Hello ladies, I want to share how my HH is working in my daughter's (Elaine) heart. As I shared previously (https://homegrownministries.com/he-knows-what-is-best-for-the-children/) Homeschooling is becoming a reality for next year.
My son is very excited to be able to homeschool, but Elaine not so much. She was crying and said that she does not want to homeschool and that she will miss her friends. My fh is not quite so understanding and told her she doesn't have a choice, adding to Elaine's misery. So, I sat her down and we had a talk about it as my Husband led.
She's been complaining to me about a certain boy in her class that always makes nasty remarks about her being tall and skinny since last year. Because it's a private school and classes are small, only one class per grade, they are always in the same class. And this year his comments are just continuing and it's not getting better. I have told her that she mustn't listen to him, only her Heavenly Father (https://loveatlast.org/finding-the-abundant-life/chapter-8-who-are-you-listening-to/) and that He made her perfect (https://loveatlast.org/fc/living-the-abundant-life/chapter-14-youre-beautiful/). Although it did make a difference and she is not taking it so personally anymore, there are still days that I can see it affects her. And these things have been happening in the previous school as well, she was bullied and had to endure nasty comments from other girls in school. One of the girls bumped her from behind one day and she fell on her knees on the cement corridor, leaving her with bruised bleeding knees. My heart broke for her because she is a pretty girl and blessed with a very soft personality, always trying to keep the peace. But after leading and guiding her to treat the girl in an understanding way, they became best friends.
So, I told her that if she homeschools nobody can bully her anymore, nobody can sling nasty comments at her about the way she looks and she can only concentrate on what her Heavenly Father says about her and she can still remain friends with her best friend, who I have met before, and she seems like a very nice and sweet girl. I also told her that they can still participate in an extracurricular activity of their choice, like art that she loves. But I didn't push, I took it to my Heavenly Husband and left it there.
And now when we talk about homeschooling (https://encouragingwomen.org/h4h/) she seems keener and more interested, she even said that homeschooling at her own pase will work better for her than the online schooling option. But I am not saying anything, just thanking my Husband for working in her heart.
It breaks my heart hearing what is happening in the schools especially in the higher grades. I used to teach in an elementary school and saw such bad behavior. I am so glad that our Husband is leading you to guide your daughter down the right path and is turning her heart to get excited about homeschooling! I just began homeschooling my oldest daughter this month for kindergarten. She is a little upset about not being at a real school. She was in daycare until this past year once I became a worker at home. So she doesn’t fully understand, but I too keep gently reminding her of the blessing it is to be at home with all her sisters and the time we get to spend together learning all together.
I agree Elda, the things happening in schools are bad, not just children bullying each other, the things they get exposed to in school is becoming worse and worse by the day. And some of the things added in the curriculum is making me very uncomfortable. And peer pressure is bad, putting all the unnecessary stress on young children to look a certain way and act a certain way. No wonder so many teenagers suffer from depression these days, looking at worldly standards and not how their Heavenly Father created them, and He created each of them perfect, put that is not the measure the world judges by anymore.
Wow Adina, the wisdom our Heavenly Husband is giving you is amazing!! That is the perfect manner to approach our children always leading them on the benefits. Homeschooling keeps proving to best option to remain our children pure and with values!! The world standards are getting worse and worse every day and social media is just making everything really worse!
Thank you for sharing how her Heavenly Father is speaking to her heart!
Adina im so glad you shared about this because l relate so much. My daughter has 2 years left of school so it makes sense for to complete her schooling… And I did speak to her numerously about homeschooling and she also didnt want to… Now im speaking to Husband about our son and how wonderful it would be to homeschool him. My sons tutor is homeschooling her kids successfully so l know He brought her into my life for a reason 🙏 she also mentioned about having other extra curricular activities which would b good for my son if l homeschool him alone.
Right now it seems so impossible as eh would need to b on board… but l know that nothing is impossible for Him so for now im just speaking to Him about it 🙏 I know He will work things out for us all.