Inspiration

Watched a great movie on Sunday night after dinner. It was called Saving Sara Caine. Produced by Michael Landon Jr. Taken from the book by Beverly Lewis called The Redemption of Sarah Caine.
What a great movie. Edgey was tired and didn't think he would be able to stay awake through it, but he really got into it and watched the whole thing.
I let the kids watch it yesterday and Elizabeth wants to buy it now so she can watch it whenever she wants. :)
I went to a homeschool HEED meeting last night. It was very encouraging. The lady that did devotions at the beginning of the night had a great example of how we should be doing our schooling.....

There was a quote from Andrew Carnegie that went like this:
"Men are developed the same way gold is mined. Several tons of dirt must be moved to get an ounce of gold. But you don't go into the mine looking for dirt," he added. "You go in looking for gold."
She was saying that we should adapt our thinking to be this way with our children. Teach them to look for the good qualities and what they are capable of and remove the dirt along the way.

She also had several scriptures that were good to remember. She picked a new one every year as their "goal" and kind of mission statement.

Deuteronomy 6:5-9 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
(when we homeschool we have this opportunity all day long )

Matthew 11:29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.
(we can learn from God)

2 Samuel 23: 3-5 3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. 4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. 5 Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.
(this one was for herself mainly because she ruled over her children and wanted to remember to be just and have the fear of the Lord)

Proverbs 9:10 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Psalm 119:102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
(she prayed for God to teach them because she was tired of teaching them that year)

Isaiah 54:13 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
(pastor prays this over us all the time)

She also talked about a chinese bamboo tree. How you plant, fertilize and water the first year. Nothing grows. You fertilize and water the 2nd and 3rd and 4th year. Nothing grows. Then in the 5th year in 6 weeks it grows 90 feet with is almost 9 stories high. WOW.
We have to persevere and be persistent with our teaching. Someday we will see how the fruit of our labors is worth it, even if we don't see it for several years. :)

Very inspirational evening for me.