Thursday, April 03, 2008
Guilt-Free Homeschooling - Part 2
So here is what I would consider a good day - it is a day in which I am focused and present. It's a day when I respond positively and to whatever happens, not out of a sense of guilt or a desire to just accomplish a task, but with awareness that this mission I've embarked on - to educate my children at home - is a long one. My goal is never to fill out a perfect attendacne report but to try to do what is best for each child in each day. Some days that means realizeing that what Beth really needs to do is play outside, and so I cut the day short and let her go. Other days it means confronting her tendancy towards being sloppy and making her re-do the assignment. I think a sucessful day is not so black and white as when I get up or what I do when so much as it is in the attitude I have as I go through it.
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When I was getting counsel about whether or not to homeschool I received counsel that I still think of often. My friend said part of homeschooling is potentially redefining what success is. At the end of the day, did we grow in our love for the Savior? So when mom is lazy, or kids are complaining, or anger seems to abound, did we stop and go to the Savior who forgives and grants grace to continue? It has really helped me avoid condemnation. Guilty homeschool mom? Yes often. Guilty kiddos? absolutely! But increasingly seeing our need for a Savior who washes away our sin and cleanses our guilty consciences. I love homeschooling for this work it seems to do like few other venues for me and my children. :)
Good to see you back in cyber space.
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