Been thinking lately about the kid's experiences...how they will view their life when they are older. I have always wanted them to look back at their childhood with fond memories, something I was not fortunate enough to have.
That's where my term "If school's not fun, school is done" came from.
There will be enough tears in life and enough things that have to get done whether you like it or not, so it certainly will not be on MY watch doing multiplication tables for heaven's sake. Unfortunately they are so blessed with a Mom that has a temper and a quick tongue. Lol But on the other hand, I have the Lord with me, which my parents did not have, so I am also quick to apologize, have taught forgiveness and am constantly evaluating myself and allowing the Lord to improve me. I keep their emotional bank accounts full so when I make the occasional withdrawl, it doesn't leave them in the negative.
Each moment in time is so important and so relevant (or can be...or SHOULD be) regardless of the smallness of it. It is an easy and natural thing to accomplish if we choose to walk by the spirit, much more difficult if we are empowered by the strength of self.
We CHOOSE what and who we want to be and the pain of those choices molds us into the person we become. My choosing myself out of my past and into my future with God has changed my kid's experiences. Often painful for me, occasionally painful for them, lol... it most definitely will result in a treasure trove of good, loving and beautiful experiences instead of historical ones...
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Just today I was wondering what my kids will remember about their day to day life. I feel like I remember so little and almost nothing before age 7. Will they remember the day we read for an hour and a half while they sewed? Will they remember the first quilt they made? Will they remember how happy McD's iced coffee used to make me? My mom says that we made valentine tea cakes every year and I don't remember that at all! How sad!
This is just too weird. I was literally wondering this very morning while I was getting dressed, what my kids will be remembering about their childhood (and more specifically their mother!) when they are grown. I believe that SomeBody above is causing us all to give some thought to the subject. How neat is that? It certainly gave me something to think about....
You know how people say people remember the bad stuff but not the good about things? THe bad seems to make more of an impression. SO if we give them a good homeschool-at home experience, even if they DON'T remember all the Valentine Tea Cake moments, they will look bad fondly without "Remember how (enter bad memory)". I have SO many bad memories of childhood and so few good ones...I endeavor to be SURE that is not the case with mine. Not by showering them with gifts but by SHEPARDING their hearts...
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