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“It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Bridgeway Academy’s Class of 2007 on the occasion of your graduation. You are to be commended for your hard work and commitment to excellence.
I am always excited to hear about talented and driven students who demonstrate a passion for learning and the initiative to work toward challenging goals.”
Edward G. Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania
Pearls of Homeschooling
My pearls of home schooling, which I treasure in my heart, have been what I have learned and how I have grown because of my kids. They have been earned at a great price, however.
The irritation of home schooling is the refinement process that God puts us through. It’s like an oyster producing a pearl. To start with, it s not a pearl at all. But as the nitty-gritty sand gets in the shell and polishes and irritates it, what emerges is a perfect pearl. Only God could arrange such a scenario!
What are some of His pearls For me, they have been:
- PEARLSP - Homeschooling has taught me patience which has led to peace. It required a surrender on my part to cease my striving to control and orchestrate everything and to let God s will unfold in my life.
E - Mothering small children and home schooling has increased my endurance. Someone once said that parenting is not a sprint race - it s a marathon. If we want to reach the end, we need to learn to pace ourselves and increase our endurance.
A - God has worked on my attitude and has let me know that he accepts my imperfect work as a home schooling mother - even when I fail, I loose it, and I scream. Just as my children continually forgive me for being less than perfect, God accepts me in my weakness. I can then extend that same acceptance to those around me.
R - God has shepherded me through the rough spots of home schooling- the discipline problems, the learning challenges. Relying on His strength, we have weathered much and He has continually restored us to health and harmony.
L - God has shown me His lasting love, which is the perfect model for my love for my children.
S - Finally, He has given me great satisfaction at being a servant. I never knew true happiness until I figured out somewhere deep in my heart that my only true satisfaction would be found in serving my Lord Jesus Christ and in serving my family. No other calling has brought such satisfaction.
What are the pearls God has given you as home schooling mothers Were they handed to you in a fancy jewelry box with a gold bow on top Or were they hatched out of the sand and irritation of a nasty old oyster shell Would you trade them?
Never.
Christine Field