Monday, March 3, 2008 - Gentle reminders
Allow me to ask a question here, ladies:
Have you lost your focus?
I have.
I find myself in a rut. Viewing each day as drudgery, sameness, boring, if you will.....
And as I write these words, it comes to my mind that I've allowed myself to fall into that rut!
I'm asking the Lord to show me how to get out of this rut, and He has answered me, very quickly, with some things that I already knew, but just have allowed myself to forget.
He reminded me that homeschooling is a PRIVILEGE! And He also was so kind as to remind me why! Let me share those thoughts with you, and perhaps it will help you get out of your rut as you remember why you chose to homeschool in the first place.
We're shaping lives here! We get to see every moment of discovery. We have the privilege of sharing each new joy with our children, every day, whether it be the new color of crayon in the box that they never noticed before, a new pencil just waiting to be used, or a brand new workbook, all bright and shiny-new, beckoning them to delve in. We're seeing character develop, and we're actually assisting in that process!
We get to kiss every skinned knee and soothe away the pain of every bruised elbow.
We get to be the queen of their hearts.
We get to trace every tear track down their soft cheeks as we gently wipe them away, and hear each word that comes out of hearts that are feeling things for the first time.
We get a front row, free admission seat to each song and dance that come out of developing imaginations! Whether they be sweet or silly, we get to see them first.
As God reminds me of these things I've so quickly forgotten, I see that this isn't drudgery, boredom, or sameness!! And I feel the shame and chagrin for allowing myself to fall into that rut. Shame on me for allowing myself to fall asleep, to slip into that attractive trap of complacency!
Thank God that I don't have to send these precious, malleable lives off somewhere for someone else to witness those rewards. Thank God that someone else doesn't get to be the queen of their hearts!
I'm awake now, refreshed and ready to take the wheel again, to climb out of that pit of despondency and drudgery. I pray, for myself and for you, dear mama, that we would have a soft hearts, so that we can hear and see God when we need a reminder to keep those blessings ever before us.
Comments
Monday, March 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by SeekingJESUSnTeachingKIDS
Leanne, That was really well said! It is so true that we easily forget why and how important. God has been reminding me through different ways to get back on track. And through your post He has once again confirmed it. I so often get caught up in comparing the academics and not realizing it's more importantly about character. My husband and I have been praying and asking the Lord what they need to know to live out the calling He has for their lives. Thanks for sharing a wonderful reminder.
:>Michelle
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by momanna98
Thank you so much for that great post! I want to print it out and hang it on my wall as a reminder. It's so hard sometimes to see the good in homeschooling.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by gayle
This is so true. My problem lately is similar in that I have become distracted. I am busy with other things and I am letting school fall behind. :(
I have been trying to limit my computer time as this is a HUGE time snatcher.
Gayle
thewestiecrew.blogspot.com
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by drewsfamilytx
I'm glad you're climbing out of that rut! It is SO easy to get into and so difficult to get out of.
I really miss homeschooling. Our too long vacation away from the kids and now this horrid sickness has kept me from that privilege! Nothing makes you misse it more than NOT being able to homeschool when you really WANT to homeschool.
Definitely a different feeling towards it than what I felt a few weeks ago!
I'm ready to get back to my real life. I miss spending time with my kids. Remind me to post a picture of Dash tooth that was extracted today. It was one that he had crowned a couple years ago... So it's a shiny silver molar that they put in a little treasure chest so he could bring it home. ICK but kinda cool at the same time!
Love,
Marsha
