By Guest Norm Wakefield

Imagine standing in the presence of Christ at the end of your life and hearing Him say, “Well done! I am very pleased. Enter into your reward.” What would give Jesus such pleasure and you such reward? Answering His call to follow Him and live your life for the purpose of “loving with Him.” There may arguably be some other answers to the question, so let me give you eight reasons for my conclusion that Jesus will say He is pleased and will reward those who live to love with Him.

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By Guest Davis Carman

You Learned that You Really Can Homeschool

In February 2020, you may have believed there was no way you could ever educate your kids at home. Maybe you thought it would be too hard, that you were too impatient or disorganized or simply not smart enough. Or perhaps you had the confidence and the chutzpah to make it work, but the sacrifice of time or income somehow didn’t seem worth it. 

Then COVID-19 hit. Suddenly, you and the parents of all 60 million K–12 students in the U.S. found themselves undergoing a mandatory trial run of homeschooling. 

Necessity is the mother of invention. So, you figured things out, got the basics in place, and made it work. And you know what? You did a pretty good job. You even enjoyed it more than you thought possible. You also appreciated the freedom to choose what’s best for each of your unique children and the flexibility to pivot on a dime as needed. 

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