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 fall out, Bitterness
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
WHY?
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
PUBLIC
SCHOOL
Carefully
• CONVERT
Conscientiously
• COMMENCE
Correctly
• CONQUER
Creatively
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
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CONSISTANCY
CONTROL
THERAPY
CONVENIENCE
TIME TOGETHER
MEMORIES
MONITORING
PERSONALIZE
TRANSPARENCY WITH TRUSTED
FRIENDS
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Sharing needs
Seeking prayer
Showing weaknesses
Surrendering control
Sorting emotions
Solidifying decisions
Soaking feet!!!!!
Sipping tea!
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
HOMEWORK WORK
SOCIAL
SKILLS
SIBLINGS
NEEDS
SHARE RESPONSIBILITIES
INCLUDE ALL YOUR CHILDREN
CHLOE
HEATHER
RICHIE
JOHN
KYLE
PREPARE
LUNCH
PREPARE
BREAKFAST
TRASH PICK
UP
PREPARE
DINNER
LAUNDRY
WASH
DISHES PUT WASH
AWAY
DISHES
LAUNDRY
IRONING
LAUNDRY
FOLD
LAUNDRY
PUT AWAY
LAUNDRY
PUT AWAY
LAUNDRY
DRY
WEEKLY
MEAL PLAN
POOL CARE
/ VACUUM
MOW LAWN
WEED WACK SWEEP
PORCH
FEED / CARE SET TABLE
ANIMALS
FOR MEALS
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 self-restraint 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