We were discussing the more profound things of life, unearthing the cultural assumptions that keep us in bondage.
And this is what she said: “Homeschooling gave me the confidence to try new things.”
She said it matter-of-factly, confidently, as if she believed it. She was homeschooled, and then homeschooled her kids. So she had many years to mull over homeschooling.
I was struck by her confidence and creativity to try new things, but she brushed me off, attributing these traits to being homeschooled. For example, she is a self-taught photographer and took these photos of our daughter, assuring us that her red dress would “pop” in the pictures at this location. She was right.
She explained her homeschooling philosophy to me as her camera clicked, “When you are homeschooled, there aren’t as many kids hovering over you, making fun of you for trying something different. So I felt free to try new things.”
She painted her family’s camping trailer with flowers and a mountain scene and then was commissioned by her city to paint a mural.
“I’m mostly self-taught,” she explains, but she’s having fun, exploring the talents God endowed her with, instead of burying them in fear, as so many of us accidentally do.
“I was afraid I might disappoint you . . .”
(Jesus) was furious. ‘That’s a terrible way to live!”
But we’d rarely seen another way.
She reminds me of my kids, who are also homeschooled.
For example, today, our family is in Salt Lake City, Utah, attending a “Reborn” doll conference.
Our 15-year-old daughter had the confidence and time to explore the God-given gifts endowed to her, too
Last week, she sold one of her dolls overseas for over $400.
“I didn’t know you could do that!” I exclaimed from my public-schooled worldview.
She didn’t know either.
But she’s not afraid to try.
Our other daughter wrote and self-published a novel by the time she was 15 years old.
What would we do if we weren’t afraid to try?
I would keep writing even though you may laugh at me. How is God calling you to awaken? What do you imagine the next step is on the life adventure He has mapped out for you?
Ready to take another step, friend?
Let’s hold hands because I’m afraid, too.
I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.
The definition of courage is NOT “Not being afraid” but “Doing it anyway.”
What is God whispering to you?
What’s the next step?
Let’s go!
Restoring Life 