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      God has ben so good today. It has ben a marvelous day. I've been sitting in on cindy Rushton's Homeschool Expo conferences today, working with my children with their school work, picking up my house some, baby sitting my nephew, & my hubby even cleaned on the yards some. So much was accomplished & I know it was only the hand of God that let it happen.

     My days have been so much more at ease since I started with the CM style of HSing. And what is so amazing is that it won't look like we have accomplished much with our schooling, but when I go back to record it in my journal, our day is filled. We have been just taking our time with schooling, but our days have been so fruitful. I also see some changes in my DS.

     It used to be a battle just about every day with my DS, but for the past few weekss,taking our time & slowing down, he has worked wonderfully. 

It finally feels good to homeschool peacefully. Before the past few weeks, we were always pushing & rushing trying to get this done, trying to do that, but now that I have relaxed and just folowed my desires for the day, my whole family seems a lot happier. You all know the old saying, "If Mamma's not happy, ain't  nobody happy." Well, when we were so rushed with trying to get everyday's life  done around our house, I wasn't exactly the calm loving Mamma I needed to be. Some days I would just lose it. I knew that was not God's will or plan He had in mind for me homeschooling my children. He didn't mean for me to chew them up and spit them out every day. I knew something was wrong, but what? We were getting up and following the books every day. Just what could it be?  I see now following man's plan with all of the load of books curriculum has for you is not what God has in mind.

     God's call is to train up our children, not cram them in the way they should go. I have repented much in the past few weeks and now feel free in my soul that I am following God's way now. Not letting the books run us, but us enjoying our books at our pleasure.  I have actually been training my children in some things the past few weeks, instead of being like a drill sargent.   The stress load has been lighter so Mamma is happy, so now the entire family is loving it.

     Pray for us to be the family God would have us to be. We're on this journey trying to make it to the finish line, but we still have a ways to go. I know my Father is leading the way though. In Him, Traci