| Some homeschool families feel all alone. They | | | | about Noah "forcing" his children to build the ark? |
| may be the only homeschoolers in the area, the | | | | Cannot you just imagine them saying, "But Noah, |
| only people who know that homeschooling high | | | | what about SOCIALIZATION?!" How would it feel |
| school is possible. I have received phone calls | | | | to receive persecution for a hundred years? |
| from remote households across the country. | | | | But look at this verse. It describes how God |
| Although the parents are committed to | | | | viewed Noah. |
| homeschooling, some feel isolated and completely | | | | Genesis 6:8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of |
| alone. | | | | the LORD. |
| One hero of the past was perhaps the most | | | | If you are alone, and nobody else is |
| isolated person in world history. Noah. If you are | | | | homeschooling around you, take comfort from |
| alone, think about Noah for a moment. He was | | | | Noah. You, too, can find favor in the eyes of the |
| building a ship, a HUGE ship, in the middle of a | | | | Lord. You can read more about Noah, his |
| desert. He was laughed at by those in the area. | | | | challenges, and how he coped, by reading Genesis |
| He was not laughed at during the school year, or | | | | 6-7 in the Bible. |
| during high school, or even for 18 years of | | | | In our time, we have the Internet. You may be |
| homeschooling. Noah was misunderstood, | | | | alone physically, but you are not isolated from |
| maligned, and ostracized for possibly ONE | | | | understanding people! Even if you do not have a |
| HUNDRED YEARS! | | | | support group, and older friends who homeschool, |
| Like you, his children were probably looked at with | | | | you can still get the support you need. The |
| questioning eyes, as they helped their father build | | | | Internet can give us a community. |
| the Ark. What do you suppose the neighbors said | | | | |