History Is His Story!

  

  We have been on a historical road trip showing our children some of the major historical sites around the Washington DC area.  Back when my parents were homeschooling me, they took me on a trip like this, but I had not been back to the DC area since I was a teenager.  It has been really great to be able to take our children along this journey and to see famous historical sites along the way.

 My husband and I really see great benefit in teaching our children history, because we firmly believe that history is His Story.  There is a great benefit in studying and understanding history whether it be world history, American history, church history, or homeschool history.  There are always lessons to be gleaned when we study the providential hand of God moving through the ages and the way He directs the events surrounding peoples and cultures.

  In increasing measure what we are learning is that we want to highlight the Sovereign workings of God as we show our children history.  We are not just seeking to elevate men like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and others, but rather we are seeking to show the impact that Christ and His gospel have had on the affairs of men.  What happens to peoples and nations when impacted with the gospel of Jesus Christ?  These are the questions we want our family to keep in mind as we study history.  It is inspiring to learn from the examples of great men, but what we really desire is that our children see the goodness and Sovereignty of a our great Lord Who holds history in His hands.  This is the viewpoint that we are striving to teach our children from.  

  Our first stop on this historical journey was in North Carolina where we visited the Billy Graham library.  We appreciate the legacy of this man who spent his life preaching the cross to so many across the world.  We appreciate the emphasis on the cross that is presented even in the architecture of the building there.  

  Our next big stop was Colonial Williamsburg.  Time did not afford us the opportunity to visit Jamestown or Yorktown, but that gives us something else to look forward to if we travel this way again.  

  After Colonial Williamsburg we landed outside of Washington DC for a few nights.  During that time we spent a day in DC and then moved on to the Family Bible Conference.  The day before the conference began, we had a full day of touring different sites; once again we felt we didn't have nearly enough time to see it all!  I personally loved seeing Mount Vernon.  It was so BEAUTIFUL sitting along the Potomac River.  The view of the river from Washington's house is breathtaking.  

  Our next stop after Mount Vernon was to take the subway to the Bible Museum in DC.  Taking seven children through the subway was a bit scary, and I'm thankful we did not lose anyone.  Although I would not want to take that means of family travel often, it was an experience worth doing.  :) 

 I did not get many photos from the Bible museum, but it was an amazing experience.  Sadly we did not have enough time to go through all of it.  I really think that it would be great to have two days to go through the museum.  We really appreciated the Old Testament exhibit.  It was a multimedia, walk through journey of the Old Testament and really well done!  We were so sad when we realized it was five o'clock and the museum was shutting down.  Another highlight at the Bible museum was seeing a demonstration of Gutenberg's printing press.  

  Once the museum closed we started walking towards the monuments in DC, and we enjoyed a treat from an ice cream truck along the way.  It was fun to introduce my little farm children to the ice cream truck; I don't know if they even knew ice cream trucks exist.  :)  This is not something we see along our farm road, but I do remember the ice cream truck coming down the streets in our neighborhood as a child.  I don't think it took my children long to decide they very much appreciate ice cream trucks.  :)  I was thankful we had a large package of baby wipes for all the sticky hands and fingers.  

The rest of the pictures are of our walk around DC with the sights and monuments.  There was so much we did not get to see, but I guess this gives us motivation to think about another trip another time.  

  Lastly, here is a picture of one of my daughters wearing her new Martha Washington cap.  I just added this one for the cuteness factor.  :)  

Thank you for reading this long post about our historical road trip.  I would like to close out this post with the reminder from II Chronicles 7:14.  I am praying for revival in our land.  We have some beautiful roots, and God has blessed our nation immensely.  Sadly, our nation is turning its back on Biblical truth on many fronts, and America desperately needs the healing that only our Lord Jesus Christ can give through His gospel.  Let's keep our eyes on the cross, on the Savior and pray for revival to visit our land.  

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