I hope this isn't taken wrong, but I'm feeling a real need to relax. Relax about my homeschooling, my house and all the "guilts" that hang over our heads as moms wanting to please God and meet expectations. (I'm finding that when I relax, I get more done - wow)! When my kids were small we use to sit on the grass and draw and make up poems. We took walks and had friends over. We helped the neighbors and made cookies, etc. Now that they are middle aged I find myself starting to get stressed. What if..... This worry and stress and fear is robbing me of what education at home can be, and that is different than the "world". Who says we can't learn AND be relaxed. I believe God would like this for our family and this is what I am going to work toward as we keep on this journey! It hit me the other day that God's word commands us to be available for others, to have people over (I've not been too good at this), hospitality! My children will learn from this hospitality and God will take care of all the other what ifs! As for me - I'm going to relax, OK - at least make that my goal!