by Mary Deanovic

Created on: March 02, 2008   Last Updated: October 31, 2008

Before my husband and I got married we went through premarital counseling through the church we were attending in Honolulu, Hawaii. We discussed just about everything throughout that time, both in the counseling sessions and in our free time. We talked of every subject imaginable; but the Godly role of the wife and husband, and how we would raise our children were a big focus. Had we not had those conversations, had we not agreed upon those subjects we would probably be facing difficulty today especially the subject of how and who should educate our children.

We decided even before our children had come, that we would home school them. We believe the Bible makes clear who the authority lies with when it comes to children. Need I say that it belongs to the parent? We are whom God has entrusted with this very special task. We are the ones who are responsible, not only for their physical needs, but also for their spiritual needs and guidance. This is a full time job. It is not to be taken lightly and it is certainly not for the parent to pass off to a government agency or day care provider.

God has given parents authority over our children to make sound decisions when it comes to raising our children. He did not institute children over their parents because children lack maturity and the ability to make decisions based on God's word. They need us. Our children put their trust in us as their parents to make good choices for them while they are young and require guidance. These are our babies; created in God's image. We have a responsibility to give them the best foundations possible on this planet. So why is it that we think it's a good choice to put them in the Godless state institutions called public school? Why do we think that this is the best choice for our children's spiritual and academic needs? And if it's not the best place for them then why are we sending them there? Don't we want the best for our children? Are we putting their spiritual well being below our want to keep our social status as we keep our careers even after they come into this world? Are we sacrificing their needs because of our wants to have more monetarily?

Every Monday through Friday from September through May, Christian parents arise in the morning and get their children ready to go off to public school. We wake them out of a beautiful sleep and hurry them out the door after rushing them to eat something to start their day. As we send them out the door we feel good about them being

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