Gather 'Round Homeschool is a homeschool curriculum designed for the whole family. This curriculum is kingdom first, combines all your subjects in one, and brings the family together rather than divides. We are a one-stop-solution for families who are overwhelmed and offer everything you need for K-12 education from a Christian perspective. Subscribe to learn more and we'll send you a free devotional for the whole family to try out with 20 full lessons in 5 different levels.
It's not enough
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Is what I'm doing enough? Let's take a moment for a little disclaimer lest this is taken out of context and someone accuses me of a works-based salvation doctrine—something I am emphatically not saying. I am not asking this question about salvation, but rather about my focus and priorities. As a homeschooler, my "enough" gauge is all about what and how much, baselines and improvements. As a mom, it is about connection and discipline, my children's character and the peace in our home. As a wife, it is all about the connection I have with my husband, the time we are spending together, and the quality of said time. As a business owner, it is all about profit margins and reach and engagement and sustainability. None of those things are wrong. They are all great goals. But few of them are eternal. If I don't check myself, I consistently find myself running after a carrot on an elusive stick that is always out of reach. The world's definition of success, quite frankly, pales in comparison to what truly matters. We chase the American dream, retire, and take our much-deserved "me time", when a life lived with kingdom purpose is so much more valuable. Jonathan and I took a little work trip to a fancy hotel in Florida for a conference and it is here that I am reminded that pursuing this path of success is not for me. Retirement isn't wrong. Vacations aren't wrong. Fancy cars and quality service isn't wrong. But this is not my aim. I chose as a mere child not to live for myself. I gave my very life for Jesus. I laid the things I want (and even the things I think I need) down on the altar and said "your kingdom come, your will be done". Like a marriage, I bound myself to the One I call Lord and said, "in sickness and in health" which means whether it looks nice or not . . . I'm in. And this all brings me back to the question: am I doing enough? Or am I getting distracted (again) by the worries of this world and forgetting that I am on assignment and my life is not my own? I'm asking some serious questions over here. Dreaming some big dreams not for my own gain but for His. Um, why are you going so off-topic? We're a homeschool publishing company, why am I talking about this? Because we are not doing this to make something pretty to fill your kids' minds with facts so they can get a job and be a successful adult. Instead, we are a homeschool publishing company with an agenda: to equip families and children for their assignments. To point to what truly matters. If you've been getting distracted by what everyone else is saying or doing, or lulled into a false sense of security based on attaining the world's measurements of success . . . may my own questions rock the boat just a little for both our sakes. One thing matters. Time is short. Lock in. Explore Our Newest Releases!We have been busy behind the scenes, and we are so excited to share three new releases with you! Fractions is now available as part of our Modular Math lineup, Ready to Read 3: Ice + Snow is here with fresh new updates while keeping the same reading program you know and love, and Mississippi has officially joined our Fifty States lineup! |
Gather 'Round Homeschool
Gather 'Round Homeschool is a homeschool curriculum designed for the whole family. This curriculum is kingdom first, combines all your subjects in one, and brings the family together rather than divides. We are a one-stop-solution for families who are overwhelmed and offer everything you need for K-12 education from a Christian perspective. Subscribe to learn more and we'll send you a free devotional for the whole family to try out with 20 full lessons in 5 different levels.
Alright, lets talk. This past weekend, Jonathan and I took our teens and some of their friends to a youth conference in Atlanta (if you don't follow me on socials, go check out some footage we got here). All I can say is, this generation is hungry. They worshipped, they wept, they prayed for one another . . . they were there for it. I have been getting asked, "In just a short conference, is there really any change that will come from it?" I get it, the big flashy conferences with all the hype...
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