Homeschool? Why?

I know some of you that may read my blog are homeschoolers. So, I am sure you can relate to this question above. Sometimes it is actually unsaid but implied. The interesting thing about the question is the wide range of answers a person would get. So, I am sure my answer will vary from some of yours but here it goes.

I homeschool because … God has called me to do it right now in my life.
I have nothing against public school and believe firmly that some teachers are called into it as much as some families are called to send kids to public school. I do believe there are some that should be homeschooling that aren't but I also believe there are some homeschooled kids that are supposed to be in public school.
When we personally made the decision to homeschool we knew it was God calling us to do it and it was because Christ knew what our kids needed. It was not to keep our kids in a box and to keep them from the “evil” public school. In the book ~ Velvet Elvis~ Rob Bell talks about how we Christians forget sometimes that God is omnipresent. How true. God is in the public schools as much as He is in my home. It is not a protection factor for me. God is more than capable of protecting them anywhere and everywhere. we do have to guard our hearts and theirs and I do think that plays a part in it for us.

Let me also say this~ God has blessed our homeschool years so far and I see such benefit in it for our family. I feel like we have so many choices and opportunities with homeschooling that I can’t imagine doing anything else. We have been able to be involved in ministries with the kids. Help people in times of need. Teach our kids practical life skills and so much more. I could go on and on about how awesome it is but really it is up to us to simply listen and obey to whatever God is calling us to do now. You can’t go wrong if you do that. Homeschool? Why not?