Agency & Anger

Do you ever feel as a home school mom that you are being tried and tested on a daily basis by your students?. Well I do,(waving my hand in the air - can I get an AMEN!). Lets just say that yesterday was not the greatest day for me and my oldest child.
It started off a bad day from the very start when My oldest decided she really didn't want to do anything that day. I don't blame her, She had a fun holiday break and had just gotten home from her great Aunts house filled with fun, and missed school Monday and Tuesday , so school was not happening for her.
The thing that bothered me was when she came home Tuesday evening before she went to bed her father and I reminded her that the holiday break was over, but school starts back up tomorrow. She completely understood what was expected. So when she woke up yesterday I could not believe that attitude she had. My children are very well behaved children. And they are very respectful so talking back was not the issue. It was the body language.
She decided to take forever doing anything I asked. School work was horrible. She took 3 hours to complete 1 simple assignment. Not because she didn't understand it, it was because she didn't want to do it correctly.
I tried so hard to be kind and patient with her. But as the attitude grew so did my anger.
I then recalled an article I read from the Marriage & Family relations manual, titled "Agency & Anger".
No one can make you mad or lose your temper. It is our conscious choice, a decision. Something that we choose. At first I was wondering why would I choose to be angry? duh not the first choice on my to do list. But then I started thinking do I allow myself to be offended by others? do I allow myself to choose an outcome of anger?....I mean how often do we seldom lose control when frustrated by a boss or friend, but how often do we get annoyed and angry by a family member?.
Anger in the family is Satan's primary Target, his goal is to damage & destroy families within the walls of their own homes, and stir up anger and contention between family members.
This is one of his devices. But he only stirs it, we are the ones throwing it in the pot boiling it, cooking it and serving it. It is by our own agency that it is accomplished.
Anger a Recipe for disaster:

Put tempers on medium heat, stir in a few choice words, and bring to a boil; continue stirring until thick; cool off; let feelings chill for several hours; serve cold; lots of leftovers.

how often do we bring anger to a boil, my feelings toward my 10 year old changed and humbled me and brought me to repentance. Sure I didn't cause the contention but I allowed my self to be angry with her, and that alone is a sin. Paul asks "Can ye be angry , and not sin?"

"He that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another."

So I take it the answer to Paul is "No". Anger is Sin.
As I write this blog I recall the name of my blog and how I was so pleased with it "Love is Spoken here". How easy it is to forget those simple words. This experience taught me a lesson of love, humbleness, repentance, agency and forgiveness.
I look forward to teaching my children the lesson of Agency and Anger and to be able to choose there outcome and avoid the recipe of disaster. May I always remember that I have been lent precious little angels in my care and it is my responsibility to teach them with love and patience and to never raise my voice or my hand to them. May I not allow Satan to sneak behind enemy lines and enter my home and life and destroy me or my family with contention and anger.
This is why I home school. To be able to teach my children lessons that I have just learned myself. To be able to teach them with the doctrine of Jesus Christ and words from his prophets and apostles. It is to teach them to replace Anger with Love.
My feelings of being tried and tested have changed and I feel blessed for the opportunity to be taught these lessons. May we make our home schools a haven, a place of refuge and a house of God. And may we always have our home a place where "Love is Spoken here".

K-12 product info & review

Wow!!....this has been such a crazy 2 1/2 months. I know that I haven't given my blog t.l.c. But I'm here now. Ever since November I have been so busy and so sick. I just haven't found time to really sit down at my computer and update. But I have desperately missed updating my blog. Because I find it to be a stress reliever.
Well I do have new pictures to update with my k12 items. And it was a whole lot of stuff. I didn't expect so many boxes. But the quality of everything was just great. And I actually really enjoy the curriculum that my kids have been learning. The computer is nice and it comes with a lot of accessories and even a nice all in one printer. FYI the computer does not have a wireless card so you will need to either plug the ethernet cable in directly or buy a usb wireless adapter. There are also many books and dvds, cd's, paints and etc.. that come with it, so I suggest you make room on a shelf or, I used crates to store everything. So make that room before you open the boxes otherwise you'll have a bunch of books and items in the middle of your house taking up walking space.
I have no complaints about anything they sent. In fact I'm very pleased. I really enjoy homeschooling my two girls and really like the k12 program. It has been fun and very challenging. I give mothers with more then 2 kids PROPS for being able to homeschooling so many children. I can barely handle my two. But I do see that if you have a schedule & routine and once the kids get use to everything then the older kids can be able to accomplish a lot on their own time to help you.
My 5 year old is just learning how to read so it's hard for me because I have to read her everything on the screen. But I still enjoy the time we spend.
So there is my k12 product update. If you have any questions please email me and I'd be happy to help you. hopefully the pictures can give you an idea if k12 is the route you want to go and suffice your mind of what kind of computer or books you'll be receiving. Just know that they cover 90% of what you need. The rest of the stuff you need you'll probably already have like scissors, pencils, folders, papers etc.....

these are my k12 items for a kindergartners & 5th grader
I forgot to take a picture of the phonics set it comes with. It's a really nice box. I'll try to add that later.

Teacher Manuals

top 2 crates are 5th grader
bottom crates are kindergartner's
white containers are just for pens, pencils etc (does not come with k-12)
globes come with k12
crates/containers (do not come with k-12)
I bought all the crates from Wal-mart

headphone with mic and freestanding mic

all in one canon printer
paper (does not come with k-12)

computer running windows xp
and printer

whoo hoo were approved!!!

I'm so excited!!.....I finally got all my kids papers submitted for k12 and they just were approved. So now I wait for the materials to arrive. I did receive access to the website to start viewing courses. My Login and password worked, and as soon as I logged in I was expecting an email from the teacher or the school and a welcome. But did not receive any. I then clicked on the contact your teacher link to find out who one of their teachers were, but they were not assigned one yet. So I'm wondering what to do?.......Its not self explanatory you kind of have to click a bunch of things to find the tutorials. I do wish they would have a teacher ready when they approve a student, Because I feel kind of lost.
But I know I can figure things out and I will contact them to find out who it is.
Other then that I'm totally excited and can't wait to spend some time with my kids. I truly feel like this is what they need and I'm determined to follow through with the prompting I received to home school them in the first place.
I'm sad I have to pull them out of school from their friends in the middle of the school year but I feel they will be just fine. They have a very social life after school and tons of cousins that live close by. So they won't lack companionship.
I will miss things that the school offers. Such as Destany's Dare program that she just graduated from.





I love to watch her get excited for things like that.
I will miss things like reflections contest that my girls just entered and took first place in, for film and dance.




I will miss their holiday party's that my little Jewelz just loves. And her excitement about playing with her friends on the playground.
But it's not enough to change my mind. Plus I heard they can still in roll in reflections, choir and orchestra as long as the school agrees.
So hopefully the school will agree. If not it's okay I can hold my own competitions here.
Well looking forward to my materials and can't wait to start. Stay in tune for my pictures of all the supplies when they arrive.
Have a blessed Thursday.

Love is Spoken Here

I can't help but explain this post with the simple yet sweet lyrics of a primary song.

"I see my mother kneeling with our family each day.
I hear the words she whispers as she bows her head to pray.
Her plea to the Father quiets all my fears,
And I am thankful love is spoken here."


I just love the words expressed in this song but also see a huge responsibility that I must live up to. To be a loving mother and a to be a mother my Heavenly Father wants me to be. I must Speak with Love and teach my children by example.

I served in yw and remember a lesson I taught in the yw manual 2 titled home environment. I recall a story by Daryl V. Hoole,

“One striking observation we made while in Holland is that the homes in that tiny land have choice personalities. The window sills in those red brick homes with the red tiled roofs are always filled with rows of flower pots—usually containing geraniums. The windows are large—with never a blind or a screen to cover them. These glistening windows add to the sparkle of the home’s personality. Many of the homes are named. Above the door you might see names such as: Sunny Corner, Sunbeam, Sun Cottage, Peace Haven, Tranquility, or Peaceful Nook. … Warmth and sunshine and pleasantness, together with peace and tranquility and contentment! These are the things which make a house a home”
Daryl V. Hoole, The Art of Homemaking

When I taught this lesson I asked my yw what they would name there homes, I was reminded by this story when I was naming my blog. I came to the decision that there was no other name for me to live up to then the title of


I am new to blogging and I created this blog for the purpose that I decided to home school my children. I came to this decision by a prayer. I didn't ask about homeschooling nor have I ever once thought about home schooling my children. In fact I thought it was crazy to home school. What I did pray for was a way to help my children to better in school because one of them was struggling and to my surprise I had a feeling overcome me with an idea to home school. I didn't act on it at first but could feel the weight on my shoulders every time I tried to disregard it. I finally decided to look into it and felt good about homeschooling and about the k-12 program but still felt I would be holding my kids back from having a normal life. And then I came across a blog. Latter day Home schooling


Reading this blog and the blogs of others gave me confidence and reassurance that what I had felt about homeschooling was the right choice for me. It also helped me notice that I need home schooling for my children in more ways then academic. I realized I need to be teaching them more about the gospel. I feel I have been fulfilling my spirttual duties as a mother because I hold F.H.E and reading scriptures together as a family, But realized there's so much more that I need to be installing in there heads. They will be the future mothers in the latter-days. And I need them strong in righteousness. So reading the blogs made me realize what home schooling as a latter-day saint is all about. And I know that I can do it.
I was also inspired to start my own blog and share my experience while I take this journey in home schooling to help others and also to receive any comments that would help me along the way.
So I look forward to this journey and chose to name my school the only name that I could possibly strive to live up to which is "Love is Spoken here"