This post was originally
written in 2011 when I first began writing my blog. In many ways, I have grown
and changed as a mom and homeschooler. But in other ways, things have stayed
the same. This post is for today just as much as it was for me 3 years ago.
Simply put, I'm the
super mom ILLUSION! I'm not better than another mom; I can't produce
things with any greater ease than another mom; I don't remember everything all
the time (contrary to what my family believes!) and sometimes, life gets in the
way of MY plans. It is all an illusion that I can pull off so many
things: work, homeschooling, my own schooling, running my household, keeping my
children in line, etc. There are many workers and assistants in my day
such as my husband and my older children, who help make my job easier.
Just as a church is not run solely by the pastor or a corporation is run by
just the president, so my household is not run by this mom alone! Because
I work at night, it has been a great blessing to see my husband and oldest son
and daughter making the meals for the family. Some may argue that as the
mother and wife this is my job. But I would pose this question:
Isn't the end result teaching my kids to serve others even beginning at
home? If they serve their siblings, how much more will they know how to
serve others in the world? And how much more willing to be a servant of
the Lord? This is preparing them for servitude and is a great character
trait to possess.
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Galatians 5:13 says, "For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only
do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve
one another." As a homeschooling mom, this is just one more
lesson my children are being taught and it is a practical life-lesson that
will shape who they are in the Lord. So while I am not the "Super
Mom" many think I am because of the number of children my husband and I
have or that we homeschool, I always keep straight the fact that this is not
a solo act and there are MANY performers helping to pull off the production
of our family!!
Blessings!
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