| It's hard to believe that another summer has | | | | two, or three and ignore it all, it will still be waiting |
| passed us by, and that before long, the fall colors | | | | for us and more!" So what can we do about this? |
| will begin to show us that the next season is upon | | | | What can we do to bring the peace in to our |
| us again. This be said, wouldn't it be nice to start | | | | home that we all desire? |
| the new school year off with a 'meek and quiet | | | | Firstly, what exactly does Webster's Dictionary |
| spirit'? | | | | define "meek" as: "mild of temper, soft, gentle, |
| This book is written by Teri Maxwell, a | | | | not easily provoked or irritated." "Quiet" according |
| homeschooling mother of eight children. She has | | | | to Webster, means "peaceable, not turbulent, not |
| been schooling her children since 1985. In her | | | | giving offense, mild, meek, and contented." "So, |
| book, she asks, "Will your journey toward a meek | | | | when everything is falling in around us, we would |
| and quiet spirit be completed upon finding the | | | | like to be peaceable through it, just as Jesus was |
| perfect spelling curriculum or deciding which chores | | | | in the midst of the storm. When our children |
| your child should be doing? Or does the answer lie | | | | aren't making the academics or character |
| on a different path?" | | | | progress we are hoped for, we want to be |
| So what causes you to not demonstrate a meek | | | | content, waiting for them to catch on. We would |
| and quiet spirit? We all have times when we wish | | | | like to "live out" for our children the reality of |
| we had handled something better, in a kinder | | | | resting in the Lord." |
| way, more calmly, more sympathetically. But | | | | In Teri's book, she offers you thoughts, |
| what caused you to not be? Can you pinpoint | | | | suggestion, scriptures and even application |
| exactly what it was? Possibly fear? Worry? | | | | projects to help you to learn how to gain a 'meek |
| Disorganization? Depression? "Perhaps these meek | | | | and quiet spirit.' It is a book well worth reading, |
| and quiet spirit robbers should be our wake-up call | | | | and a great opportunity to start the new school |
| to the fact that homeschooling and homemaking | | | | year with. I pray that you will enjoy it and find |
| require hard work. They are demanding and time | | | | opportunity to apply her words of wisdom as I |
| consuming. We are called to put forth effort and | | | | have found. |
| to push ourselves day after day after day. There | | | | I pray that you have a terrific school year!! |
| are no "free rides." If we kick back for a day, or | | | | |