Loving God with your time. Is time truly of the essence? I think it is. Because where our minutes go, there our hours and our days go. How we spend our time is literally how we invest our time. (Read that again.) As mothers, if time really is our biggest investment opportunity, is there a way to get the best possible ROI on our investment? Yes. The answer is absolutely yes. When we apply the words of Jesus from Matthew 26:36-39, we find our template for wisely investing the minutes that make up our days. Here are Jesus’ words from the New Living Translation: 36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” 37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ [ a ] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ [ b ] 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” Is the Lord your God...
Homeschooling is a journey. A beautiful, challenging, and often overwhelming journey down a long path. So many moms find themselves asking, "Am I doing this right?" If you have ever asked yourself that question, or if you feel stressed, overwhelmed, uncertain or downright exhausted, know that you are not alone. In this post, I'm going to share one thing that helped me during my super-overwhelmed stage of life as a homeschool mom. And I hope I can share some encouragement, too. Sometimes homeschool moms need a boost to help us keep going, because homeschooling is tough, it's a long-haul road, and it certainly isn't for the faint of heart. Your children are your students, and they stay right there in your home when the school day is done. This constant connection makes homeschooling the unique enterprise that it is, but constant connection can be taxing for moms. It's a full-time calling that requires dedication. And it can easily take over every aspect of y...