Today, I, along with 9 others from our homeschool board, attended the leadership portion of the CHEA convention.
The last couple of years have been trying ones for the Board of our ISP. Some people in our ISP have been difficult. Some don't like the code of conduct we have for our student body. Some don't like that we have an interview process. Some don't like the way we keep records. Some don't like how many units we assign to classes. Some don't like the cost of classes. Mostly it's about 15 unhappy families out of 150 families. But it seems like it is a constant barrage of discontent. It's hard to see around these families to see that there are about 135 families who are generally content. We needed a shot of inspiration.
I digress. Back to the leadership portion of the CHEA convention. Last year, for the first year in a long time, we went as a Board. We were reaffirmed by the convention speakers that we were doing the right thing. Not because they knew our situation, but because what they were saying made it SEEM like they knew our situation. It's hard for our husbands to take another day off of work, but our husbands are so committed to homeschooling and the call of God to be in leadership in our ISP, that they took the day off. Again, we attended the leadership portion of the CHEA convention. Again, we were reaffirmed. This year though, it was a different topic, different speakers, but AGAIN it seemed as if they all were talking straight to us.
The biggest blessing came when we couldn't get enough of talks given by second-generation homeschoolers. Yahoo! It gives us hope and an insight into the future of our students. These second-generation homeschoolers have the true vision of family based home education. They want to be involved in the discipleship of their children. They will pick up where we, tired, first-generation homeschoolers are falling off! What a blessing to hear from them. Their parents were pioneers and they continue to carry the torch. There is hope for our future.
By the grace of God, may I raise five second-generation homeschoolers who will continue to carry the torch.
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