Total Eclipse of the Heart

This morning around 3:30 am the Pen of Jen family all rose and checked out the lunar eclipse. Although it was not a total eclipse, I cannot get the song out of my mind. Who sang Total Eclipse? It sure was a neat song to hum on the heels of my anniversary!

*enlarge the photo, it is very cool, I ended up taking 4 photos*

Remember education and learning do not always take place in traditional settings, or traditional places. Bill and I laughed though, because everyone wanted to be awakened, but as soon as the eclipse was seen *poof* they all went back to bed. So we know currently that astronomer is not an occupation that any wish to become!!

On My Front Porch

This is a Giant Root Borer. The kids found it on our front porch. Here is a better picture from a bug guide. The one on the porch was about 2" long. Just enough to make me realize that even though this guy is not dangerous, my imagination does all the work and he is lethal!


And yes, we collected the specimen, and identified him using a field guide. We are a home school family, of course!

Now I did make sure that the lid was secure on the jar...just in case!

Reasons I Home School

Why on earth does one home school? Why on earth does one take upon themselves the responsibility of training their children?

Scripturally here is one reason, Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
This alone is a wonderful promise, as it truly allows you the knowledge that your effort will be fruitful.

What about reasons in the world? What reasons in our society cause one to home school their children? Several come to mind, the homosexual agenda-educating the children that homosexuality is innate. The global agenda- educating children not in pride of their homeland, but world unity. The evolutionist agenda- promoting survival of the fittest ideology, which caters to the idea of bullying, killing, etc. to be the strongest. The anti-religious agenda- the entire premise of removing God from children. When I refer to God, I mean the God of the Judea-Christian faiths.

Although I agree with all the reasons that I posted, I have decided that after 13 years of home schooling that I home school because I want to raise children who know how to think, instead of children being taught what to think.

That is a huge difference. My kids may not be well versed in all the areas of study, but they know how to learn. They know how to research, they know how to compile the information, and they have not been taught what to think.

They have been taught about differences in the world, but not taught that all in the world are equal. I am disgusted that we have to pretend in the United States that Israel is guilty of crimes against humanity, and yet the Middle East and the degradation of women is ignored. The stoning and honor killing are embraced.(definitely ignored)

I am teaching my children to go past the nonsense of abortion and a woman's right to choose. I am teaching the children that animal rights do not take precedence to human rights. I am teaching the children that no one has the right to determine group thoughts, like the Al Gore global nonsense. The movers and shakers in the US have told the rest of us that this is our fault and the world would be better with less people. (meaning less conservatives)

These methods in our public schools are no longer education, but indoctrination. We are having a youth movement similar to the Nazi Youth. Yes, we are, no debate, it is over. The children are taught multi-cultural ism but not the language of the different cultures. And how is sexual choice a cultural difference? If the public schools stopped preaching then maybe the children could get back in the churches and hear real preaching again. The children are being indoctrinated against the Lord. This stain is on all of us. They are taught that God is wrong, his commandments don't belong, and that humans are no more no less of value then an animal. We are raising youth that are for abortion, yet against war, children for welfare and communism, but not for self reliance. We are raising children that are not punished in favor of them 'finding out' who they are.

Nazi youth was a concept that controlled the children prior to the thoughts and beliefs of an adult set in, sounds familiar? All arenas are being covered, in fact yesterday Mr. Obama(Democrat Presidential candidate) suggested that children need to be in school earlier, than kindergarten. Why? To build the foundation of the Left prior to parental beliefs set in!

I know that some of you can not home school or think that I am speaking trash against our school system, and I am sorry that you think that way. I am just giving some reasons to protect and lead and guide the most precious possession that you have, your children.
Jennifer