This morning, I took my daughter to her first class of Art Enrichment and while I was there, I met a sweet mom. She too has an older child that she is homeschooling. What a blessing!
I think one of the hardest things for me in homeschooling, above curriculum choices, the ability to do this, or even the planning, has been finding moms with older kids that could understand the pressure of homeschooling teens.
At one time, I had a mom of younger children tell me she didn't want to talk about high school homeschooling because hers were still to young. I understood her point, but at that time, I needed to vent. I needed someone who just gets it!! Not the homeschooling part, but the teen part...ha ha!
Since then.....and even before then
God has blessed me with moms of junior high and high school homeschoolers who understand the pressure of not only homeschooling, but of teenagers in general. YIKES!!! So, we pray for each other continuously...whew! That is a lot of praying ; )
Being a mom of a teen is not an easy task, but there is so many blessings that far outweigh the hormones and frustrations. Sometimes, (who am I kidding)... a lot of the time, God uses these other moms to encourage me, nudge me and down right tell me to chill and let God do His thing! I need all of this, and I know they need the same.
Some of our struggles are similar and some are different, but all require encouragement that can only come from our DADDY in Heaven! He uses these moms as His hands and feet :)
It is warfare when we do what God wants us to do, satan is not happy about us homeschooling and teaching our kids how to live from Christ's viewpoint and not how the world wants us to.
So I leave you with this verse, one that speaks daily to my heart:
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places."
Ephesians 6:12
Know your foe and know your Victor. Rest in Him, who called you and Who will sustain you.
"Be strong in the LORD and in the strength of His might"
Love you all!!
