Friday Homeschool Day..Off To A Great Start!

This past Friday was the 3rd time Natalie and I have gotten our boys together in my home to have 'homeschool day'. I love to see how much they have learned in such a short time! The boys, even the 2 year olds, have been learning bible verses and their addresses. I am very encouraged by their eagerness and their attentiveness. It makes each second worthwhile. As our families continue to do as God instructed (Ephesians 6:4), by lovingly and continually training our children in the ways of the Lord, I see exactly why our children (ours and Dan & Natalie's) were all born within weeks of eachother...so we could have one another to lean on, hold eachother accountable, and for our children to have eachother as they grow up to be Soldiers of the Lord!
OUR DAY:
1. exercise song to shake out the wiggles.
2. prayer
3. Worship (you will see a picture below showing that even the littlest student, Sonoma (15months), has begun to lift her hands to praise the Lord. What a reward it was to be a witness to that!! Praise God!
4. Review, then lesson (lesson usually involves a craft of some sort or activity)
5. Read a book
6. Cuddle time
7. Bible memory verse and closing prayer.
I am so grateful that the Lord has entrusted me with 5 children to train at home, and now the opportunity to share this with my sweet sister in Christ, Natalie and her children. I am on top of the world with all the sweet successes!

Sonoma raising 'holy hands to praise the holy one, who was, and is, and is to come'!

All the boys outside on their nature walk. They learned about addresses and picked up things on the way that were items God had created! (l to r: Tristan, Christian, Walker, and Skyler)

Boys learning that each house has it's own address.

Lastly, I want to add that Walker has been so eager about learning how to read. So, today we worked on some phonics, and he read his first word, then his second, then several more. I think our goal, of having him reading by age 5, will definitely be met! I am so excited!