Life gets overwhelming easily when we don't put our faith in God. Especially for me because I want so badly to get it right the first time. Making decisions that directly impact my future or my children's future, is hard for me. When I take the time to set all the stuff aside, get quiet and seek the Lord, He relieves all that stress and pressure. He gives me clarity of thought. He gives me wisdom and insight to the decisions He wants for us.
Most recently, this came in the form of homeschool planning. I've been contemplating how to schedule our school days. Our baby is going to be a toddler and his needs are changing. I've gotten to know the learning styles and habits of my older two, and in certain subjects they need more accountability or support than in others. I can't focus on all three at once all the time, so having some ideas and plans set in place ahead of time will help.
In addition to wanting to meet the individual needs of all three of my children in a day, the content of what they learn is on my mind. Our curriculum (Easy Peasy - Allinonehomeschool.com) is a Christian-based program, but I feel God calling me to live out my faith with my children. Not just following someone else's bible time, but personalizing our family's experience with Him. I don't want to teach my children religion. I want to share the blessing of a relationship with God with them. I spent time praying about it by writing my prayers in my journal and looking through the bible verses I've been looking over recently in my own personal time with God. I felt God leading me to study with my children a topic that I've pondered many times and have always desired to be better at...we are going to start out studying "What does it mean to seek God with our whole heart?"
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