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Parenting and Homeschooling at Godspeed

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April 7, 2018//  by Sallie//  2 Comments

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Several months ago I started thinking more deeply about the family culture we have created in our home. It was an appropriate time to reflect on it because I saw the first eleven years of our parenting journey all culminating when we had our daughter tested and finally had the answers we had been seeking since, really, she was a tiny infant who was very challenging to parent. I realized that cozy was the word that best described our family life. We live a cozy life. And I also realized that we had embraced what I call cozy parenting and cozy homeschooling.

Around the same time, someone shared a video on Facebook that left me completely mesmerized. Entitled Godspeed: The Pace of Being Known, it conveyed in a beautiful and compelling way many things I had already come to understand about life, the body of Christ, church life, etc. but it took them a step further.

As the video says, “This is the story of a parish minister who learned to walk instead of run.”

But it is so much more than that.

I realized that the very ideas he is talking about as a pastor apply to me as a parent.

I could almost say that my story is that of a mother who learned to walk instead of run.

Especially as a homeschooling parent.

Especially as a parent of a child with unique learning needs.

And, like Matt Canlis, the pastor in the movie, my journey also took about thirteen years.

Christian or not, the principles and insights in this video are truths that can bring peace, understanding, and joy to our families.

And bringing peace, understanding, and joy to our families is what I call cozy parenting and cozy homeschooling.

Parenting and Homeschooling at Godspeed

I encourage you to take the time to watch this video. The video’s settings won’t allow me to embed it here so I’ll have to send you over to Vimeo. (You can click on the screen capture above or the link at the end of this post.) The video is almost 37 minutes long and be sure to watch it all the way to the end.

(I’m telling you how long it is so you can set aside some quiet time to watch it and you’ll have the opportunity to grab a cup of something yummy and a pad of paper and pen. Yes, the video is that rich in what it offers. You can also read more about it at Live Godspeed.)

And then I hope you will come back and tell me in the comments what spoke to you as a parent, as a homeschooler, or as a Christian.

In the coming days, I’ll be writing about topics related to the concepts of Godspeed, cozy parenting, and cozy homeschooling. I’ll be referring to the video and also sharing my own thoughts from our parenting journey the past twelve years. I hope you will find these posts encouraging and share from your own experiences and insights in the comments each day.

Click here to go to Vimeo to watch Godspeed: The Pace of Being Known

 


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Sallie Schaaf Borrink is a wife, mother, homebody, and autodidact. She's a published author, former teacher, and former campus ministry staff member. Sallie owns a home-based graphic design and web design business with her husband (DavidandSallie.com). She hasn't achieved her dream of being a professor at a small conservative college in a small town, but hope springs eternal.

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  1. Kathryn

    April 24, 2018 at 11:26 am

    Thank you for posting the link to the video. I enjoyed watching the video immensely and so much of it resonated within my soul. I appreciate your posts on cozy living and much of what you share is similar to the changes I have ben experiencing these past few years. God bless you and your family Sallie.

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      April 24, 2018 at 10:03 pm

      Hi Kathryn,

      I’m so glad you enjoyed the video. I thought it was so well done and encouraging. Now that all the Facebook leaving is mostly behind me, I’m hoping to get back to the follow-up posts about the topic of Godspeed, cozy parenting, cozy homeschooling, etc. I hope you find those encouraging as well. Feel free to share your thoughts that will encourage others on their journey too!

      Sallie

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