You know...the time when you are trying to narrow down all the curriculum choices for the upcoming year!
It's funny to me how some years I narrowed it down so quickly and the process seemed effortless. Other years, oh my, I agonized, cried, prayed for days, drove my husband crazy, and lamented that I must be failing us all!
This coming fall, 2014, we will begin our 11th year of homeschooling. Sometimes it seems like it has crawled by like an elderly turtle and other times it feels like I blinked and a year of life was somehow just gone.
Like everything else, homeschooling has seasons. I would love to say that after this many years I can anticipate season changes, but I'm still not sure honestly. Perhaps by the time I graduate all three boys, I will be able to offer some mommas behind me a little more insight. For now, I only know that there are times when you feel sure of things and times when you feel like its all falling apart!
I just encourage you to stay the course and remember that it is in your weakness that Christ is made strong. You become less and He becomes more. He will meet you where you are, and He will speak to you if you seek Him. Sometimes it is in the midnight hour, but He will be there. He always comes through somehow, some way. He promises to give wisdom to His children who ask Him for it...and to give it liberally!
There have been years that God led me to certain resources that seemed so strange or wrong for us or a particular child. As I look back now, though, I see the beautiful tapestry God was weaving and it all makes sense.
Rest. Trust. Listen. Follow. Believe.
He is working it all out, and He hasn't left you alone. Never, ever forget that He loves your babies more than you do!
Happy Shopping!
Here's a snapshot of some of my HS Momma friends after a day at a homeschool convention. Hang in there sweet mommas! We can do this!
