I really am a terrible blogger... sorry. We have been queit busy recently. Some friends flew in from Asia and we had some time with them last week. It was great to reconnect.
Sierra is still not sleeping, the problem is actually worsening, any suggestions? Not sure what to do, she seems to be done sleeping about five hours after going to bed. She is up and ready for play time after that. In the morning she is very happy and smiley!? I am not! What to do?
Weston is doing good in school! He is learning to write and is very interested in reading and letters. I am so thankful for these new developments. I was getting worried about homeschooling him without natural interest from him.
I ordered all his curriculum for next year! What a big undertaking to try to think through all of his needs for next year and buy everything now. I decided to go with Sonlight. It is a literature based program that seems wonderful. I will be reading aloud ALOT next year. I am trying to imagine how I will do that and take care of Sierra and the housework! I think we'll be eating more sandwiches, I'll have to keep that breadmaker moving.
It is a big job to think about educating my children. I feel that I have to be so much more than what I am to give them all the experiences they need. It seems crazy that it will be on my shoulders to be teacher and mommy and maid and cook and gardener and, and, and.... The great thing about a regular school experience is the variety of teachers and people that a student comes in contact with and how that grows a person into what they become. I feel that I need to shape up my own life to be a model to theirs.
I guess that has always been true since the day they were born though. I guess God knew that I would be their teacher and mommy. Perhaps he made Weston and Sierra to perfectly handle that situation and flourish under it! I think I will work on shaping up, just in case.
I started this weekend by reading a great book called Organize Yourself! I have grown a bit in this area as my mother can verify, but feel there is so much more to do. I feel like that being organized is a huge part of schooling.
I also just bought a book called, Get Out of That Pit. Its title was so real and the reviews so wonderful I put it in my virtual cart on amazon.com and purchased it on accident along with Weston's school books. It arrived first, as if calling out to be noticed. It is about calling to God from the pit and is based on Psalm 130. When I went to church on Sunday, Grant taught on Psalm 130. I think that maybe God is trying to tell me something. Interesting!
6 comments:
Wow, I guess the Lord is speaking too you. He is amazing when things like that happen. He will lead and guide you. I will continue praying!
Love you sweetheart forever!
Mom
Becca, I love this post because I so feel your pain! When it comes to homeschooling/mothering, I think God is telling me it's time to relax and trust Him. Don't put unnecessary pressure on yourself to be perfect or wonderful or excellent (or even "together") in every area of life. Remember that God's goals for your children are so much more than academic and behavioral. We are human, but in His strength we can accomplish His will and be the mothers He wants us to be to His children.
Just a few thoughts on the issue tonight!
Thanks carol and mom! It is good to hear that I don't have to be perfect... sometimes that is how I end up in the "pit." Because I am not expecting what God expects... I do want to be perfect and "together." That's not the point of life though, sometimes!
Why do we as Mom's put so much expectation and pressure on ourselves? That's where all the guilt comes in too, that we're not doing a good enough job. You're right...when we're trusting Him and looking at ALL things through His eyes, and the grid of scripture---everything in our lives is brought into a right perspective. I love you friend....I pray for you often.
Hi Becca,just do the best you can... which will be more than good enough! Looking forward to your return, Lynn
Thanks guys!
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