Fall 2019

People often say to me: “You can’t keep your children in a bubble”.

And I reply: “It’s not a bubble; it’s a greenhouse.”

A bubble stifles growth and blocks out nutrients.

A greenhouse provides an environment for cultivation.

Children’s hearts need to be “greenhoused” before they’re ready to be transplanted

out into the world. We release when their roots are deep and they are

mature enough to withstand the storms, not beforehand.

While they’re still under our protection, we take the responsibility

for engaging them in learning about different cultures, ideologies, and values.

They should only know worldly teachings enough that they will be inoculated against them.

It’s neither parenting out of fear or legalism,

nor going to the opposite extreme of being too permissive.

No, our kids shouldn’t grow up in a bubble.

But they shouldn’t be left exposed to the harsh outside elements, either.

The greenhouse of our home has all the right conditions

for those young seeds to grow and flourish.

Marisa ~ Called to Mothering

Marisa is a homeschooling mom of two and author of

Bucking The System: Reclaiming Our Children’s Minds For Christ.

She writes to encourage women to find purpose and joy in their God-given calling as mothers, helping them raise children

with a Biblical worldview. She relies on Jesus and coffee to get her through the day, and loves marveling at the cultural

differences between New Jersey, where she grew up, and Oklahoma, where her family has been transplanted!

She blogs over at