What does it take to become a homeschooling mom?
That is the question of the day.
I am sure you have heard that question a million times as I have. Why do you do it? It would be so much easier to put your children in a public or private school. My answer is.. I have homeschooled my children because I had a desire to help them accomplish all that God desired them to accomplish. Along the way I regrouped and was set on a new track, my vision restored and my desire rekindled. You will not have all of the answers at first. Do not give up! Stay on course till the Lord redirects you. This has been one of the best revelations I have held onto all of these years. It has proven to be the right way to raise my kids and live my life. I have seen many families change their course from year to year. It seemed they never stuck to the same curriculum or way of teaching two years in a row. That way may have worked for them, but for me to stay on the course God placed me and my kids was the way for me to  become successful on my journey. I have known so many homeschooling moms and I can say without any hesitation we are all different. We all have different views of what is important and how to accomplish our goals for our children. One thing it takes to become a successful homeschooling mom is to be.... selfless. You will not make it if you are not willing to give a hundred percent to your family. I can not count the many nights I have stayed up with my kids helping them finish a paper or helping them understand why someone acted in a crazy way. You must put you on the back burner. I do not care what the world may tell you. OH take care of you and then others. Is that what our Father told us to do? Is that the example He showed us? NO! We must eat well and exercise that is true, but if our children need us the workout will wait or not happen today. Life will go on. We only have our children with us for a short time, take each moment as a gift and give it your all. Do everything as you are doing it unto God. You will reap the wonderful harvest in the end.

When is enough, ENOUGH?
That is the question for the day. I was looking back on my homeschool journey and realized I often thought I was not doing enough. I always wanted my children to have the best education I could give them. I never wanted anything I did or didn't do to hold them back in life. I really never wanted to them to say " if  I only had a better education I could have..." So I made it my mission to educate at all times. I found homeschooling became a way of life not just a school choice. During my early years of homeschooling I had set hours for school time.As years passed I realized life happens and this changed things drastically.  Some days we started at 8 am and others at 2pm. I also embraced teaching them all throughout the day. School did not end when we completed our curriculum. I would look for doors to open to share insight in other things. Let me give you some examples...  I would teach my children how to cook when it was time for dinner or a treat . I found that when we would pass a historical site or when we would watch a documentary this opened the door for discussion. When someone talked about them or me or did something they thought was wrong, this was a great time to teach about how to forgive and how we should handle these kind of  situations. It was also a great time to discuss how to handle things if we were in that same position as the person who upset them. Life situations are the best time to prepare children for the future. So I guess my answer is... it is never enough. Always look for open doors to teach your children all that you can. They are only with you for a season and then they are gone into the world to accomplish great things.