OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL HOMESCHOOLERS

Our mission as a group is not primarily educational but focuses on Christian fellowship to provide our children the connections, opportunities for joy, and encounters with Christ to encourage them (and ourselves) along the Narrow Way. Homeschooling is not exactly a rejection of the world, though it often looks like that. Our attitude is not one of fearing the world, or hiding from it, but a recognition that the life of following Christ is better than what the world offers, even though it is difficult and must be pursued intentionally. It is a choice for something better, choosing values that our modern world forgets or subverts. Life in Christ offers all the peace, joy, and love we need in this world, and so we follow Him even though it means setting ourselves apart from many other things. But this does not mean we would leave others behind - anyone who would follow & who wants to join us and lay down their lives and take up His cross is joyfully welcomed and encouraged to join us. We make a special effort to welcome those who are starting out on this journey for the first time, who need encouragement to take the plunge into this immersive lifestyle. Our group aims to support each other as we make that choice and renew it, choosing Him repeatedly every day. As a group of homeschoolers, we offer each other love, support, and encouragement along this journey.