Nov. 18, 2005 - Homeschooling with a baby
I am trying to homeschool my two daughters, 2nd & 4th grade. I also have a 3 year old and an 8 month old baby. I find it hard to get anything done during the day. I am often nursing the baby or changing a diaper. And I still try to do the laundry, dishes, fix meals, pick up the house, do Bible study, and list goes on and on. God finally (I think) got it through my head that YES He does want me to homeschool and YES He did give me this baby and YES He does know my limitations and NO He does not expect me to do ALL the things I did pre-kids. And, praise the Lord, neither does my husband!
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Nov. 18, 2005 - Untitled Comment
Posted by spunkyhomeschool
Amen! I like a poem by that is often quoted by Elizabeth Elliot called Do the next thing. When I had five under seven that is the motto I lived by. Just do the next thing. If that meant to nurse, I nursed. If that meant change a diaper I changed a diaper. If that meant do math I did math. If that meant take a nap, I took a nap. And I didn't think about all the other things I SHOULD be doing. I tried to learn contentment in what I was currently doing and didn't think about the others. The time for finishing those will come as we just do the next thing.
