S2/E11 - KONOS Stress (Social Study Subjects)

Transcript:Hi there, thanking you for joining me on this episode 11 of the season 2 Oikos family ministries podcasts.In episode 10, I touched on the sensitive topic of the KONOS strain and stress some parents are experiencing.I would like to chat a bit about this.Let me start with this. Over the years, here at Oikos, we have had many moms retreats where I discovered that a lot of moms did not have the confidence they wanted in certain areas and consequently they did not feel equipped to teach their own children in these areas….therefore they did not believe in themselves and therefore they lacked conviction that they could do this. This being, maths, science, art, music…..whichever area it was that they felt lacking in. So where did we go from there….I would take them to Gods Word, their very own Creator, and remind them that they are perfectly and wonderfully made in His image and He does not make mistakes and so can they take a hold of that and believe it with their whole heart soul and mind, as He asks us to, and then they will step into this very place of where they are feeling a lack and be able to believe and trust and walk in faith knowing that it is possible.So…..once we were there…..at this new place of believing, then the conviction can come, then bold choices can be made, with conviction and belief.The reason I talk about this is because once a parent believes in the value of KONOS being about the lifestyle, the importance of our focus being on raising and training those whom HE has created to be equipped for ‘whatever life throws at them’….as I mentioned in episode 10, and that one of the many values of home education is the opportunities presented to parents to do just that and then one such opportunity is a resource called KONOS which helps the focus be about just that and then the parent begins to see other fruit as a by product…such as academic excellence…..well IF, it can all start with believing in it and being convicted by that then the strain and stress is gone….it is replaced with joy and fun……really…..it can be so…..just speak to others who hav experienced it as such.Years ago I made a suggestion at a moms retreat for the moms to take on the KONOS challenge by means of them committing to living KONOS by putting aside all the other ‘things’ so as to give this lifestyle of KONOS a chance to show them what can result. It was very easy for some moms to grab a hold of that and extremely difficult for others, however the ones that it was so very difficult for still talk about it today as being the best thing they ever did, these are moms whose children are now all in their adult lives.So I’m going to leave this here….this particular topic of conviction, and I will put in the show notes and description some links to various moms testimonies on this topic.––––––––––––––––––––––––Website: https://oikosfamily.co.za/Store: https://oikosstore.co.za/Patreon: https://patreon.com/oikosYouTube: https://youtube.com/@OikosFamilyMinistries/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit oikosfamily.substack.com