God is always up to cool stuff in my life.In fact I rarely have the opportunity to become bored.Fall is always a busy time of year;preparation for ministry during the holidays,settling into homeschool(which,being my first year,I feel as if I am not even close).We also are organizing a fundraising event for my cousin's husband.He was burned in a freak accident over 30% of his body.He has been in the hospital for over a week and will be in there 2 more weeks at least.He and my cousin have 3 children in diapers and 1 on formula and no income.
Homeschooling has been a challenge these past few weeks with life events popping up left and right.Life does not stand still just because you homeschool.Some days we are doing good to read and write. I am learining to roll with the flow,something that is not easy for me.Oh well! I am starting to think that I am the one who is learning the most.
Learning to lose my life in Christ and His works will enable to really find my life.Does anyone else have homeschooling solutions for life on the go?
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Holding On
Holding on for dear life might be more accurate.These past few days have left me emotionally exhausted.Homeschooling these 4 girls is alot of work.I knew there would be challenging days like this.Alot of what is going on right now is trial and error.And honestly,I hate trial and error.I love black and white,cut and dry.I like a rigid formula,tried and true methods.
So goes Lesson 1 in my homeschool journey.I am being trained by the Lord to be flexible and have fun.It is so difficult for a control hog to just go with the flow.I am experimenting with many approaches to learning and teaching.I have learned that the more I know, the less I know.Does that make sense?
I would love to hear from some of you how you have grown personally from homeschool.Have you learned to pray more?read scripture more?Do you get up later/earlier to tackle those piles of ungraded work/lesson plans that are not even close to being completed?Do you ever just get so frustrated and get the kids so irritated that you close school early and go to the park?
How do you deal with the overwhelming feeling that you might be inadequate?
John 15 keeps coming to me..."abide in Me,...I will abide in you...you can do nothing apart from Me." I have the sneaking suspicion that I need to just "be" with Jesus more.That's where I get my strength,in His presence.I just need to do more of it.
It helps to know I am not alone.I have my Lord and lots of support from others who have faced the issues I now face.Hit me back with your comments and suggestion.
So goes Lesson 1 in my homeschool journey.I am being trained by the Lord to be flexible and have fun.It is so difficult for a control hog to just go with the flow.I am experimenting with many approaches to learning and teaching.I have learned that the more I know, the less I know.Does that make sense?
I would love to hear from some of you how you have grown personally from homeschool.Have you learned to pray more?read scripture more?Do you get up later/earlier to tackle those piles of ungraded work/lesson plans that are not even close to being completed?Do you ever just get so frustrated and get the kids so irritated that you close school early and go to the park?
How do you deal with the overwhelming feeling that you might be inadequate?
John 15 keeps coming to me..."abide in Me,...I will abide in you...you can do nothing apart from Me." I have the sneaking suspicion that I need to just "be" with Jesus more.That's where I get my strength,in His presence.I just need to do more of it.
It helps to know I am not alone.I have my Lord and lots of support from others who have faced the issues I now face.Hit me back with your comments and suggestion.
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