear its wisdom. I know as a parent that I cannot be under illusion that I can form and mold our children into who I want them to be.....if only it were so easy. We can raise them in the way they should go, but they ultimately are the ones to choose the actual path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Yes, God is God and I am not.... I can lead, but I can't require. I am not perfect, so I can't expect those around me to be perfect. Beautiful blog~!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) As a mom whose dd had a child before marriage, and a wife to a man who battles illness, I am SO aware of this issue of thinking the world is all a nice little equation that we fully understand and can control by our actions. In fact, my heart breaks when I read about how somebody's life is going perfectly, because I have seen folks barely able to weather the shock when something starts to spin out of control in their lives. Thanks for sharing. I always figure that if Adam & Eve, created and raised by God himself, chose instead to sin enough to create this whole mess, then who am I to think that I can do it better :tongue_smilie: Julie P.S. The Stobaughs do a homeschool talk called But We Had Hoped, about their family. It is very brave and very much a blessing. It is based on the apostles saying that to Jesus, they had hoped that he was the One. Sometimes what we had hoped, what we had thought God would do, is not what happens. Then what? Good talk. Edited November 6, 2011 by Julie in MN P.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Too true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetpeach Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Great article and thanks for posting. I've put lots of distance between myself and many in our local Christian homeschooling community simply because I can't stand the arrogance of "if you do it like this, you won't have to manage xyz behavior on the other end." Ack. Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvingLife Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Wow this is truly amazing and so true in every way the women who wrote the blog stated. I am very glad that you posted this, thank you so much for sharing as it really encouraged me today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdalley Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 :thumbup: Wonderful honest blog post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Excellent post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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