Guess what my big revelation for today is?  You'll never guess! (drumroll.......)

I don't clean my sink the way FlyLady tells me to, and IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME--not even a little! 

WOW!  Isn't that awe-inspiring?!  .......Well, maybe some elaboration is in order. 

This is not a tirade against FlyLady; I've gotten some great tips from her.  I don't even clean my sink the way my very good friends do.  I just clean the sink the way I clean my sink; it's stays satisfactorily clean which is the goal of sink-cleaning.  Therefore, I don't stay up nights agonizing over whether or not I'm cleaning my sink the right way. 

Which leads me to what this thought really meant to me.  I don't clean my house following a certain method, or just like so-and-so.  I don't agonize over potential failing as a housekeeper.  So why do I agonize over potential failing as a homeschooler?  Yes, I realize my kids' future is of greater weight than my home's appearance.   However, both housekeeping and child-rearing are God-ordained services to be rendered to my King.   If He planned me for both of these positions of service, I can safely assume He prepared me for both of these positions.  If I can be confident that the knowledge and skills I need for housekeeping will be available when I need them (which they have been so far), likewise I should be confident that the wisdom and skills (and materials and patience, etc, etc) will be available when I need them.

I really want to lay down my control and fears and comparison judging, and just obediently do whatever God calls our family to do.  Thanks be to God.  His patience is from everlasting to everlasting, and His mercies are new every morning...and noon...and night.