Kristi & Kids

Kristi & Kids A Message of Love and Hope Overcoming Obstacles through One Accord

Kristi & Kids • Homeschooling, single mother of five • Recoveries from: Autism, Lupus, Asthma, Eczema, ADHD, Allergies, Migraines • Overcoming: 5 Colicky Babies, 3 Miscarriages, Surgeries & Cancer scare, Brain injured child, Teaching severe dyslexia, Child with Celiac Disease, 5 A’s in marriage, Financial

Forgiveness wipes out Bitterness “He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.” Thomas Fuller

Forgiveness wipes out Bitterness LUKE 16:37 “Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive and ye shall be forgiven:

Forgiveness wipes out Bitterness “Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”

Mark Twain

ROMANS 8:28

“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose.”

HOMESCHOOLING: n The practice of teaching one’s own children at home. [1985-99] Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary © 2001

in loco parentis In place of the parents.

Today an estimated 1.6–2.0 million children are being taught at home by their parents. Brian Ray, Worldwide Guide to Homeschooling, Broadman & Holman, 2002, p.7.

FOUR KEY POINTS • CHOOSE Carefully • CONVERT Conscientiously • COMMENCE Correctly • CONQUER Creatively

PUBLIC SCHOOL

YOU

HOME SCHOOL

PRIVATE SCHOOL

CHOOSE CAREFULLY Pick out / select from a number of alternatives. Taking care or paying attention with caution or prudence or tact.

OPTIONS: • PUBLIC SCHOOL • PRIVATE SCHOOL • CHARTER SCHOOL • MONTESORRI SCHOOL • HOME SCHOOL

HOMESCOOL BENEFITS:

BENEFITS

BOUNTY

BLESSINGS

• CONSISTANCY • CONTROL • THERAPY • CONVENIENCE • TIME TOGETHER • MEMORIES • MONITORING • PERSONALIZE

TRANSPARENCY WITH TRUSTED FRIENDS • Sharing needs • Seeking prayer • Showing

weaknesses • Surrendering control • Sorting emotions • Solidifying decisions • Soaking feet!!!!!

NO EXPECTATIONS ~ Psalm 62:5-6 My soul wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He ONLY is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved.

QUOTES TO REMEMBER • PROVERBS 22:6 • PSALM 127:3 • PROVERBS 14:26 • Helen Keller • ANNOYNOMOUS ~ RIVER / ROCK

PROVERBS 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

PSALM 127:3

“Lo, children are a heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”

PROVERBS 14:26

“In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.”

HELEN KELLER

“All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.” “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

ANONYMOUS

“In the confrontation between the river and the rock, the river always wins. Not through strength but through perseverance.”

CONVERT CONSCIENTIOUSLY Change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy. Characterized by extreme care and great effort / guided in accordance with right / wrong.

FIRST HOMESCHOOL EXPOSURE Sunday School Teacher

ME

Illegal

Homeschooler

Where do I start? • HSLDA • LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPS • STATE WIDE CONVENTIONS • TRAINING / WORKSHOPS • GRASS ROOTS: CONNECTING W/ OTHER FAMILIES • ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS

QUOTES TO REMEMBER • PROVERBS 16:3 • General George S. Patton • Ralph Waldo Emerson • PROVERBS 24:27 • PROVERBS 29:25

PROVERBS 16:3

“Commit thy works onto the Lord and thy thoughts shall be established.”

General George S. Patton

“I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

PROVERBS 24:27

“Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.”

PROVERBS 29:25

“The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.”

COMMENCE

CORRECTLY

Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action / set in motion cause to start / get off the ground. In a correct manner, accurate, acceptable, approved

GAIN ALLIANCES: • FRIENDS / FAMILY / SUPPORT • SPOUSE • SOCIALIZE WITH OTHER

HOMESCHOOLERS • HAVE OTHER HOMESCHOOLERS OVER TO HELP YOU • GOD ~ PRAYER JOURNAL

DOCUMENTATION: GATHER ALL INFORMATION DOCUMENTATION:

DOCTOR REGIME

THERAPY ACEDEMIC HOMEWOR WORK K

SOCIAL SKILLS

SIBLINGS NEEDS

SHARE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE ALL YOUR CHILDREN CHLOE

HEATHER

PREPARE LUNCH

PREPARE BREAKFAS T LAUNDRY WASH

TRASH PICK UP

LAUNDRY FOLD

PREPARE DINNER IRONING

RICHIE

JOHN

KYLE SET TABLE FOR MEALS

DISHES PUT AWAY

FEED / CARE ANIMALS WASH DISHES

LAUNDRY PUT AWAY

LAUNDRY PUT AWAY

LAUNDRY DRY

WEED WACK

SWEEP PORCH

WEEKLY POOL CARE MOW MEAL PLAN / VACUUM LAWN

LAUNDRY COLLECTION

FOLLOW STATE LAWS KEEP RECORDS

QUOTES TO REMEBER • Charles Spurgeon • Theodore Roosevelt • GALATIONS 6:9 • Henry Ford • Robert Half

Charles Spurgeon

"Character is always lost when a high ideal is sacrificed on the altar of conformity and popularity."

Theodore Roosevelt

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and selfrestraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”

GALATIONS 6:9

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

Henry Ford

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”

Robert Half

“Delegating work works, provided the one delegating works, too.”

CONQUER CREATIVELY

Overcome by conquest / win a victory over Innovatively, resourcefully, productively

CREATIVITY FROM THE CREATOR • BROUGHT MONTESORRI

TECHNIQUES HOME • ACCEPT HELP • SMALL VICTORIES • MEDICINES, INTERVENTIONS, CREATIVITY / ANIMATION!!!!

QUOTES TO REMEMBER • ISIAH 43:18-19 • GALATIONS 6:2 • Sir Winston Churchill • Albert Einstein

ISIAH 43:18-19

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

GALATIONS 6:2

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Sir Winston Churchill

Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.

Albert Einstein

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Is your cup half full or half empty?

FINISH THE RACE