Motherhood was always my easy-to-identify ambition. Homeschooling in motherhood was never even part of my girlish imaginings! This year I will graduate my firstborn. God has enabled me to customize her education since she was a 5th grader. It has been a blessing and an honor to be involved in her upbringing so intricately.
Romans 5:2-5 "Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love." (NLT)
Paul is speaking of Salvation in this verse. I feel it also fits our homeschooling journey as well. We began homeschooling because of our faith/convictions -and purely out of faith that God would lead us because we didn't know what we were doing!
Being a parent that homeschools adds an immense weight of responsibility and dedication to your plate.
As parents we are called to teach our children, and to some families, that includes outside help from the public/private school system. Nothing wrong with that. God's plan for each child and each family is specifically tailored to that child and family.
For our family, God very clearly brought us to homeschooling when our girls were still in elementary school. It wasn't something we had planned on or even considered prior to God presenting it to us as our only viable option.
Homeschooling is an undeserved privilege in my mind. It has afforded me the honor of being present in my children's lives with an inside look at what they deal with. I know their strengths and weaknesses, I see their growth and maturity in their struggles, and it constantly brings me to my knees in prayer -begging the Lord for wisdom and discernment to know how best to handle each situation as it arises. God has been faithful throughout the years, and He continues to be.
Rejoicing in problems and trials is never the easy, or even the first, reaction. But as I watch my children face their challenges, I rejoice in them because I know how their endurance, character, and hope in Christ may be strengthened. I am blessed to walk alongside them, to pray with them, and to see the Lord move.
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