Blinders

The following post was written in 2014...  I just stumbled upon it again.

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There comes a time in homeschooling, and in life, when you need to put your blinders on.

You need to listen to the Voice of Truth and not to all the other voices that are telling you that you're not doing enough.  You should be doing something else, something different, something more...

I am coming to that point. I have spent the last three years looking around, swaying my head from side to side, trying to figure out what all was "out there" in the realm of homeschooling.  What is it supposed to look like? Who is doing what?  Who has four kids? What are they doing? Who has auditory learners? What are they doing? Who has visual/kinesthetic learners? What are THEY doing? Well, what about artistic creative kids? Who has one of those and what are they doing? It has been both interesting, and exhausting..

I began this journey of homeschooling praying and meditating on Philippians 4:6-7...

⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

These verses gave me peace. Knowing that no matter what I messed up, God is in charge and I need not be anxious. He has a plan, not only for me, but for the kids as well.  I can only do what I can do, and even that is done in Christ's strength, not mine.

I have (mostly) stopped worrying about what other homeschoolers are doing, what the schools are teaching. They are not me. My kids are not their kids... 

I still get little twinges of anxiety sometimes, and I still allow the other voices to speak sometimes, but it way less than before...


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WELL!  This is an interesting post to come upon after so much time not on this blog.  My oldest will be starting high school in the fall and OH! the voices are back and the blinders are off again!  I feel like I am getting a handle on it though and this post was helpful to read.  I am trying to run MY race and not worry so much about the homeschool mom running next to me.  SIGH.





















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