Those Draggy Days

Yesterday was a draggy day. You know the kind where you are tired and can't seem to focus? Well, yesterday I got so bad, that I didn't even want to homeschool anymore. I started feeling like I was ruining my children and that they should be in regular school. I was miserable.

But the Lord spoke to my heart as I cried out to Him. He showed me that having independence for my children in their school work is good, but I still need to connect with them daily. I have been doing this with my littles, but the olders I would only make myself available for questions. The Lord spoke to my heart about needing to have daily time with each one no matter the age even if they don't actually need my help so that they see I am interested and what they are doing is valuble. This was revealed in the shower where many things are made clear to me in the quiet.

So when I got out of the shower I made a schedule. I took all of the daily chores that I need to do and I put a timetable to each thing adding an hour for each child (school age). I then put it on my Palm pilot and added alarms. I get sidetracked very easily, and having alarms should snap me out of it.

Now, this might seem like a no brainer to some of you out there that are homeschooling, but I have noticed that these things happen gradually. I mean I didn't set out to teach my sons that way, but just sort of slid into it. I actually think it is good when I start feeling frustrated and ready to give up. During the daily grind it is so easy to not see where problems are even though I feel them. But when I am ready to give up, the problems are brought right before my eyes and I turn to the Lord to guide me through them.

So, now I am encouraged and the Lord has strengthened me to run this homeschooling race for a bit longer.