...How Sweet the Sound...: The babies have arrived....early!

Our first litter of chicks! (Congratulations to Daddy Jason who has worried over them more than the Mama Hen Goldie)

She was sitting on 11 eggs, due to hatch on Saturday. They must have begun hatching early in the morning hours. So far we have counted 5, and the other eggs show signs of pecking.

Aren't they cute?

Of course Little Farmer Girl was right there in the middle of everything, running around (I won't say "like a chicken with its head cut off") helping Daddy and so proud that it was her hen that did the sitting. Compare the innocence and contentment in the picture above, to this.......

Most of those little hands reaching up to this pitiful little starlet are the same age as my little girl. (This picture is from the Kids Choice Awards.) How tragic to be that aware and sensual at what should be such a fun and carefree age! I thank the Lord for our humble little home, where our kids are largely unaware of the dangers and temptations Satan has to offer them.

Why do I homeschool?

I love the company and fellowship it allows
I've learned more since I graduated than I ever learned in school. If I can just pass on a love of learning and a good work ethic, they'll be fit for whatever the Lord has in store for them
At 7 hours per day (conservative estimate), for 180 days per year, that's 1,260 hours per year, times 13 years, equals 16,380 hours of their childhood that would be spent under government supervision. The Bible says, "Children obey your parents [NOT UNCLE SAM] in the Lord." God gave them to me, not the U.S. government. How can I expect them to embrace my ideals and my faith, when I let someone else hold a position of respect and authority over them for 16,380 hours of their childhood?
"Mama, who is Mar-tin Lu-ther King, J R?"
I can never forget how my own faith was shaken by teachers whom I greatly respected
Age segregation is something foreign. Playmates come in all ages and sizes, boys or girls, and some of my children's best friends are adults.
It is so much fun!
My children pity the fools and scoffers who believe evolution
We study real history, not the revised politically correct version
FIELD TRIPS!
My kids don't even know what a "nerd" is, and believe me, they would be labeled "nerds" in public school. Nor does either of them know a curse word, and they think a dirty joke has something to do with passing gas.
I don't have to wonder if some pervert is having his/her way with my babies while I'm not there to protect them
I can control my children's environment, keeping their hearts and minds pure for the work of the Lord
NOTE TO OTHER HOMESCHOOL PARENTS: All of the above reasons are completely NULL and VOID if you give your child a laptop or computer and hours of private, unsupervised access to the internet. He or she would be better off in public school.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

The babies have arrived....early!

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