This is a tribute which I wrote to my wife after she home-schooled both of our children from Kindergarten through High School. 

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To (S.B.S.) My Love, My Wife, the Teacher of Our Children.

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 Oh, my Love I stand amazed

By the feat which I have seen,

As you’ve home-schooled both our children,

Taught them truth and kept them clean.

 Surrounding them with grace and love,

And the wisdom of God’s Word,

You provided an environment where

Their hearts and minds were stirred.

 Beginning with their A, B, C’s,

You taught them how to read,

Then yearly chose curriculum

To meet their every need.

 From math and science and history,

To English and the rest,

You fit each to their learning styles,

So they could do their best.

 You also checked and verified

That what was taught was true

So no part of their education,

They would ever rue.

 And my Love, you’ve done it well,

Great knowledge they have gained

And shielding them from Satan’s lies,

The truth has been retained.

 We also did AWANA

And in school they did their drills,

They memorized the Word of God,

For the wisdom it instills.

 And, oh I know you’ve struggled hard,

It took all that you had,

But, seventeen years you’ve persevered,

And forever they’ll be glad.

 And ceaselessly, you’ve called on God

For patience and the power

To get you through each day and week,

And sometimes through each hour,

 But, persistent prayers and steadfast love

Have brought this day to pass

First (A.N.S.) and now (J.C.S)

Has finished his last class.

 And my Love, I see so clear,

For them it’s been so right,

To be shielded from the war until

They’re old enough to fight.

 And nothing has been sacrificed 

Which eternally would last,

Only temporal and earthly things

Which quickly will have passed

 So thank you Love for following

The Lord’s great call to this

An eternally important call

We could not afford to miss

 And I know that up in Heaven,

You will hear it from the Son,

But, let me be the first to say

The job, it was well done!

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Love,

Your very blessed husband and the father of your children.