Eyes to see. This blog is the clay the Lord has rubbed in my eyes to improve my clarity and vision.
I'm just beginning to grasp the basic truth that life is really what you make it. And home school, due to its very isolated nature, is really, really what you make it. On days when I have an eternal perspective, I am overjoyed to be with my children and behold the miracle of learning and growth firsthand. My efforts are blessed, and I see success in every endeavor. I can see each child's individual gifts and talents with fresh admiration and overlook small setbacks and irritations. According to my attitude, the same house, same kids and same curriculum and be either hopeless or heavenly, horrid or helpful, haphazard or happy.
I know I've set my feet on the right path. I had enough faith to give these five children life, and it took perhaps even more faith to take them out of school and begin teaching them on my own. Both decisions were divinely inspired. How silly that sometimes I choose to go forward on the path I know is right--while looking over my shoulder and wishing for something else. This week TJ suggested we consider sending at least the older kids back to public school because this year I've been "pretty miserable."
No more! From now on I enjoy this life I've created, period. I look for, record, and give thanks for blessings. I give myself time to learn and grow as a teacher, just as I give my kids time to learn and grow as students. I rejoice in my blessings.
Here is my challenge. To find and record one thing every day that I love about my new role as Teacher. This blog will be exclusively devoted to my successes in homeschooling, and I will write in it every day for one year.
I'm just beginning to grasp the basic truth that life is really what you make it. And home school, due to its very isolated nature, is really, really what you make it. On days when I have an eternal perspective, I am overjoyed to be with my children and behold the miracle of learning and growth firsthand. My efforts are blessed, and I see success in every endeavor. I can see each child's individual gifts and talents with fresh admiration and overlook small setbacks and irritations. According to my attitude, the same house, same kids and same curriculum and be either hopeless or heavenly, horrid or helpful, haphazard or happy.
I know I've set my feet on the right path. I had enough faith to give these five children life, and it took perhaps even more faith to take them out of school and begin teaching them on my own. Both decisions were divinely inspired. How silly that sometimes I choose to go forward on the path I know is right--while looking over my shoulder and wishing for something else. This week TJ suggested we consider sending at least the older kids back to public school because this year I've been "pretty miserable."
No more! From now on I enjoy this life I've created, period. I look for, record, and give thanks for blessings. I give myself time to learn and grow as a teacher, just as I give my kids time to learn and grow as students. I rejoice in my blessings.
Here is my challenge. To find and record one thing every day that I love about my new role as Teacher. This blog will be exclusively devoted to my successes in homeschooling, and I will write in it every day for one year.
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