Apr. 26, 2008
Discontentment
Posted in Single Moms as Keepers at Home
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Does anyone else grow discontent this time of year? Do the mass of homeschool catalogs that are beginning to arrive, cause you to desire that which you can not afford? Do you begin to doubt if your hodge podge of "stuff" will actually educate your child sufficiently? I didn't realize that I was discontent until recently. Probably when I began to clean out all those extraneous books I just had to have, but when faced with the idea of moving them, decided really weren't so important. I think it is easy (or at least a "good" excuse) for single moms to become discontent. So and so is using this or that very new curriculum and there is just no way we can afford it on a limited (read non-existant) homeschooling budget. This group is going a a field trip here (or there) but the cost for us is prohibitive. When I look outside my home, at everyone else, it is too easy to become ungrateful, disconent, and just generally thankless of the Lord's abundant provision for my children and I, so -- I'm currently avoiding the following things: homeschool group meetings discussing portfolio's (I even find that I'm discontent that I didn't do what someone else did this year), homeschool group meetings discussing curriculum, curriculum catalogs (I already know what I think I need for next year and know where I can get it for the least amount of money, no point in looking any further only to discover something I don't really need but would like.), used book sales, used curriculum sales, conferences or conventions where curriculum (new or used) will be available to peruse or purchase. I have everything I need and so much more abundantly. We are so blessed. I need to start really being grateful for the abundance the Lord has bestowed on me, and not try to "do it myself". He does a much better job. And if I'd just trust Him and not work so hard to "collect" stuff for too far into the future , well, I probably wouldn't have so many boxes of books to get rid of, in order to avoid moving them. Is the Lord refining you? Leave me a comment if you're willing to share. Blessings, MaggieRaye |
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May. 29, 2008 - Untitled Comment
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Posted by Anonymous