03 January 2014

Narrow Path Home Study About Us Page

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
~ Matthew 7:13-14
 I have always been a student. Not necessarily always in a classroom because I believe we are never too old to learn new things. Collecting information over the years has made my brain and my home a knowledge repository. I wanted to share my knowledge with others seeking enlightenment or self-improvement. I created a website called The Narrow Path. Though it was never finished or fully published, it was in my mind and heart. The true path for any person is narrow, for you are the only one destined to take that path. You may have a friend or two with you for short legs of the journey, but their paths split off from time to time.

As Matthew records, 'wide is the gate to destruction' and death. Those who follow mass beliefs, walking a wide path with everyone else, have lost the ability to think and reason for themselves. This was never Christ's intent! He gave us the guidelines for how to live, but also gave us free will to make our own way.

With behavior and medication issues, my husband and I are pulling our children from a brick and mortar public school system to a virtual public school. I feel that with a more hands-on interactive approach to teaching, our children will learn how to get along with other people intimately and better as well as learn the necessary impulse controls they are currently lacking.

I also feel that we can finally add study of God's Word. I was raised in a church while my husband and his daughter were not. My son has spent half his life in church environments and has a good grasp on his beliefs even though he doesn't know why. To him, Jesus just is.

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. 
I do and I understand."
                                          -- Confucius

While Christian, I believe that any religious, spiritual, or political leader who has the well-being of the people and the world around them at heart is wise. My role models go beyond the men and women of the bible and I firmly hold to many teachings about love, respect and honor.

Confucius was a wise man. The quote above has proved quite true for myself and my children. Since the three of us have ADHD/ADD, it is far easier to see with our eyes, do with our hands, and say with our tongues than to hear with our ears.

Narrow Path Home Study is a collection of webquests and worksheets I am developing as the summer and 2014-2015 school year progresses. My hope is that my children can use them in conjunction with their public school assignments for extra learning time in a fun and innovative way that also helps them become more comfortable with technology, keyboarding, and social awareness. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at narrowpathhs@gmail.com.

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