My Mission

By ourselves we are not qualified in any way to claim that we can do anything. Rather, God makes us qualified. 2 Corinthians 3:5 GW

The Holy Spirit has given me a gift. Before I was born anew in Christ, I used that gift aimlessly, and for whoever would pay. I didn’t care about what I wrote, as long as I got paid to do it.  

As I develop maturity in my faith (and it’s a long, slow, uphill process) and an understanding of my dependence on the Lord, I joyfully submit to His yolk, realizing that the capabilities I have are only those that He grants me for His good purposes.  

For the last two years, I’ve been writing k-6th grade, homeschool, Bible curriculum. The Bible studies focus on foundational pieces of scripture in a way that helps Christian families come alongside their children to form a closer relationship with God and to walk in the teachings of Jesus Christ. 

This Bible curriculum is slow. It is developmentally appropriate for each age group. Each grade’s study takes a small portion of God’s Word and identifies how it is a reoccurring theme of the Bible. Students will see the threads that connect it all together, from Kindergarten to sixth grade, from the Old Testament to the New, from Adam to David to Jesus, and how God worked in each of them. The name of the curriculum – Branches – comes from Scripture, too: I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing (John 15:5 NIV).

Each small portion of scripture is given to children as a precious gift to unwrap, enjoy, and marvel over for nine months. Students are given the opportunity to revisit the scripture again and again as they would a cherished photo album or scrapbook. They will build upon it piece by piece like a tasty puzzle until every morsel is in place to reveal His beautiful canvas.  

The writing is Spirit-led, which many marketing experts don’t understand. I can feel my heart expand as I sit and listen to the Holy Spirit lead me from one scriptural idea to the next. Some days I write for an hour or two; other days I write for five or six. I am amazed at the depth of understanding I have received from the Lord. He has graciously given me eyes to see and ears to hear. He has mercifully opened my heart to His word the way I have never been open before. He has shown Himself to me in new and glorious ways, and in doing this, He has prospered me and made me a wealthy woman.

This curriculum has become my mission, my way to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ throughout this country. By the end of August, I will be looking for about 200 moms from across the country to pilot-test and give honest input to this curriculum so that in the spring of 2013, if it is God’s timing, I will be prepared to go to a publisher and spread the word in a big way.