Midwest Homeschool Convention ~ part 3

PREPARING SON’S FOR LIFE: THE MOM’S PART   ~ Shirley Solis
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction
   and do not forsake your mother’s teaching
                                                      ~ Proverbs 1: 8
12 STEPS:

1. We need to understand the heart of a man
2. Trust God ~ ask God to show you if you have a healthy relationship with your son.  Psalm 68 is a great place to start.
3. Fight the feelings of sheltering. Let them be adventurous, let them make mistakes and learn from them.
4. Cover them with prayer.
5. Be a strong woman ~ willing to raise a strong boy in the “age of opportunity”. DON’T BE AFRAID!!
6. Be willing to get dirty. Let them have animals.
7. Teach them to have good manners and Godly character.
8. Be diligent and industrious yourself.
9. Be cheerful and show them the beauty of life ~ look inside your own heart.
10. Have a general vision for your son ~ a goal for him to achieve in life.
11. Help and encourage them with their general vision and goals.

RAISE THEM UP, DON’T CRUSH THEM DOWN  ~ Mark Hamby
This was one of my favorite sessions. Grace is something I long to show my children as God has shown it to me and continues to give it to me freely.
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.  ~ Romans 5: 1-5
Character and endurance are two of the most important qualities a child can possess. Always demonstrate grace and control with your children.
Instead of your voice, children should hear your heart. They need to see our compassion and God’s grace thru us. They need compassion ~ every morning anew.
He tends his flock like a shepherd:
   He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
   he gently leads those that have young ~ Isaish 40:11
Open your heart to your children. Allow them to see all that is inside ~ the good, the ugly, the kind, and the cruel.
He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction. ~ Malachi 4:6
The results of the curse is:
the serpent ~ will crawl on it’s belly in constant conflict
Eve ~ in sorrow (intense labor) she will bring forth children
Adam ~ in sorrow he will bring forth the fruit of the ground
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen ~ Revelation 22:21
In closing ~ GRACE is unconditional acceptance and forever love.