Tonight I sat at the kitchen table of one of the best examples of a homeschooling mother that I know. I sat there with three moms all just as different from me as they can be, and I soaked in the sheer wonderful that is Christian fellowship. And my heart thanked the God who created us, made us mothers, called us to home education and caused us to cross each other's paths.
How I hope and pray that you, my fellow home educator, are being supported. OCHEC exists to encourage, equip and support your efforts at home, but we can't come sit at your kitchen table. We can't fill a Sunday School room or fellowship hall and listen with you to a speaker who seems to somehow have been eavesdropping on our lives. We will do our best to answer your questions and point you toward resources that will facilitate the achievement of your family's goals, but we can't flip through worn copies of Grammar Songs or Writers Inc. extolling their virtues and warning their shortcomings.
Homeschooling is challenging. It is also rewarding. It is tough and terriffic, simple and difficult. I once answered the question, "What all does it take to home school?" with these words, "All it takes is all you've got." We all need support on this journey. Are YOU part of a support group? I hope so. Are you new to homeschooling? We all were, at one time. Go to your support group and ask those niggling questions so that you can receive encouragement. Have you been homeschooling a while? Please don't underestimate your value in the local support group. Get involved and shine a little light on this path.
If you believe, as we at OCHEC do, that the training of children at home is the work of eternity, then I pray that you would not deprive the support group near you of your fellowship, wisdom and enthusiasm. Do you need help locating a support group? Click here.
Dana Wilson, Trustee
Friday, March 27, 2009
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