Balance

If you asked me what was that most important thing that I wanted my home-schooled children to learn, I would answer without hesitation, "the Bible."

The person who knows the Word of God is a truly educated person.

However, this fall, as we went about our home school day, I had a mental image of a scale. On one side of the scale, sat the math, science, literature, music, languages, geography, typing, etc. On the other side of the scale sat the Bible. I realized that if I truly wanted the Bible to impact the other areas of study, the scale would have to be at least equal. As it was, the scale was very scholastically heavy and Biblically light. Adjustments were in order.

So, now we start our day with God's Word. We read a few chapters, discuss them, pray (with a prayer list), watch the 40 day mission challenge, and journal. It takes an hour. We then move into other subjects. At the end of the school day we come together again and read about the early church. We read biographies of missionaries and martyrs. It takes another hour. The day is bookended by truth.

I can tell you this, I have never been so relaxed in my home school day as I am this year. I am covering the most important thing, and with that, everything else falls into perspective. We pursue God first, prioritize our day, and watch Him infiltrate everything.

I heard Rowan talking to Grant the other day.
 He said, "Grant I don't know what to do. I can't stop thinking about God!"
Grant replied, "You don't want to stop thinking about God, because when you do, all good things follow Him out."

This is truly it. I want them to establish the habit of thinking about God all the time. To know, that all good comes from Him, and apart from Him is nothing good.
 The scale is slowly moving in the right direction....