A New Page…

I added a new page up top today to list my favorite Homeschooling Resources (my favorite books about homeschooling).  One of the books (The Organized Homeschooler by Vicky Caruana)  is one that I just read this week.  It made me think a lot about homeschooling and the organization in my life.  It also made me realize how defensive we often are as homeschooling parents (me included).  I’ll be honest, teachers in schools are the same way.  We are afraid that someone is going to tell us that we are doing things wrong or that they’re going to question us and we are going to have to defend ourselves.  Ultimately, I think we’re afraid that we won’t be good enough.

But, that’s all a bunch of lies that we tell ourselves.  We are not perfect–we’re never going to be.  But, we are doing our best and trying to love our kids well and raise them in the ways of the Lord.  I think this is true of everyone, though, not just homeschooling parents or teachers.  We need to preach the gospel to ourselves every day and accept God’s mercy and grace.  He loves us–no matter what.  We don’t have to worry that we won’t be good enough.  We already are.

Which leads me to the homeschooling books =)  If you read one of them and it makes you feel unsettled or upset (like they did me at times), then I think it is wise to take those things before the Lord.  Sometimes they are things that God wants to work on with us and other times they are not things that apply to us.  That’s the thing about books.  No book (except the Bible) is a one size fits all kind of thing! =)