Let me be straight with you for a moment: this single-parenting job is for the birds ... but most of them won't have it either. They prefer mates and help and berries ... and worms.
*I just love to repeat absurd idioms. It makes me laugh, and some days I need to repeat many of them just to make it through the day with some of my hair.
You know what else is for the birds? Perfection. Let them have their perfect little nests and their perfect little mates who help them fill their perfect nests with perfect little eggs. That's just not happening here, and I've got to finally admit it, and move on.
You see, my little home school isn't perfect. I mean, I know none is perfect, but it's not exactly what I envisioned it would be, and I'm a wee disappointed. A couple of years ago, it was much more close to my ideal, but now ... now, it's the urgent that demands and the gentle-lifestyle-approach-to-a-love-of-learning looks more like cramming and slamming and all sorts of pain. In other words, we're not loving it ... not anymore.
God is so good.
Nope, that wasn't me running off on another tangent yet again; that was me, being straight with you. God is good and His timing even in the smallest affairs is so very perfect:
Yesterday, I spent long hours with my children at the dentist and orthodontist. I brought along my school planning items, as our new year begins with the New Year. Yep, we're a little late ... or ARE we? While the kids were more than entertained by the television set running a marathon of a very silly show, I took to my browser with pen in hand to plan our year and ran smack-dab into this post about priorities, written by a gal whose English Literature programs have me swooning as of late.
Nail. Head. Bang.
So, over my next several posts, I'm going to answer her questions and reorganize our home school to reflect my and His priorities for my wee little family. Hopefully, after this time of deep thoughtfulness coupled with confident prayer, I will emerge at the other end with something once again beautiful.
I long for it.
She must be updating or having problems with her server. I'm getting the same response, even when I google, "Janice Campbell."
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ReplyDeleteGod IS soooo good!
ReplyDeleteOur homeschool 'ain't' perfect it either!
Looking forward to your priorities posts!
as we are in our 3rd year, i am finding that my ideal is so far from reality. some days, i give myself grace, and others i bang my head against the wall and feel like a total failure. looking forward to reading your upcoming posts :)
ReplyDeleteOh, my, smashing new blog look! Janice's post was very thought provoking - and I certainly detect a hint of CM there.
ReplyDeleteHugs and three cheers for you. You are not alone. We're here with you and He's always got you in His capable hands.