Each year when the board meets to plan out the CHHEW year, we discuss what word we want to try and focus on. The word resilience came up and so that is what we settled on for this upcoming year.
The scripture that we decided embodied what we would love to impart into our homeschool community this year is Romans 8:37, “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”
When I think about the word resilience, the picture that kept coming to my mind was a tree….a large oak tree. Trees start out as a small twig and have to spend many years building up their resilience to wind and rain and cold and heat. They are many times bent beyond what we think they could handle but they stay standing.
I think homeschooling can be like this a lot of times. We might have a new baby or we might have a parent we are taking care of now. We might be leading something that we didn’t really plan on or we might have a child that just tests everything single thing that is said to them. All of these things end up building and piling up on us. However, I believe we have been building resilience to all of these things quietly and most likely without knowing. Every single time you weather a storm in your life, you are building resilience. You are teaching it to your children by how you react and handle each and every circumstance.
So this year, we would like to ask you to look at your homeschool and find ways to build resilience in your homeschool and family. You can also always pick your own word for the year to focus on too…it is fun and helps to guide you through the year if you don’t like the word resilience.
We are looking forward to all the events and actives we have planned. We are looking forward to getting to know all the new members that have decided to join CHHEW this year. If you would like to renew your membership or join for the first time please follow this link https://forms.gle/tPr4ZfaehBRbthDw7
You need to fill out the registration form and submit payment of $30 at the end of registering. This covers things like love offerings, paper goods, crafts, graduation supplies, food, etc. for all our events.
We are excited for a year of building RESILIENCE with Him and taking time to watch the Lord move in our own families and the homeschool community.
The CHHEW Board
