This year -being my first year- in homeschooling has really been a challenge for me. I don't have a local support group which doesn't help. It gets tasking, rewarding, trying, rejoicing and depressing all in one. It has consumed me and I'm not sure how to be unconsumed with it. No I'm not talking about being with my children or even teaching them, it goes way deeper for me. It's hard to write my sincere feelings out. Maybe I will one day. But for now - I will keep praying on this matter.
God has been working in our little church. Though only baby steps, still precious and needful. As with babies it takes TIME to develop eating big people food, crawling and walking, so it is with brand new Christians. It takes TIME and a lot of loving guidance, even frustrating at times but nonetheless needful. God has saw fit for Children, Teenagers/Young Adult to come. Don't get me wrong - I love this, they will not stay young forever, but sometimes it gets hard. God continues to give us strength daily. With my husband having to work full-time, well frankly it just gets tasking on him and on us too. But God is strength and we trust in His strength to pull us through. And as of lately, we have needed a lot of strength and pure faith!
Well dear reader, I must end. I've seen the time and I must be off to bed. Hopefully with God's help it won't be long before I post again. I need to write a rejoicing post next time, cause no matter the circumstances God has and will always be faithful!!!
He's been faithful, Faithful to me
Looking back his love and mercy I see
Though in my heart, I've questioned
And failed to believe, yet he's been faithful
Faithful to me!
Until next time,
3 comments:
Nice to have you back blogging!
You're an amazing woman, and I'm thankful to be on this journey with you. I love you with all my heart!
Hello! So good to hear from you in the blogging world!! :)
I totally understand the challenge of homeschoooling - how it is a melting pot of emotions! This has been my *most* challenging year so far! I think I've learned more than the kiddos! I joined a local homeschool support group, and, to be honest, it has added so much stress to my life. The pres. of the group is constantly telling me what I should do. Isn't the point of homeschooling to be able to do what fits our families? I think so! Each family is so unique! I stopped going to the meetings because I left feeling like a horrible HS mom! I have found a book recently that has encouraged me, I'd love to send you a copy. It's called "Lies Homeschooling Moms Believe" and it is GREAT! Let me know if you're interested!
Oh, and sorry for the book-long comment. :)
Love you lots!
I am definitely interested. Though I'm really not sure if in the fall, I'm going to Homeschool. Of course the finances will have to be present in order to be able to send them to Christian School. And if it's God's Will for them,He will provide. We're praying about it though.
Thanks for sharing your Homeschool Support story with me. I really hadn't thought about having someone telling me what to do. I just mainly want to connect to other families so the kids can have playmates. Also to continue to develop social skills with kids their own ages. And maybe pick up on different things or ideas from other mothers. Thanks for the tip.
Well, I have to be off. Lots to do yet today!
Thanks so much for your friendship and encouragement!
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