It is easy for the homeschooling mother to sort of "drift" through her summer days. "Drift" being a relative term - summer means VBS and vacation and family reunions and swim lessons and visits to grandma and library reading programs and the like. There are no lazy summer days for busy moms, but there are days when the school year is far removed from our thoughts.
Don't let your child's education fall into the deep, black chasm labeled "Out of Sight, Out of Mind". Summer poses an excellent opportunity to evaluate our home life, which of course includes our homeschool life, and make certain that the things which are most important are the things you are accomplishing.
So, the big question to ask yourself is this: What is most important to you?
Do not be too quick to answer this question. Take your time, think on it, pray about it, listen for the Lord to speak to your heart. What is truly most important to you, as a disciple of Jesus? As a steward of the children He has blessed you with?
Once you have an answer, then take a few moments and write down the things that take up most of your time during the school year. Be honest! The only way to get done whatever it is that is most important in your life is to honestly evaluate where your time is spent on a daily basis.
If your use of time reflects your highest priorities, you don't need to finish reading this post and I give you and "air five"! However, if your time is not being used on the most important aspects of your life, take a hard look at things and ask yourself, "What is out of whack here?"
Be brutal and brave and make the changes necessary to align your life with your main goals. You only live once. Don't waste your one life on things that don't truly matter. And remember, your time with your children is limited and you don't want to look back one day only to realize your time was misspent over the course of those one-chance-only years.
Make a few changes, tweek a few things, and enjoy the rest of your summer!
Lord bless you today!
Day 349 done :)
Jan L Burt
The Homeschooling Mothers Bible Study
Don't let your child's education fall into the deep, black chasm labeled "Out of Sight, Out of Mind". Summer poses an excellent opportunity to evaluate our home life, which of course includes our homeschool life, and make certain that the things which are most important are the things you are accomplishing.
So, the big question to ask yourself is this: What is most important to you?
Do not be too quick to answer this question. Take your time, think on it, pray about it, listen for the Lord to speak to your heart. What is truly most important to you, as a disciple of Jesus? As a steward of the children He has blessed you with?
Once you have an answer, then take a few moments and write down the things that take up most of your time during the school year. Be honest! The only way to get done whatever it is that is most important in your life is to honestly evaluate where your time is spent on a daily basis.
If your use of time reflects your highest priorities, you don't need to finish reading this post and I give you and "air five"! However, if your time is not being used on the most important aspects of your life, take a hard look at things and ask yourself, "What is out of whack here?"
Be brutal and brave and make the changes necessary to align your life with your main goals. You only live once. Don't waste your one life on things that don't truly matter. And remember, your time with your children is limited and you don't want to look back one day only to realize your time was misspent over the course of those one-chance-only years.
Make a few changes, tweek a few things, and enjoy the rest of your summer!
Lord bless you today!
Day 349 done :)
Jan L Burt
The Homeschooling Mothers Bible Study
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