taking a quick break

just taking a break from cleaning. got lots of stuff done already, and i've only been at it for an hour or so. we had mom's group this morning. a mom came and shared about homeschooling. it was nice to hear her talk. but she takes a way different approach to it then i will. it works for her family but don't think it'd work for mine. which is fine..i seriously don't see me and the girls sitting down for tea and poetry once a week...i don't drink tea and i haven't really read much poetry since my forensics days....

one thing i took away from her talking though was this. public school kids miss out on stuff too. i think that's an arguement that home-school kids miss out on too much. well kids who leave home and go to school miss out on extra snuggly time with mommy on the couch, getting super close to their siblings, going to the zoo anytime that works for a field trip, going to grandma and grandpas to do special stuff for two weeks (well our family that doesn't fit with, but the mom who spoke it did) and the flexibility to do stuff... it was kind of encouraging to me. so they don't have a valentine's day party to share valentine's...but my girlies know so many other little kids to give valentine's to, they aren't missing out on anything there. i truly feel though homeschooling is a calling. you have to be 'called' by god to do it. you can't wake up one morning and decided yep today i'm homeschooling. he'll lead and direct ONLY if you are seeking and willing to do what he tells you. (that's with everything i guess) for me i knew before i was even married and had kids i wanted to homeschool. and now i'm so excited to start with amelya. we worked on some letters today even. for me i see no real downfalls to homeschooling. and if there are any, for me, the positives definitely out weigh the negatives. i'm not too sure how others feel in my family about our decision to homeschool, i just pray that they can accept it, and then move on. i'm not going to judge you for deciding to send you kids to school, so don't judge me for deciding to keep my kids at home...

halloween is coming. i dread this 'season' the most. i hate the looks from people when i say oh we don't do halloween. they act like i'm infected or something. i know i've gone on about this before, so i'll save the repeat stuff. but one thing i will repeat for those of you who truly want to known why we don't do halloween, is watch the Halloween: Trick or Treat? video/dvd. pastor chuck smith, of calvary chapel costa mesa, is the main speaker of the film. they interview REAL witches and share the true meanings about the seemingly innocent halloween traditions. shaun couldn't even finish the whole movie when he watched it because it is so disturbing. and it is. i get the chills remembering the stories kids shared in the movie whose parents were part of the satanic cults. do you know they purposely have babies just to sacrifice them on halloween? scary stuff. i want absolutely no part in that. i don't care if my kids look cute in costumes...they can play dress up anytime of the year, but will not be trick or treating or carving out pumpkins. i'm not going to conform to this crazy world. not for anything. okay. that's that for now on halloween. soon i'll be going on about christmas and how santa isn't real and how i'm not going to lie to my kids about it...i'm sure you're looking forward to that already...

well this has turned into a long break. i must quit for now. so til next time...think about things, and what truly is important to you and how you raise your family...