Don’t worry, this is not another list of reasons of “why I’m thankful for homeschooling”. We all have our personal reasons as to why we are thankful for homeschooling. Some of mine are probably different from yours and more than likely we even share a few of the same reasons. That’s one of the many beauties of homeschooling that’s wonderful to discover as I talk with fellow homeschooling families.
Today I want to hopefully encourage you if you find yourself longing to be reminded of why you have chosen this journey for you and and your kids. There are many sacrifices that come with the decision to homeschool, your patience can be pushed to the limits, and if we’re all honest – there are days when we doubt if we can do this homeschooling adventure another year.
When difficulties and doubts like these start to creep into your heart and mind, I hope that you will silence them with thoughts and words of thankfulness and praise to God for the wonderful privilege and blessing that homeschooling our kids really is.
One sure way you can strengthen and encourage yourself when the days are difficult is by praying the Word of God over your homeschool. God is faithful to answer His Word when we pray it back to Him. We are told in Isaiah 55:11 that His Word will not return void.
Here are some of my favorite Scriptures to pray so that I can keep on homeschooling with a thankful heart.
Laurie is a child of God, wife of 17 years to a wonderful husband, a mother to two beautiful children and one waiting in Heaven, and she is a homeschooling mom. Her desire is to be filled with the empowering presence of God, which enables her to be who He created her to be and to do what He has called her to do. God answers this prayer by giving Laurie grace-filled moments in this journey called “life”. You can find Laurie blogging at Grace-Filled-Moments.