{"id":10,"date":"2016-02-10T15:13:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T15:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2016-02-10T23:55:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T23:55:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

About Educating Oaks:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I grew up living across the street from my aunt. In front of her house, there is a huge water oak. I love that tree. \u00a0It was about seven years old when they moved it there, and so was I. That tree now towers over my aunt’s house. If any Oklahoma ice storm ever\u00a0breaks\u00a0it, it will\u00a0block the street and lay in my parents’ lawn. \u00a0So far, it has survived about five ice storms as well as multiple thunderstorms, numerous wind advisories, and at least two droughts.<\/p>\n

I have boys in my little house. There are only three of them, but they\u00a0feel like more\u00a0when their rowdiness takes over the living room before they take it outside or when they take off their shoes or fill the kitchen with their\u00a0need to cook and consume\u00a0an extra meal. \u00a0They are all home educated, and sometimes that is overwhelming.<\/p>\n

I want these boys to be the Oak Tree kind of men that seek hard after Christ. I want their roots to be deep, so that they are not easily shaken when the earth quakes or the storm rages. Life is not easy. They need to be well-rooted in Christ, well-nourished in mind as well as body, and\u00a0well-loved so that they have plenty of grace to share with the world. These are goals.<\/p>\n

From Isaiah 61:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Spirit\u00a0of the Sovereign\u00a0Lord<\/span>\u00a0is on me,<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>because the\u00a0Lord<\/span>\u00a0has anointed\u00a0me <\/span><\/span>to proclaim good news\u00a0to the poor.<\/span><\/span>
\nHe has sent me to bind up\u00a0the brokenhearted,<\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0to proclaim freedom\u00a0for the captives<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and release from darkness for the prisoners,<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0to proclaim the year of the\u00a0Lord<\/span>\u2019s favor\u00a0<\/span>and the day of vengeance\u00a0of our God,<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0to comfort\u00a0all who mourn,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and provide for those who grieve in Zion\u2014<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0to bestow on them a crown\u00a0of beauty<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>instead of ashes,<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0the oil\u00a0of joy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>instead of mourning,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and a garment of praise<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>instead of a spirit of despair.<\/span><\/span>
\nThey will be called oaks of righteousness,<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>a planting\u00a0of the\u00a0Lord\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>for the display of his splendor.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

About Christa<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m just a mom.\u00a0I belong to Christ.<\/p>\n

I belong with my husband. \u00a0We have five sons. We enjoy being generous. We choose to smile through tears, and sometimes we cry with great joy. \u00a0We home-educate.\u00a0We write. We love each other deeply. \u00a0We took a vow at our wedding to never divorce. We stick together. \u00a0It\u2019s just what we do.<\/p>\n

My children are on loan to me. \u00a0They are arrows to be shot into the next generation, and they belong to Christ. We have boisterous\u00a0boys with whom we seek to live an educational life that seeks Truth, Beauty, Goodness, Wisdom, and Virtue.<\/p>\n

I am Mom to five boys, but you\u2019ll only see three tagging along with me. \u00a0Danny (10\/1999-02\/2005) and Isaac (05\/22\/2009- 09\/03\/2009) were both born with a mitochondrial myopathy called COX-2 deficiency. \u00a0They were created by God to change our generation. \u00a0And they did. \u00a0It\u2019s amazing how smiles and laughter from children who have nothing else to give can transform a heart that nothing else touches. \u00a0I am blessed to be their mother.<\/p>\n

The less important stuff\u2026. I love books, music, trees, the Oklahoma sky, food, and writing. I love to learn, and I love to teach. I look for beauty. \u00a0And whenever I\u00a0look, God shows it to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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