This is a new series here on my blog. I’m very excited about it. And a little bit afraid. You see, I keep reading online and hearing from other moms about how homeschooling families must be different…they must be brilliant, the homeschool mom must have all this patience, the homeschool mom must be uber-organized…and on and on.
I’m here today {with this new series} to tell you the truth.
Case and point #2: the picture above is our trash bag from the van.
So, we’ve been on a more strict budget since January 1st. I’ve been doing so well.
We’re trying to eat healthier and more frugally.
Meal planning is helping greatly with suppers.
But, there are days that the van trash bag looks like this.
Yes, I’m embarrassed to post this picture…
But, I am posting because even though I post about how great our budget is going, even though we are *trying* to eat better, we still have days/weeks where we are in the van more than I’d like to be and I don’t have my act together enough to get lunch ready before we leave…and we end up eating Krispy Kreme donuts when I stop to get gas. GASP.
This week I will do better. 🙂
This homeschool mom {and so many others like me} don’t have our acts together. We aren’t as patient with our kids as we need to be, we don’t have the organizational skills of Martha Stewart. In fact, most days my husband comes home and I tell him that I just can’t do this another day.
And most of all, we are in desperate need of His new mercies…every day, every morning…every single moment.
Click here to read all of the Real Life Homeschooling series.
Guest Posters wanted: the response to this post has been so great. ya’ll are great. 🙂 SO, I’m going to open up this series for GUEST POSTERS!! If you are a homeschooler and want to contribute your own “real like homeschooling” post, please email me with your post! I would like to have a picture to go with it. And if you have a blog, I will link back to you! 🙂 If you want to “grab” the picture in the top of this post, I will let you know when your post will go live and you can use this graphic as a teaser and point people here to read! I really think these will be encouraging to all of us as homeschooling mamas! I hope to share one post per week on this series!!
I love this series so much! I too think that home schooling mothers must be close to perfection, and uber organized and patient and on top of everything in their day. And thinking this, I feel like it just isn’t my calling, because I can’t be that mom all the time. It’s so inspiring to know that you don’t have to be…makes me start to think about home schooling again. Thanks!
I for sure am NOT “that” mom. ha! 🙂 I am so glad you saw the heart of this series and it encouraged you. Thanks for stopping by and commenting as well.
Well said!!
Thank you, Laurie!!