South Lake Home Educators

 I was at a graduation yesterday in which there were about 7 or 8 seniors who had been through the program since my son was a little tot. This movement has grown to be twice the size when my wife was the President. But these kids i have known for as long as the group has been together. I was more encouraged by this event than i get encouraged in a religious service. Thats how far we have fallen as a nation.

 I witnessed parents who had a natural love for their kids by proving it in providing the grounds for a mature relationship through these yrs of supporting their kids with spiritual gifts and being involved in their kids lives. We developed a ceremony in which the kids who were graduating brought their parents to the front and each parent talked about the experience of teaching their kids and blessing their kids in the future of their lives. Then the kids tell their parents how they have appreciated being love in that way. The whole graduation ceremony is super-naturalistic and individualistic. I feel blessed.

I was deeply moved and was so proud to see this happening in a day and age in which the leaders are not examples but are in it for their own purposes. I saw genuine support and real love! I am so proud of the leaders of the home school group who have been passed the baton so to speak and have carried on these fundamental cultural old ways. I was taken back to the old style of reality and did not want to leave to go back into this upside down world of greed and hardness.

My wife was involved with the support group and leadership this yr but has taken a back seat because of the pressures of working a job with the economy the way it is.And with my talented sons graduating a few years ago. All of the problems i have were forgotten as i watched these kids from elementary to senior high school move up to the next grade. These kids did artistic talent shows, each parent wrote a bio of the yr and the accomplishments of their children ... the special gifts their kids were showing and encouraging their kids for the next yr. A lot of the kids were memorizing scripture... playing instruments... stage acting....taking part in leader ship programs and practicing skills that will one day be a benefit to their particular field of work. I witnessed a world of true leadership! I havent been encouraged like this in a long time. These kids are so talented! They make my life special.