Today is one of those days. You know what I mean. Days upon weeks of smooth and joyful homeschooling and then....POW! Chaos seems to erupt. The kids don't listen the first, second, fourteenth time so I get frustrated. Nothing is anyone's "fault", including using their new scissors on my tablecloth with a mysterious cut right beneather their projects.  A sister's placemat is (and I quote) waving around everywhere in the air so she can't clean up her own glue stick etc. Yep, not much fun. I actually sent the kids off to write "Honor your mother" ten times, perhaps not my most shining moment this week :)

It is a good lesson in life though. We are going through a transition with me working part time outside the home. Adjusting to new seasons can shake things up a bit. Although that is uncomfortable I believe it can be a good thing as well. If we get too comfortable in our routine we might miss the opportunity for growth. I will be honest, my growing today is that perhaps I haven't been diligent enough in teaching listening skills if I have to repeat myself so many times. My frustrations might be directly related to my own lack of follow through.

I used to beat myself up for this kind of day, wondering what I did wrong. Not today. I am having a time out,  In a few minutes we will discuss the situation, our choice of reactions and better ways to handle the future. Deep breath in, deep breath out. Cyber friends...give yourselves a break. We are doing an incredible work here. Our God who called us to this ministry will also equip us. We are human so we all make mistakes. How awesome is it that we don't have to learn this all without God's help? He Rocks!  So does homeschooling, I wouldn't trade in a single day, even this one