tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21475694.post4719144178124726528..comments2023-04-05T05:21:54.796-07:00Comments on Homeschoolingdownunder: PonderingAliadelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16144140237376613159noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21475694.post-72816715653927960742008-12-30T06:08:00.000-08:002008-12-30T06:08:00.000-08:00LOL! Obviously that should be "the Good"!!LOL! Obviously that should be "the Good"!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21475694.post-37079087839067811442008-12-28T22:33:00.000-08:002008-12-28T22:33:00.000-08:00Or as Kimberley Hahn said, "we are homeschooling s...Or as Kimberley Hahn said, "we are homeschooling so our children will discover the Goad, the True and the Beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21475694.post-49601815712328980642008-12-28T22:32:00.000-08:002008-12-28T22:32:00.000-08:00How beautiful, Alison. God bless your Aunt (I'm su...How beautiful, Alison. God bless your Aunt (I'm sure He will!)<BR/><BR/>As for accolades etc "What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, but loses his own soul?"<BR/><BR/>Achievements are great and to be celebrated, but they are not what we brought our children into the world for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21475694.post-37875266842870571352008-12-15T00:49:00.000-08:002008-12-15T00:49:00.000-08:00Hi Mary 'A heart and mind for Jesus can come from ...Hi Mary <BR/>'A heart and mind for Jesus can come from the high scholars and the poorly educated." I guess that's what I was saying(or trying to!)I just think sometimes its good to revise our focus!... And if we were to strip all the things of this world away where would you find us looking, in whose footsteps would we be walking.<BR/>Have a great holiday!Aliadelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144140237376613159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21475694.post-40431370601353817032008-12-15T00:43:00.000-08:002008-12-15T00:43:00.000-08:00Thank you for that comment RD I wish I could intr...Thank you for that comment RD I wish I could introduce you to my aunt..I know she would say "just keep your eyes firmly focused on Our Blessed Lord, He's there walking each step with you!"Aliadelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144140237376613159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21475694.post-910835878507940752008-12-15T00:10:00.000-08:002008-12-15T00:10:00.000-08:00I hear what your heart is saying. I was wondering ...I hear what your heart is saying. I was wondering if it was not possible to celebrate and honor and aspire to excellence in education (be it public or home schooling) as well honorable spiritual declarations? I was pondering on your words and it occurred to me that Jesus did actually receive acknowledgment for his learnedness - he would sit at the feet of Priests and scholars - was that not where he was when His parents 'lost' him on the return journey from the passover?<BR/><BR/>A heart and mind for Jesus can come from the high scholars and the poorly educated.<BR/><BR/>Still, I hear what your heart is saying - and I agree.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554795764385592179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21475694.post-78607370303287524452008-12-14T23:36:00.000-08:002008-12-14T23:36:00.000-08:00You know what...that is exactly how I think!I am t...You know what...that is exactly how I think!<BR/>I am thinking seriously of homeschooling my children (they haven't started school yet), and everyone tries to talk me out of it.<BR/>So I say, "My job is to get my children into Heaven."<BR/>No matter how smart they are or how popular they are, or how shy or strange they are...it doesn't matter.<BR/>What matters is them following the Lord and getting them into Heaven.<BR/>But of course, not many people 'get' that these days.<BR/>Sad.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141162243315888653noreply@blogger.com