Just read an article a friend posted on facebook called, "Homeschool Blindspots" by Reb Bradley. Great points made about not getting caught up in creating our children to perform, but really its about reaching their hearts and accepting them for who they are not who we want them be.
http://www.joshharris.com/2011/09/homeschool_blindspots.phpIt's a good read. He sums it up nicely with
"I am convinced that the most contagious parenting is living a heartfelt faith before your children. Fruitful interaction is not about what you do to your young people, but who you are with them. It's about having a real faith in God, and expressing it in a real relationship with a real person--not about methods and self-working principles. God intends that the side-effect of loving Jesus and enjoying the grace of the gospel will be that all people--including our children--will be touched by the Savior in us. I pray in Jesus' name that as you read these words you will experience the grace of God in a fresh and new way."
wow, great article...I need to print it out and re-read it a few times.
ReplyDeleteIt echoed a lot of what I just read in Leslie Leyland Fields book "'Parenting is You Highest Calling' and eight other myths..." (fantastic book!)
thanks for the link.