By guest author Patricia Dotten
I don’t know about you, but I didn’t homeschool so that my kids could get into an Ivy League school. I didn’t homeschool so they’d be super geeks and land a 1500 on the SAT. I didn’t homeschool so my friends and family would be impressed or so my kids would excel at music, sports, math, or speech and debate. And I didn’t homeschool so I could parade my kids around as perfectly obedient miniature versions of ME.
Well, okay, to be honest, some of these ambitions were rattling around in my head early on in my homeschool journey. But then I had the privilege of hearing Tedd Tripp speak at a conference. I was intrigued by this man’s love for Jesus. He spoke about wanting his kids to be dazzled by the Lord Jesus. There are so many things in this world to tempt and attract our children. How many of our children are smitten with God? How many of the young people around us are lured, seduced, and ensnared by the bright lights and tempting glitter of “Vanity Fair?” Admittedly, the world does have something to offer but it is not lasting, it always disappoints, and eventually it destroys.
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