
Each letter of the word 'heart' is an acrostic:
H = Have a heart for the things of God
E = Enrich your marriag
A = Accept your kids
R = Release them to God
T = Teach them the truth
Here's a description from the Apologia website:
How well do you really know your kids? What has God shown you about who they are and who they will become? He has sent these children into your home at this specific time for His glorious purposes. Indeed, you have been invited on the adventure of a lifetime, a journey on which you will see walls fall, seas parted, and giants slain. You don't need special skills or training for this journey—you need only to seek God and hold tight to His mighty hand! As with so many things, the first step to having a heart for your children is knowing your heavenly Father. As you seek daily to share His heart for your children, keep this inspirational book close at hand.
Rachel does a wonderful job weaving anecdotes from her own homeschooling journey teaching her seven children with scripture and familiar Bible stories. Her style of writing was so friendly that I often imagined Rachel was sitting across a table from me and sharing her own heart.You can go to the Apologia website to read a sample chapter from the book, which is selling for $13.

Reading this book (as well as the work God has been doing on my heart recently) has helped me to realign my goals and priorities for this year. I'm really taking Matthew 16:26 to heart:
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
If you'd like to read what other reviewers thought, head on over to The Old Schoolhouse's Review Crew Blog to read more.

FCC disclaimer: Thank you to Apologia Press for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion about the book. If I like it, I'll tell you. If I don't, I'll explain why it didn't work for my family. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
3 comments:
Great thoughts! I needed the reminder too.
Nice review! Sounds like a good read.
I'm just getting around to reading some of my fellow crew-mates reviews. I really appreciated the part of getting too caught up in the academics. I find that I do that as well. This book really got me to reevaluate some things that I was doing. Great review.
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