And why I have not tried…
A few years ago I wanted to write a book. No great surprise there, I suppose. Lots of homeschoolers want to write a book. I think it has something to do with our love of language and our willingness to communicate via literary language. I used the Bible as our primary textbook for homeschooling. We studied English, Science, Geography, Art and History using God’s word. For a season we used many of the Heart of Wisdom unit studies (which I wholeheartedly recommend) before I modified the HOW methodology to suit our family. Our family bible study pages are a result of that.
Family Bible StudyI wanted to share how we studied the Bible in our family. I saw many parents desiring to impart a love of God’s word to their children but had no idea how to go about it. I observed countless parents who led the family in Bible study using consumable, pre digested bible studies yet they didn’t know how to study the scriptures for themselves. I wanted to write how we did things in our family.
Unlike some other committed womenaka Robin Sampson & Anne Elliott I seem to lack the consistency to write. Maybe the desire was there but it was not the right season for me at that time. Only God knows. But now, a few years later I am glad that I didn’t write Family Bible Study Companion. I’m glad I am not writing a how-to book for homeschoolers or parents. Because, simply, I would be doing it all backwards, as John Locke would say.
On the other hand, I’m not sure I do agree with his statement. Oh it might be correct when attempting to write a best seller but what if that is not one’s goal? What if my desire is to simply share a facet of our study habits? Does it change things?
What do you think? Do you agree or disagree with the above quote?
I’m sure the statement is probably right but I would never be able to write with that intention. I write where the Lord leads and what is in my heart. How can you be inspired by doing it any other way? I would love to one day write a book but I will leave that in God’s hands as to whether I do or not. I find it funny though that homeschool mums do have this desire to write, but don’t we have enough on our plates? 😉
Yes, I’ve always been a little in awe of those homeschool mums who do it all AND write a book. Oh, I’m sure that they haven’t got it all together as much as we think they do… but still, I couldn’t do it. 🙂