The alarm clock goes off at 7 a.m., and I jump out of bed and go out to the gym. This is also my alone time with the Lord before I need to get my family up to start the day. As I run on the treadmill, I read my scripture and marvel in the presence of my glorious Father.
I am now in the house, and the day will soon begin. I wake my daughter up and get her breakfast on the table. In the shower, I pray to the Lord and sing His praise. I still need this time alone with Him before I tackle the tasks of the day.
It is now 8:30 a.m., and classes are just about to start for the day. But first my daughter and I must pray for the Lord to fill us with peace and to teach us what He wants us to learn that day. We must do this so that we have a nice day of learning. Putting Jesus at the center will always turn out good.
In our house, I like to try to be interactive with my 12-year-old throughout the curriculum of the day. We may take turns reading the lessons, or I may just need to watch a video with her. Sometimes I have the timer going for her keyboarding lessons, but even the smallest things seem to make our relationship grow closer. We are the class, and that alone time makes our bond as a mother and daughter even stronger. She is getting all her habits from me now so I need to make sure I am raising up a godly young lady. Modesty needs to be a part of our everyday life, or we are not representing our body as the temple of the Holy Spirit.
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Our school day is usually over by 1 p.m. at the latest, depending if we have any field trips planned with fellow homeschoolers that day or not. We have a snack around 10 a.m. and lunch as soon as school is out. We have decided that this year since she is in grade 7 she is going to help prepare the meals and desserts. This is her home economics class. That is the joy of homeschooling; the learning does not stop when classes are over. It is a 24-hour a day process, and the learning is endless.
Tammy is a homeschooling mom who also works for the Canadian division of The Old Schoolhouse®. She resides in Moncton, New Brunswick, in Atlantic Canada. She is currently homeschooling, alongside her husband, their 12-year-old daughter and also has a grown 23-year-old daughter with a very sweet 4-year-old granddaughter. Her passions in life are serving the Lord, ministering to her family and reaching out to the homeless community.
"Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it" (Proverbs 22:6).