Homeschooling Kate!

Kate is doing fantastic in her new school! Kate needed more structure with a teacher, two aides and three therapists. You may wonder how I can Homeschool Kate!

Well, the first job as parents is to bring our children to Christ! That job is mine and our family's. Teaching our children to pray is so very special. I still have to help Kate to make the sign of the cross, but she then folds her hands in prayer. When showing Kate a beautiful picture of Jesus, she began to squeal and laugh with joy. This was so special to me! I could see that she knows who he is and loves him unconditionally.

As we place holy statues and pictures throughout our house we are showing Kate her family! Wondering how to teach a child with special needs who Jesus and Mary are, worried me some. Her reaction tells me that she is well aware of her heavenly family.

Her big brother Beau recently got married and Kate was the flower girl. Her Dad walked Kate down the aisle. The beauty of this! God has given us a child of great joy. On this day she witnessed God's great blessings and we witnessed His great love.

No matter what our road is, God grants us the gifts we
need to teach our children by love. So Kate is getting homeschooled on the most important subject ever! In the end, who is teaching whom? I think she has taught us more on our faith than anything we have taught her yet.

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