This year, I was very blessed to be sent to the FPEA Homeschool Convention by my wonderful homeschool group, CHEFF. It was a great time of refreshing, and I knew that it was appointed by God for me to be there. I felt like someone must have told the speakers exactly what I was dealing with in my homeschool, and they were giving me help and encouragement. So, today I would just like to share some of my notes from conference.
These are notes from one session I attended entitled “The Power of the Focused Mother”
- Outside of your children, your influence is very small.
- Satan seeks to preoccupy moms until their children are grown.
- You earn the right to discuss important things with your adult children, by listening to their chatter as little children.
- Would I want me for a mother????
- Like a farmer, you have to calculate the yield you want, and plan and take action accordingly.
- Begin with the end in view.
- If it doesn’t look good on a 3 year old it won’t look good an a 16 year old.
The key note speaker was fantastic! Here are the notes from that session:
- We must pass on our values to the next generation, but we are trying to do it without taking any action. It won’t happen magically!
- Puberty is now defined as ages 12-30!
- Take your kids with you everywhere, disciple them!
- As a parent trying to pass on Christian values, you cannot be over-stretched. 5% of your time should be doing something that energizes you.
And, I attended EVERY session with Debbie Strayer! What an encouragement!
These notes are from a session in which she offered advice on re-energizing your homeschool…
- Look for sources of encouragement and stay away from sources that deplete you.
- Sleep (yes!)
- Listen to your husband when he says “I don’t think you should…”
- Remember why you homeschool…Seek first His kingdom.
- Siblings need to encourage each other.
- When things aren’t working, change them!
- The book is your servant.
- Pages don’t matter, what matters is that they are getting it.
- Don’t go faster through a topic, go deeper.