The Bible as a Book

Recently I was basically bashed for quoting the Bible. It seems people can no longer use this in a reason why people are the way they are. It's words are thrown out as the wrong way to live. As to where an idea came in the first place when it is the Bible the person becomes the thing to retaliate at ..... well anything the Bible says.

Now yes, I believe what the Bible says is truth. I don't assume other do, but to prove a point of direction where beliefs come from the belief that homosexuality is wrong comes from the Bible. You can't change that. It's clear, it's written. This is where people take the belief that homosexuality is wrong. They found it in the Bible.

The Bible is also where other things are found....The 10 Commandments were said in this discussion to be 'the big ones'.....oh brother I thought, as my brain tried and did have flashbacks about what I had been taught about why the law was written in the first place....was it that all have sinned or what was it....I'll have to ask on Sunday night. Its about the Law or maybe I'll look it up...

Well take this passage:

Galatians 5:17-19

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁷ For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
¹⁸ But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Vs. 18 explains it to me....but it was a longer sermon series or a Bible study. 

What Type of Homeschooler Am I?

I can't believe I've been at this journey for 18 years. It all began when my oldest was sick in first grade. I pulled her out and of course she was doing Abeka. Abeka was what I was raised on 6th-9th grade (along with Bob Jones) So of course when I found a private school that was affordable I put her in. A quick look at Abeka and I realized it was still boring....so I began to read to my two little girls while my baby grew up.

I read Little House on the Prairie, American girl Books and had my daughter do some of her Abeka work. She breezed through first grade. We got involved with girl scouts and other homeschoolers. Found a homeschool group and joined, found a care group and joined.

Second grade I ordered Sonlight, AWESOME. I learned so much this year, I put her in co-op and enjoyed this year so much. Reading the books was great but she had problems writing and reading wasn't going as smoothly as I thought. Dyslexia, yep but her auditory learning was incredible so I focused on her strengths and read, read, read. And these little girls learned. Kindergarten for Sarah and second grade for Sarah.

Third Grade and first grade, oh it's becoming a blur, what did we do that year. I can't really recall.

Forth grade and 2nd grade I believe we tried Bob Jones and the horrible try and catch the class on tape, or was this the year we did SOS...again life is a blur from so long ago. I know we did an amazing co-op downtown where Marci taught Karen simple machines with Knex and Common sense press. Meet the Masters was done for art. And a fantastic class on Africa was done.

We also did a co-op at West Acres and my daughter Sarah began to read, it was so much easier with her. I taught a reading class but learned PLAYS were the easiest way to teach kids. They had  to pay attention to what was being read in order to come in on time. This kept the kids focused on not only their words but also their friends. My daughter loved this class. My baby now four years old....and this must be the year I also had a forth son.

Fifth, Third, Kindergarten, and toddlerhood.... oh it's a blur this was the year we attempted Bob Jones. I felt overwhelmed. I also didn't enjoy it. I stopped and went to Prairie Primer (maybe I had started that the year before.) It was wonderful and what I needed. Numerous field trips, we explored the world.

6th, 4th, 1st, and pre-school....yep not a clue, I know we schooled I can't remember if we were moving this year but I think that happened when my oldest was in 7th....

Florida: 7th, 5th, 2nd, and pre-k what a year!! Joined Sea World, joined the Aquarium and had a blast. F.I.S.H was the best homeschool group I had ever joined and we loved it. Sports, co-op classes, graduation recognition for all kids....it was an amazing group. Chess club with the top in the nation teaching my kids how to play chess...basketball for my oldest. A VERITAS co-op of parents teaching classes that lasted 2 hours. It was awesome. We paid the teachers directly and they named the price. We signed up and if their were enough kiddos the class ran. Most kids graduated with their associates degree but I didn't know anyone that didn't have some college finished before their senior year. The kids were also welcome to walk in to the public school take a class and walk out.

8th, 6th, 3rd, Kindergarten: Move to Kathleen....hardest year so far. I hated it. I enrolled the three oldest kids in Veritas classical School but the drive was a killer 45 minutes and their seemed to be one thing after another that went wrong. Price of gas went up to $4.00 a gallon. The tires went flat thanks to some guy dropping his tool box on the high way...I stopped after 6 weeks.  Our house in Florida was also not selling. The girls were older and I sent them to public school where they lasted a few days before the 6th grader begged to be homeschooled again. She hates cursing to this day. The 8th grader loved it for about 10 days and then just found it so stupid she wanted to learn something so home again. About this time the K12 free public school at home was starting so I had signed up the youngest son, then the 3rd grader.....then all but the oldest.

9th, 7th, 4th, 1st...we moved to Bonaire. And thankfully Veritas Classical School moved to our town also. The oldest attended. the rest K12. co-op and Bible Quizzing, soccer, and busy.

10th, 8th, 5th, 2nd and wham another baby. Stuck the boys in school and homeschooled one tough 8th grader.

11th, 9th, 6th, 3rd...and special needs 1 year old.... Veritas for the oldest two. Classical Conversations, K12 (I attempted to learn and teach the old Essentials book.) My oldest son grew leaps and bounds from his severely dyslexic (I had been told to take him to numerous specialist, Garfield Comics worked for him and he loves to read books now.) Of course co-op continued. A new one room school house for my boys. Both attended and loved it two days a week. Of course this was way to much but we picked and chose what we wanted to do.

12th, 10th, 7th, 4th....  . My two oldest stayed at Veritas and the boys just did the one room school house. We continued with co-op but mostly it was only Bible quizzing.

So here it is this year and my oldest is at college, one is at Veritas, two boys are at Classical Conversations and one son still attends the one room school house. And all three are still doing Bible Quizzing....while I struggle through learning about my youngest and teaching him.

.....So what kind of homeschooler am I? What ever I want to do, it's done. Mostly I enjoy sending my kids places to learn. I enjoy the flexibility of co-ops, people who want to teach for one day a week meeting schools like Classical Conversations, Veritas.....it works somehow. My kids have enjoyed life, they are happy, and important love to learn but this has taken many twist and turns in discovering how to get them to the point. The most expensive lesson with much prayer sending my oldest to Madagascar. It worked and her love of learning returned. I am an unschool, schooler I send them to classes for school but I want them to learn. Not be concerned about grades, but have failed as the second child cares too much. I am a classical learner and my brain is mostly wired for this. I enjoy it the most.