Hi!
I'm Serena, mother of Aaliyah
(7), Hannah
(5) Elishua
(2), Micah (1), and wife of Mike.
I'm also a SAHM (stay-at-home-mum) home-educating
our children. My ministry is at home, raising our
children up in the ways of the Lord. What a
privilege it is to be a Mum!
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Mike & Serena
Mike and I have been married
for 7 years!! And look forward to the many more
years to come. I am so blessed to have such a
wonderful husband who is caring and loving to me
and our precious children.
Be sure to visit Our Wedding Page.
Visit this link: http://www.lainesletters.com Laine
is a wonderful woman of God who takes her time to
share what He teaches her with us.
One of the many reasons I
choose to Home-school my children has to do with
the scripture below, which is the greatest
command that has been given to parents. It is in
Deuteronomy 6:4-9.
"These words, which I
command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
And thou shalt teach them diligently
unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when
thou sittest in thine house, and when thou
walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and
when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for
a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as
frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt
write them upon the posts of thy house, and on
thy gates."
Teaching them diligently
would mean to teach them all throughout the
day...sounds like a full-time job to me! Here is
another great verse in Proverbs 6:20-24
"Keep, my son, the
commandment of your father, and do not neglect
the teaching of your mother; bind
them upon your heart always, fasten them around
your neck. When you are walking about it will
lead you; when you are lying down, it will watch
over you; and when you awake, it will speak to
you. For to you the commandment is a lamp, the
teaching a light, and the reproofs of
discipline a way of life to keep you from the
evil woman..."
God says a "mother's
teaching" will be a "light" to her
children. Teaching is part of a mother's career.
Just these two verses were enough for me to
understand what God required of me.
Ten Reasons to Homeschool
1. Academic- tutoring is the
best method of education.
2. Values- these are caught not taught. Whose
values are your children catching?
3. Family bonds are strengthened.
4. Peer group bonds are weakened.
5. Discipline problems are spotlighted, faced,
and dealt with.
6. Children are more secure.
7. Children are socially more adept and
confident.
8. Children benefit spiritually.
9. A more life-related curriculum can be taught.
10. It gives more opportunities to focus on
teaching the children character.
*Bonus* You get to grow some character
too!
Children will learn far
more from your daily attitude in the home than
they will learn from what you teach them!
Here are some links which
would be useful for Sunday School teachers, and
Home Educators. They contain Sunday School
curriculums, free worksheets and resources.
www.calvarychapel.org/children/site/curriculum.htm
www.shehomeschools.com
www.homeschooloffish.com
www.tlsbooks.com
www.kidssundayschool.com
www.edupatterns.com
www.atozteacherstuff.com
www.freeworksheets.com
www.first-school.ws
www.kidsrcrafty.com
www.kidzone.ws
www.dltk-kids.com/education.htm
www.sunshine.co.nz
www.teach-nology.com
www.lessonplanz.com
www.learningpage.com
www.schoolexpress.com
www.abcteach.com
www.flashcardexchange.com
www.mr-flack.com
If you are interested in
knowing more about home-schooling or you're
looking for a curriculum then here are some
useful links.
www.homeschooling.org.nz
www.homeeducationfoundation.org.nz
www.home.school.nz
www.triviumpursuit.com
www.dianawaring.com
www.fiveinarow.com
Parenting Quotes
Happy is he that is happy in
his children. -T. Fuller
People who say they sleep
like a baby usually don't have one. -L.J.
Burke
Parents need to fill a
child's bucket of self-esteem so high that the
rest of the world can't poke enough holes to
drain it dry. -Alvin Price
When a child is allowed to
do absolutely as he pleases, it will not be long
until nothing pleases him. -Anonymous
Raising children is like
making biscuits: it is as easy to raise a
big batch as one, while you have your hands in
the dough. -E.W. Howe
A BABY IS...someone just the
size of a hug. -Anonymous
A BABY IS...a rose with all
its sweetest leaves yet folded. -Lord Byron
Discipling doesn't break a
child's spirit half as often as the lack of it
breaks a parents heart. -Anonymous
Parents spend half their
time wondering how their children will turn out,
and the other half wondering when they'll turn
in. -Anonymous
The Lord says, "As
surely as I live, your children will be like
jewels. You will be as proud of them as a bride
is of her jewels." -Isaiah 49:18
The most important thing a
father can do for his children is to love their
mother. -T.M. Hesburg
Discipline your son in his
early years while there is still hope. If you
don't you will ruin his life. -Proverbs 19:18
Remember, when your child
has a tantrum, don't have one of your own. -Dr.
J. Kuriansky
Train up a child in the way
he should go, and when he is old, he will not
depart from it. -Proverbs 22:6
You know your children are
getting older when they stop asking you where
they came from and refuse to tell you where they
are going. -Unknown
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