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Today is a weekday, so that must mean I am suppose to blog here. Yes, I know it’s nearly two weeks after I made this proclamation. I haven’t totally been “gone”, there are some pretty “general” posts over at my homeschoolblogger blog<\/span><\/a><\/span>. See, I do post different things in the various places. One of the additions over there is a list of links. It’s generally general Christianity websites. I’ll work on some home ed ones for here – and get the others up at the Clear Vision blog<\/span><\/span> [new Amazing Grace blog<\/a>] too. Ok, enough formalities, what do I have to say today.<\/p>\n

“A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.” Proverbs 16:9<\/strong> Let’s go back to a blog I was working on when life so rudely interrupted me. Recently I was called an unschooler, and also asked (by someone else, in a totally different context) how much, if any, lesson planning I do.<\/p>\n

Though I’ve clearly stated it here before, just for the record, I’m not an unschooler. Lifestyle Education through Discipleship\u2122<\/strong> was based upon principles very far from it. But neither am I a lock-step “schooler”. I am a disciple-er. And, yes, I do tons<\/strong> of lesson planning.<\/p>\n

But my lesson plans are held loosely. I may devise my ways, but the Lord directs my paths. I teach my children as we “sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.<\/strong>” But when I try to hold too tightly to what I have planned, and have so neatly scoped out, God always steps in to show me other priorities He has for the time.<\/p>\n

I can lay out the perfect lessons for 6 weeks of instruction in Astronomy, before moving on to Medieval History, and say we will “finish” by such and such a date. But do I know all the lessons God will present, that will take precedence at times? The deep look he wants us to take into being doers, not only hearers, of the Word; the special extended times of worshipping Him; learning to delight in Him, not serve Him in drudgery; And the times of helping daddy hang drywall, and run to Menards. And yes, the times for special visits from the grandgirls, and our brand new grandson.<\/p>\n

The “plans” will be completed, but perhaps not within my “planned” time frame. We just take things one step at a time. Sometimes we will follow closely to the way I thought it would look. Other times, even within the teaching of a specific lesson, God will take it a direction I hadn’t planned. And His way always turns out better than I had thought.<\/p>\n

I love to plan and organize – though never seem to have enough time to do all I’d like – so I lay out a sequence, and general design, sometimes quite explicit, others quite loose. But as I allow the Lord to guide my planning, I try to always hold it loosely, knowing that it will be accomplished in His way, in His time.<\/p>\n

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