A mom in Considering Homeschooling, Dianne T., wanted to share some precious thoughts with us as to why she is doing Christian homeschooling:

I am a new homeschooler. I just finished kindergarten with my son and it was a tremendous experience. I feel so blessed to have the time to spend with him every day. I live directly next to an elementary school and cannot imagine being separated from him all day nearly every day.

I have also been blessed to be able to stay home with both my children from the day they were born. I count it a true miracle and privilege as I worked full time up until the birth of my first child. My son just turned 6 yesterday and he has a 2 year old sister who tries to keep up.

The primary reason I homeschool is to be able to have the privilege of being the one to lead them to Jesus. I want to take their little hands in mine and place them in the hands of the Great Shepherd who died for them. Our family homeschooling verses are from Deut 6:6-7:

"And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up."

I find such delight in the simple things. I find such joy in watching my son learn to read. I often am amazed at his discoveries and his enthusiasm for things I have long taken for granted.

I go to the health club with the children about once a week. I always leave them with a hug and a kiss. When I return about an hour later, they both greet me with joy. I always get a running hug, big smiles and "Hi Mommy, I missed you. I love you". One day as I was picking up my children, the childcare worker at the health club commented something to the effect of " Wow that's nice. You don't see that very often". I was amazed at her comment.

I know I make so many mistakes as a mother and as a homeschooler. But one thing I know. My children are loved and they know they are loved. So many children in this busy world we live in are not loved, or they do not know they are loved. I think when we make the commitment to take the more difficult road of homeschooling, our children are more likely to know that they are loved.

"For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another." - 1 John 3:11