The Caley Family’s Lion Story

Lord, please do not make me homeschool!!

The above was my prayer when I was pregnant with our daughter because my husband said we should homeschool. You know the things people say about homeschool moms and kids. I was not about to let that be us!!! Well, as you can imagine, when you start to tell the Lord what you do not want to do, He makes you do it! Yes, I was a homeschool mom but I was rocking it! This was great!! We were able to travel. The fluid open schedule was a nice change from a structured school routine. 

Then after about six or seven years, things began to change. The math meltdowns (Mine, not hers. Lord, you know I do not remember any math past 5th grade!!) the “Mom, can’t I just skip that test? Mom, nobody else has to do this!! Mom, can’t I just go to a normal school?!?!” So, after much prayer we felt the Lord moving us to attend a Christian high school, but where? We were living in California, which was the reason we were homeschooling!!

After searching the entire nation (literally) and many different schools, the Lord lead us to ICS. We finally all agreed ICS was a fit. We were looking for a place that our daughter would be able to thrive not only academically but also spiritually. We love the Staff and Teachers at ICS. They advocate for our daughter but more importantly, pray for her to be the best the Lord has called her to be. Raising kids in today’s supercharged, social media infiltrated, “me first” social climate, takes a village of Christ-loving individuals who know how to stand on the truth of God to make an impact. ICS has that. I think we all know that putting our kids in a Christian school does not make them Christian, but if we surround them with the truth, love them unconditionally, and pray, I know that God hears those prayers and honors them.

I feel so blessed to have a school that is helping me plant seeds and water them in our daughter’s life. When the day comes for her to step into her calling, I know that ICS will have been a big part of that process.