Seek ye first the Kingdom of God

Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.
I homeschool because I believe its what God wants me to do. As I seek Him, He helps me with the task that I am taking on.
I have learned some things while home educating my children. I have learned that homeschooling is not for everyone. I have learned that in the beginning, some family members were uneasy about it, but as the years go by, it is more accepted and understood. I have learned that God gave Moms and Dads the wisdom to teach THEIR OWN children and that Families can do it differently and still be pleasing the Lord.
 I went to a seminar in 2003 and heard a lady speak and she said this- Homeschooling should be like a 3 legged stool- those 3 legs being Study/Work/Service. Any one of these overdone can be a problem, but using all three legs keeps your family in balance.

Study- Reading, writing, Bible, Math, Science, Art all the usual classes, plus Sunday school, church services and I like to include Special Preaching meetings- traveling to Revivals/Missions conferences etc. (Bible learning and SOCIALIZATION! LOL)  Too much of this and none of the other can make the children all puffed up, conceited and without consideration for others.

Work- as in housework, yardwork, play work- (like Legos, dolls, playdough, and other play- this is the kind of work children like BEST!) crafts,  wood work, hunting work, fishing, sewing, exercise work, cooking, laundry, etc . Too much of this and no Study- well, lets just say Bartholomew cant read.....???

Service- serving others- Nursing home ministry, 4H programs- community service, church clean up, Fair Booth ministry, Food Bank, raking leaves for a neighbor , you fill in what your family does to serve.  Children learn manners and kindness and to think of someone besides SELF.

One other thing she said- You cant homeschool if youre not HOME. Meaning, too many field trips, parties, vacations and other interruptions take away from their education.

I thought this was very wise counsel from this lady. The only thing I would add to it is PRAYER.

Things

Things I think about.....

Why I do certain things. Why other people do things. What are we looking for in these things that we do.

Let the peace of God rule in your hearts.

Where will I be in 5 yrs? What will I be doing? What will my children be doing in 5 yrs?
Psalm 78 teach children about God, his strength, his wonderful works.....WHY? That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God.
That they might not be stubborn and rebellious.

I think about that I dont want sin to have dominion over me.

about God's characteristics like, Merciful, Holy, gracious, a strong Lord, a Father, my refuge and my fortress.

That He planted the ear, formed the eye, that He made me and knows my weaknesses.

I think about friends and how God has placed certain people in places for specific reasons- far away ones that I miss, and near ones that I cannot seem to get close to.

I think about traveling to places and how there are Christian people all over this world, that you meet up with them and that its like a big Family reunion. And Family on this earth, that are not saved, that wont be there in Heaven for the reunion.

nov 9, 1992  I got saved.  I am thankful .

I think about babies. I love my children. I am so glad God gave them to me. I love other peoples babies, esp the ones in our church right now...

having clean water to drink.

RMCA Gazette October 10, 2011

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Rathdrum Mountain Christian Academy is a home school.

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Books I am reading

I just finished  My Antonia  by Willa Cather. I really enjoyed it. Clean Fiction, old fashioned themes.
I am starting O Pioneers by Willa Cather this week.

Other Reading : Best of Fons and Porter Scrap Quilts ,
 Homeschooling from Scratch by Mary Potter Kenyon
various blogs

the earth and creation

Psalm 119:90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations; thou hast established the earth and it abideth.

Psalm 33:6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth.

Genesis 1:31 and 2:1 And God saw every thing that he had made, and , behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host with them.
more vacation pictures

He does all things well , just different than I think they are going to be done!

So now I am sitting here trying to figure out what to do. Greg had to go away to work in Bellingham. I am depressed and crying about it for 2 days. All the while, I am reading my Bible and the Lord is telling me things like , "Psalm 11:1 In the Lord put I my trust "  and the Lord is always before me my heart is glad , rest in hope   and Let us draw near with a true heart  and more and more . Comfort from the word of God. (Psalm 119: several verses) Monday - I call the man at Discount Tire in San Diego, and explain the situation and he says, thats not my problem, I told your husband not to put it in 4 wheel drive etc etc.
So I am upset, but not distressed. I keep reading Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday- And let the peace of God rule in your hearts  ...... and I keep reading Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ  and more The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? .....the Lord will give strength to his people and will bless his people with peace. More and more , the Lord telling me , "Its gonna be alright. I am gonna take care of you" .
So Thursday afternoon, after getting the ok for AAA to tow my car, I call Discount Tire in Hayden ID. I tell the man who I am and the situation and he says, oh we've  been expecting your call. When can you bring the car in? We are gonna take care of it so you shouldnt have to pay anything.....
Friday morning, I am waiting for the Tow Truck, I leave my kids at home and the Tow TRuck driver Rick , starts loading my car onto his trailer. After explaining my problems, he says Maam they did you wrong. Even my 16 yr old boy knows you dont put mismatching size tires on a 4x4 vehicle. This is bad....So this very compassionate Tow truck driver then tells me I am the 2nd Suburban he has picked up today (its only 8:30 am!!!!!!!) and we have a nice conversation on the way. I think perhaps Rick was an angel. Think I am crazy but here it is. When we get there, he starts telling me, ok Anna now you go in there and dont let them take advantage of you. (he is coaching me!!!) telling me Be Steadfast now, explain your problem and wait for them to take care of it. Be Steadfast....
The manager of Discount Tires here in Hayden Idaho is a really nice man named Mike Jordan, a white guy (LOL) . He takes the car for a ride and knows its BAD. They GIVE US 4 BRAND NEW TIRES for our Suburban (the right size too!! ) Then he gets on the phone with Discount Tires Corporate office and gets them to open a claim to fix the damage done to our car. WOW Praise God!!!!!!!
Then they tell me what mechanic to go to , the Mechanic is a really nice man named John , and he says We're gonna take care of you. The transfer case alone is about $1600 plus labor, plus any other damage there may be. WOW again!!!!!
THEN, Discount Tires COrp calls and says do you have a car to get around with while your car is being worked on?? Well, no I dont since Greg is working over in Bellingham WA right now....So then they make a reservation and PAY for me a rental car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just never thought it was gonna come out like this!!!
So Praise and thanks be to God. I have now been driving a rental car for a week, and they are not done working on my car yet, but it will be soon.
He does all things WELL.
And sends me comfort thru the scriptures, and thru 3 brotherly fellows telling me , its gonna be alright. Were gonna take care of you.

screaming GLORY TO GOD near the John Day River, OR

He does all things well

When we were in California on vacation, we had a problem with our Suburban. We got to the Econo Lodge in Buttonwillow CA (the WORST hotel I have ever stayed in in the United States- another story) and I looked at one of the front tires and noticed that there were threads showing. After checking in, I showed it to Greg and he said ok we will have to put the spare on tomorrow moring and drive into San Diego on the spare and get a new tire when we get there.
So 6:30am Sunday morning, Greg and Caleb changed the tire and we were on our way. We were praying about what to do about this unexpected expense, as we were on vacation and didnt really have extra money to buy tires. We did not tell my family that anything was wrong, but we prayed. Grandma Helen showed up on Monday and gave us a card with some money in it for our Anniversary!! She said use it for your trip or whatever you need. Well we needed a tire!!!
Praise God. So the next morning, Greg went to Discount Tires in San Diego and they did not have the right size tires for our Suburban. The man tells Greg he could get these other tires, slightly smaller than the size needed, and that it would be fine as long as we didnt put the car in 4 wheel drive. So we did this (not knowing it would be a problem) and enjoyed the rest of our time in San Diego and began driving home to Idaho.
Somewhere in the middle of the state of CA, we started hearing a noise. Greg was not sure what this noise was. So he asked me, do you hear that??? Well it continued all the way home and after a week of being home, the noise was getting worse and worse.
A friend of ours is a mechanic who works on Suburbans all the time. He came over and drove the car and heard the noise and said dont drive that car. You need to get those tires off as soon as possible.

a dam near the John Day River