Grace Writing

A couple posts ago, we talked about the Ten Greatest Things About Homeschooling . But, let's face it: not everything can be perfect. Today, let's talk about t he Ten Worst Things About Homeschooling. 1. A LOT of family time… 2. Mom always knows who did it… always 3. There’s no “the dog ate my homework” excuse… especially if you don’t have a dog 4. People ask questions like, “Do you have any friends?” 5. When you try to tell people that you do have friends, they ask thing like, “Where do you get your friends?” 6. People ask other questions like, “Do you ever leave the house?” 7. People look at you like, “What is this strange creature in front of me?!” 8. When someone asks you where you go to school you have no idea how to answer it, because you know if you say “I’m homeschooled” the conversation will automatically turn against you 9. Your mom (or at least mine) wakes you up at 8 in the morning anyway, even though you can get all your work done in less t...

The season has come once again To give thanks for everything To thank the Lord for trees and flowers To thank the Lord for food and clothes To thank the Lord for being there When we feel unloved And soon the day will be over For the day passes by so quickly But we can never forget to give thanks To the Lord our God Almighty

1. You get to be with family 2. You get to do whatever subject you want to when you feel like it (as long as you do finish them all) 3. Everything counts as a field trip 4. 12:00 is “Lunch and Phineas and Ferb” time 5. Mom’s more patient with you than a regular teacher would be 6. No detention 7. Parents make everything more fun 8. Pajamas. Just pajamas. 9. You can spend as much time as you want at the breakfast table 10. Nothing is rushed Are you home-schooled, and have I missed anything? If so, tell me in the comments below!

A list of the many different things you learn from being from the U.S. and living overseas, completely surrounded by people from all over the world. 1.You learn to say “I like your trousers” instead of “I like your pants” 2.You learn to decode many different accents, including different forms of British, Irish, Thai, Korean, etc. 3.You learn that, in fact, America isn’t the only country on the planet. 4.You learn that, “America” isn’t actually the name of your country, and people from the Americas get offended when you refer to the United States as “America,” as if there are no other existing countries in the Americas 5.You learn that it is very difficult not to start sounding like the different accents around you 6.You learn of new television shows you’d never heard of 7.You learn that other countries are looking at America in horror, going, “What are they thinking?” 8.You learn, in response to their horror and previous question, to say the only truth there is, “I ...

                Some of my very favorite Bible verses. “She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.” -Proverbs 31:25 “The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.” -Psalm 23:1-3 “ Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last;   but a woman who fears the   Lord   will be greatly praised. ” Proverbs 31:30 “Don’t be concerned about the outward   beauty   of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the   beauty   that comes from within, the unfading   beauty   of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.” -1 Peter 3:3-4 “Seek the   Kingdom   of   God   above all else, and live righteously, and he...

Life can be so strange. You do the same things every day. You wake up, eat some food, do your personal “daily routine,” eat some more food and go to bed. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just get tired of it. I get lost in this world of never-changing life, and don’t allow myself to do anything exciting. I’ve always wanted to be an exciting person, but I’ve never had the courage. That is why I write. I write to escape into another world, so that I can create a new routine for a new person in a new life. I can be that person I’m writing about, and that means that I can be… whoever I want. The only limits are my imagination, and I’ve been told that I have a very big imagination. I can be a hero, or a villain. I could be a human or an animal. I could be an alien. I could be anything that I want. I can go anywhere I want. I’ve been in sword fights, flown on dragons, and ridden on giant elephants (yes, even bigger than the regular ones!). I’ve fought off giant squids, giant...