If I teach my children how to multiply, divide, and diagram a sentence, but fail to show them love, I have taught them nothing. And though I take them on numerous field trips, to swim practice and flute lessons; and though I involve them in every church activity, but fail to give them love, I profit nothing.
And though I scrub my house relentlessly, run countless errands, and serve three nutritious meals every day but fail to be an example of love, I have done nothing. Love is patient with misspelled words and is kind to young interrupters. Love does not envy high SAT scores of other homeschool families.
Love does not claim to have better teaching methods than anyone else. It is not rude to the fourth telephone caller during a science lesson, does not seek perfectly behaved geniuses, does not turn into a drill sergeant, and thinks no evil about friends' educational choices.
Love bears all my children's challenges, believes all my children are God's precious gifts, hopes all my children establish permanent relationships with Christ, and endures all things to demonstrate God's love. Love never fails.
Where there are college degrees, they will fail; where there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For we know in part and we teach in part. But when the trials of life come to our children, the history,math, and science will be done away and faith, hope and love will remain; but the greatest of these is love.
From Marybeth Whalens blog :)
2 comments:
way to make the pregnant girl cry.
Hi Amy- What a fun blog. I finally got a chance to read through some of what you have posted. I have been meaning to contact you for months now to first say thank you for all your kind comments on my blog and to also say we would love to get together some time. Perhaps we could take another trip down there in the early summer. Know you are always welcome here if you are ever in town (I know that is probably so hectic!). Would love to talk with you about homeschooling too. I have been doing some research because I think right now we are planning on keeping Thomas home from kindergarten. Looked into Charlotte Mason and Oak Meadow, which is a Waldorf inspired approach to education (something I have been interested in for ages). Have a wonderful day and enjoy the weather and your children.
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