Homeschooling from the Heart
One More Step
The race is on. You can see it in the frantic pace at which people rush through stores, barrel down the roads, dash to appointments, and "eat and run." It's the race to finish everything in as little time as possible, and if you're not going at breakneck speed, you'll lose. And we homeschool mothers often feel even more pressure to perform.
Not only have we foregone what the world terms "meaningful employment" (whose definition, please?), but we also bear the censure of those critical onlookers who--rather than encouraging--merely wait for us to mess up. And so our race gets trickier because we wear all the hats of a homeschooler--Schoolteacher, Principal, Secretary, Cook, Janitor, Guidance Counselor, Chauffeur, Nurse, Coach--in addition to the normal one of Mother.
Yet, the other moms in our circle seem to take it all in stride. Where do they find time for those cute projects, handwritten cards, or even regularly working out? Do we simply need to "get our act together"? They're running laps around us in the same 24 hours that won't even cover our housework! And at the end of the day, it seems that no matter how hard we try, we can't keep the pace that "other moms" set with their organization, creativity, or thriftiness.
Thankfully, God judges our performance according to a different--eternal--check list. And what all does He expect us to accomplish in today's 24 hours?
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