This was posted to our loop...I'm sorry I can't give credit to the author, as I don't know for sure who wrote it. But it was worth sharing.
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I Corinthians 13 for Homeschoolers
Though I teach my children how to multiply, divide, and diagram a sentence, but fail to show them love, I have taught them nothing. And though I take them on numerous field trips, to swim practice and flute lessons; and though I involve them in every church activity, but fail to give them love, I profit nothing. And though I scrub my house relentlessly, run countless errands, and serve three nutritious meals every day but fail to be an example of love, I have done nothing.
Love is patient with misspelled words and is kind to young interrupters. Love does not envy high SAT scores of other homeschool families. Love does not claim to have better teaching methods than anyone else, it is not rude to the fourth telephone caller during a science lesson, does not seek perfectly behaved geniuses, does not turn into a drill sergeant, thinks no evil about friends' educational choices.
Love bears all my children's challenges, believes all my children are God's precious gifts, hopes all my children establish permanent relationships with Christ, and endures all things to demonstrate God's love.
Love never fails.
Where there are college degrees, they will fail; where there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For we know in part and we teach in part. But when the trials of life come to our children, the history, math, and science will be done away and faith, hope and love will remain; but the greatest of these is love.
2 comments:
I may need to print and post that somewhere. It's good! We're starting our homeschool adventure next year, with Matthew in preschool and Ben in "I have to do what big brother does" preschool. Thankfully, I found a preschool/kindergarten guide that will work for both of them. We'll see how the year goes before we take the plunge into kindergarten the following year.
Anyway, thanks for sharing!
I meant to tell you the other day when I read this how much I loved it even though I'm not officially homeschooling yet and it's come to mind a couple of times since then in a variety of situations. Thank you for posting and sharing!!!
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