From Homeschooling to ALS Journey

Last year, was one of the major transitions for JC and Eu-La.  I decided to enroll them in the Alternative Learning System.  This is a curriculum of Department of Education for students to access education in a nonformal set-up.  We home-schooled our four children without adopting a curriculum from a DepEd-accredited school.  Enrolling in ALS is an opportunity for them to have LRN also.  This is basically a student number given by DepEd to all students who go to schools with their accreditation.

This one-year journey has given me answers and shown that my children can adapt to a classroom set-up as well.  Their teachers expressed how they are amazed with them, their special capabilities and how well they excel as compared to other students.

One thing that amazes me is their ability to commute from home to school and vice versa.  They were most of the time at home before then.  They go out of the house with us using a private car.  This period taught them to ride jeepneys and somewhat experience a jeepney detour, but was able to figure out how not to get lost.  

Along the way, it was not as smooth as it can be, especially for JC, who needs learning considerations because of his special conditions.  One of the reasons why we homeschool from the beginning. Yet, with encouragement and assistance, JC was able to make it through his ALS.

They finished ALS Elementary this August 7, 2023.  Up until now we are still undecided whether to enroll them in a regular school or let them wait again for another ALS Journey and have them finished highschool.  

As for the two younger children we are also preparing them to go to ALS.  There is an age requirement for this before you can get accepted.  For elementary level, at least 12 years of age.

SJ's 11th Birthday Celebration

 

We just got over to the Pandemic.  We used to think and worry about our safety being around with other people and having gatherings, especially for children.  Since it's 2023 already and all has moved on and slowly coming back to normal, I guess we can re-launch our Little Stewards Club.  

I talk to SJ how he would like to celebrate his birthday.  Aside from having a simple family way of celebrating birthdays, he was glad to hear that he celebrate in church and invite children near the community.  We take this opportunity to share food and also the blessing of introducing the gospel to these young hearts.

It's been a long since we haven't gathered the children.  We are all excited to see the children once again for more than two years.  We are praying that this is going to be a regular monthly event as it used to be.

I am also grateful how my children understand the need to reach out to people who don't know Jesus.  In their young hearts and minds, it makes them thrilled with every opportunity of going to church and hosting a fellowship.

I will tell of the Lord’s unfailing love.

I will praise the Lord for all he has done.

I will rejoice in his great goodness to Israel,

which he has granted according to his mercy and love.

Isaiah 63:7 New Living Translation (NLT)

Today is a special day for my youngest son and a day that would remind me of God's sovereignty over all.  

Spending life everyday with our children is a reality how life is so unsure - we will never know what lies ahead; full of uncertainties.  Yet in all trials and troubles that our family has been; God's great goodness was always present.  We have hope and we are secured beyond life's uncertainties because  He who holds our future.

I learned that I cannot control the things to come; nothing is for sure or for keeps; can't even provide a very safe place for my children but I know the God I have will be with me and my family every single day.  I will keep on trusting the Lord and put my hope in Him.  He will never fail.

Being human, I tend to forget how God can work in the most difficult situations and can't see how God is moving in the midst of every trial, but God proves how is so loving and gracious despite of how weak I am.,

Today I will speak of God's unfailing love because He deserves it! I praise the Lord for my son's life that's speaks of God's miracle everyday! 

  

Answered Prayer

The beginning of 2016 was too busy for me as a business owner.  Overall I am glad to have finished 2015 well.  As a pastor's wife too, I am persuaded in teaching children and reach out for them specially in their spiritual needs. I have been doing this since I was in high school.  Our church has been working with the children in our community. In the previous years our church have enough fund to schedule a feeding ministry for less fortunate children and we held this program one a month.  For past two years we only set schedule for the children's fellowship whenever there are available funds.

Cake Art Collections 6

Happy Holidays Everyone.  This season is one of the busiest days in a bakeshop.  A time where our family takes our chances to earn extra even if it means to spend more time working rather than having a vacation. We can have our vacation later.  

My Christmas Decors for 2015

As promised, I am now posting the Christmas decors that I have worked on to decorate our house, business place and our church.  And as mush as possible, I tried not to buy stuffs to make these decorations to save money. So I have to recycle and re-use to finish my Christmas decors. 

Notable November

Rushing for this post cause a lot of things made this month a remarkable one.  Being unable to make a regular posts, I'd rather compile a summary of my month's highlights so not to miss them.

I started this month working with Christmas crafts for our decorations and that occupied my free time.  I'll make a separate post on the Christmas decors.