READ THIS!! >>> U.N. making homeschooling illegal?

I'm sorry, Becky. What did I say wrong? Send me a PM if you want and let me know.

 

my two cents worth.

you gals are all being so dramatic.

 

Lol, Amy. Let me go look at the calendar!

 

Jackie,

Did you sell the Power Glide??? I HOPE so!!!

 

NO!!! I came home and put it on Homeschool Classifieds. But I bought a Calvert School Grammar book for $1. (TINA!!!!) Rachael said it "didn't look TOO bad", and indicated that she'd be OK using to review this summer. OK! WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY DAUGHTER??? LOL!

 

Rats! But at least you got that Calvert Grammar book for a steal!

 

People, we have to stop and realise that things like this UN thing will happen. We live in a distructive world that will only get worse befor the Lord comes again. Think about it, even in our own country they take God out of school and where is the guideline for what is right and wrong?
The enemy( satan devil any other evil nameyou want to give it) is really out there seeking whom he can devour ( even if I don't type or spell it right hehe) the thing is we have to know that our Redeemer is near and as it said in His Word, the Bible if we humble ourselves and pray then will He heal our lands! When I see things like this it tells me pray pray and pray some more.
Fussing or crying that its this leaders fault or that leader wont get us anywhere, it will just cause more strife and that is what the enemy wants.
It may get me in troulbe as this is the In the News section but I just had to say that.
Have no Fear when Jesus is near!
Get to know Him, you will find more peace the more you know Him personally.
Okay, slap my hands now if you have to but I have to be obedient to the Lord.
In His love,

 

No trouble, T'mom, and you're absolutely right. But at the same time, we need to stand up and fight for those we feel will lead us down a more godly path, that are willing to take a stand for Godly priciples. Judah had some good kings at the end, but they were only able to make outward changes. They couldn't change the hearts of the people. But they still tried! And I think that's sort of where we are right now.

 

Yeah plus every minor change we do make will make our quality of life better as we go through stuff. to just give up and say it's hopeless so why bother will just make it all harder on a daily level.

 

True true! We do need to work to fix the problems, I was just thinking no reason to worry about it with fear, but definately need to work on growing our kingdom on earth to be a better place to raise our kids and all that. My hubby even suggested that I put my name on a ballot recently to see if I could help as we had no name on it at all to vote against the one on it with. Who knows, I am praying and if the Lord leads me that way I may do it next time!
But as far as what else I can do, yes putting the word out to make this country stand strong against outside orders is important!
I think our country was founded on the fact that we did NOT want outside influences... wasn't it?
I can see people of USA not agreeing to this just because it puts someone else in charge... we don't like that it hurts our American Pride!
Not to mention Homeschool is at an ALL TIME HIGH at least here in California it is growing in popularity and groups are popping up even in the Government settings all over the place!
It is considered almost a 'norm' now! Whoo hoo!
So don't get me wrong I am not gonna just sit and say 'oh well its gonna get worse' and do nothing, I already cut and pasted the article and sent it out to my hubby who will send it on to whomever he knows to do so as well.. I will send it to my sis too! She has lots of peoples... We don't want the UN telling us what to do!
Prayer changes things though so that is my starting place.

 

DEENA!!!! OOH HAPPY DAY!!!

Someone actually contacted me from Homeschool Classifieds about my Dreaded Power Glide!!! They're willing to pay me $30 for it!!! Oh, and there was GREAT REJOICING!!! (And to think I put it in one sale for $15, and reduced it to $10 for the second one!!!)

 

Jackie, do you think someone would buy my left over Life Paks from older kids who did not finish the year out too many times it seems? I have at least a dozen of various years endings. Mostly third grade for some reason lol.
I think it is because in third grade I find myself adding many things to make school fun again. They still learned the stuff, just in different books.

 

HALLELUJAH!!!! Congratulations Jackie!!! What all are they getting for $30?

 

The tapes and Parents' guide. I have two workbooks that aren't finished, and I might throw them in, but didn't list them. I told them they'd have to order the workbook from the company.

T'mom, I don't know. You might be able to sell them really cheap at a curriculum sale, but I'd be hesitant to put them somewhere where people couldn't see them first. Or if you're more interested in getting rid of stuff than making money, many curriculum sales have a "For Free" table.

 

OH, good idea Jackie!
I was thinking of putting them out at a Garage Sale Yard sale I want to do this summer to get rid of stuff, with a buck a book or something like that.
I really want to get rid of stuff this summer and not to make the money but the money will be used for "fun stuff" like trip to Santa Cruz for over night instead of just the day that sort of thing.
Tmom

 

Garage sale would be a good idea, too. We had neighborhood sales today, and I really did find a good bit. Carl got a really nice computer desk that he can actually put two computers at for our new "lab", he got a skeet thrower (to throw the clay pigeons when he shoots), some baseball bats, I got some classical books, and a "Battleship" game to take to my mom's (because she's been fussing that the kids are bored at her house).

 

hey great finds! I am looking for bats myself, we have one little one my dad had bought my oldest, so it is the favorite. He bought y nephews tons of them but only one for us cause he was only here once in the season of baseball. Plus we never lost ours as nephew did.
though he managed to find them all in his room when it was cleaned! HA!
We have one older kid one , and then one adult one that is either my hubbies or mine we both had one, but now we only have one hehe
Good deal with the battleship game too that is always a good one!

 

Regarding the freedom topic, I get fired up about a more subtle example of how easily we give up our freedoms without even realizing it: the seatbelt law. It's easy for government to get away with this one because most people will readily agree that seatbelts save lives so they won't challenge it. I agree with the statistics, and I buckle up. However, it should not be a law. When not wearing a seat belt becomes a threat to someone else, then I could understand it becoming law. But I get pretty suspicious when Big Brother is more concerned about my safety than I am. As for kids, I personally believe they should be properly restrained in an auto--but shouldn't that be left up to the individual parent? After all, WHOSE KIDS ARE THEY? Sure, one could argue that kids can't decide for themselves, etc. but where do we draw the line? With recent concerns over widespread child obesity, could it be that one day Big Brother will send his agents to our doors to inspect our cupboards to make sure we're feeding our children what has been deemed healthy by some government agency? Sure, it sounds far-fetched but there's alot going on in this country that I never would have imagined in America. When it comes to freedom, we need to realize that those seemingly small, insignificant threats that come from within our own system can add up to a huge blow to our freedom. Think of a person who needs to lose 100lbs and they steadily lose only 1/4 lb. a week. That 1/4 pound doesn't seem like much at all but if that person could climb into a time machine and land a decade into the future, the loss would be significant. The way things are going in this country, are any of us really sure we would want to wake up in the year 2050?

 

Smoking is another one of those issues. Yes, it's a filthy habit. And I honestly love having it banned from all outdoor public places in my community. But I still voted AGAINST the ban. I am not allowed to keep my camper in my front yard or driveway, a neighbor was told he had to remove a basketball hoop from the court. It was right along the curb on a street that got little to no traffic. ALL the kids played with it, in a very appropriate way and NO ONE complained. (They did a general sweep of "everything" in the community). Many communities aren't allowed to hang clothes on a clothes line!

 

Thanks for sharing this, Jennifer. It's "later" than a lot of people can imagine, but I'm not sure what to do about it. We've been somewhat involved in politics (with a bro.-in-law a state senator) and are disillusioned about lasting results there. We've prayed for revival, knowing that God's protection and blessing follows, but national revival hasn't happened. So we may see more deterioration, instead, like in other countries. The challenge is how to prepare our children to stand up for their faith.