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I am not that Mom



You know the Mom I’m talking about, the one who is always smiling and seemingly never frustrated with her sweet little charges. The one who makes special crafts EVERY holiday and can teach her children fractions and diagramming without ever reading the instructions in the teacher manual. Oh I admire this mom, but I can assure you “I am not that Mom.”

Yes, I homeschool my children, bake bread, garden, and do laundry on a daily basis, but “I am not that Mom” who does is flawlessly. Just ask my children! So, why do I homeschool my children? Ah, that is a question I have needed to write about for some time but have been apprehensive for many reasons. My decision to homeschool is just that, my decision (mine and hubby’s). It is not my desire to defend my decision or sway others to agree with me, it is simply a admission of a very average Mom doing what God has called her to do.

There are many reasons to homeschool, I could list a zillion (well maybe not a zillion but close). Why do we homeschool? Because it is what God has called us to do. I never dreamed of homeschooling my children, even when my oldest was preschool age, I planned on him attending Christian school (I do feel strongly about a Christian education).

But, here we are our 5th year into homeschooling and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Oh is it hard? YOU BET! Are there days I want to quit? Absolutely. However, God never said His will would be easy, He just asked that we obey. Do I worry that my children are getting the education they need? Sometimes. But, the Bible says in Romans “for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.”

As I start my day with fractions, book reports and division may I remember that I am homeschooling my children for HIM. It is my desire to obey the Lord and when I obey, it doesn’t matter what others think or say, only that I trust Him and obey.

P.S. The statistics on homeschool children are quite impressive, follow this link just in case you think we stay in our pj’s all day and watch tv. 
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  1. Lisa @ Organized ChaosApril 23, 2013 at 9:44 AM

    :-) my Ethan said that your boys get up and have to get dressed first...he informed me that if he was home schooled he would live in his pj's....lol. I admire you for being able to home school.

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