The Homeschool Mother’s Journal ~ 10/28/11

This post is linked to The Homeschool Mother’s Journal over at The Homeschool Chick.
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In my life this week…
I think the biggest and bestest thing is dh and I talked and decided I would no longer work from home…I would no longer work (except maybe Saturday mornings, outside the home…waiting to hear back if still wanted / needed there or not). The Lord REALLY opened my eyes the other day. Here is what I posted on FB:

Oh my gosh – I have had a HUGE breakthrough this morning! I definitely have not processed it all yet BUT I am *so excited* to FINALLY have SOME kind of understanding as to what has been going on in my life. And, this may not make much sense to anyone else but it makes HUGE sense to me (but I hope it makes sense to others too).

I’ve been trying to figure out why things are the way they are in my life. And I’ve known “I’ve never done this before so I don’t know what it looks like” [with regards to being home and homeschooling, both] but what I DIDN’T SEE was…I am trying to make it look like what I am used to…working / busy all day. I’ve had a job since I was 14 (I am now 41) and I’m not talking babysitting…I did that before I got a job at 14. I have only been home for the last three years. I have had to work to help with our income but the majority of it is from home…which I’ve known complicates things in my brain, but I didn’t understand how. Now I understand and the “pieces fit” as to why the pieces aren’t fitting.

Now that I see this, I believe my “job” is to rearrange the pieces so they are more like what I WANT (what Christ wants) vs what I have been used to for the last 25 years.

Prayers appreciated as I continue this process…but praise the Lord for opening my eyes to this…I just really cannot express how good it feels to “understand” what’s been going on.

In our homeschool this week…
I got caught up with grading and ds15 is doing his usual excellent job – A’s and B’s. YAY! 

What’s working / not working for us…
working was not work for us. LOL Yesterday I “took the day off” of both jobs and just enjoyed the day with the boys (for the most part, I think I did work about an hour in two 30-minute sessions) and it was SO NICE to not be stressed and grumpy and thinking about all the things I didn’t want to forget.

Questions/thoughts I have…
who uses coupons? What is / are your favorite sites to visit? Want to share your favorite “trick”? I’m new to this whole thing and could use some help!

My favorite thing this week was…
yesterday – simply enjoying being a SAHM.

I am inspired by…
SAHM.

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

I definitely have this skill! 🙂

Have a wonderfully blessed day!