HOMESCHOOL-HELP IS ON THE WAY!

Are you seeking some homeschool-help? If you are stuck in a rut

and feeling lost, consider these thoughts. We want to help

you to persevere and make it through the tough times!

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF DEAR HOMESCHOOLING MOTHER!

Make sure that YOU, as wife, mother, and teacher, are in good health. You are the heart

of your home! A lot of pressure? Indeed! That's ever-more-the-reason to make sure that

you are in good shape spiritually, intellectually, physically, and emotionally too.

If you've been homeschooling for any length of time at all, then I'm sure you've noticed

that the rhythm and harmony for the home have A LOT to do with how YOU are feeling.

Visit our MOM'S GOOD HEALTH page for more on this topic. Valuable homeschool-help can be

found in caring for the mind, body, and soul of the

homeschooling mother!

Homeschool-help to LIGHTEN THE LOAD!

Cut back on outside activities for a while. We can't tend to the matters of home if we

are never there! Extra curricular activities, sports, and community service projects can

be both fun and worthwhile. However, in times of crisis in our

homeschools, it helps

to "draw in the reigns" a bit; and spend more time AT HOME

TOGETHER as a family. Give

yourselves a break! Allow yourselves freedom from busy

schedules, constant driving,

and costly activities; and spend more time together in prayer

for your family!

Review the needs of your students and connect on an intimate

level in order to cultivate

PEACE, JOY, and HARMONY, in YOUR home!




Homeschool-help to RESTORE THE FAMILY

Break it all down to the bare basics!

Remember that "BIG PICTURE" we mentioned on the other page? It

is the KEY to homeschool-help!

With that in mind, try to understand that your children WILL graduate, they WILL learn,

and they WILL be ready to enter the world: whether in the work force or a secondary

educational system. It won't hurt (And, in fact, it will most likely HELP...A LOT!)

to lighten the load of your lessons while you wade through the rough waters.

Spend lots of time READING, play some educational games, enjoy some online research,

or watch a few educational videos. Cook and work around the house together, write to

pen-pals, and stick to the fundamentals of learning. Perhaps draw in Nature Journals,

put some puzzles together, and spend some quiet one-on-one time with a different

child each day. (If you have one child, then try to choose a special activity each day

that is new and different from your normal routine.) Set aside all of the "extras" and

all of the "heavy book work". Learn for the LOVE OF LEARNING'S SAKE ~ enjoy

BEING TOGETHER ~ give your minds a rest! Try this for a month or so and when you feel

stronger again, you can add a few things back into your schedule as you see fit.

Trust in the Lord!

Jesus told St. Faustina, "Fear not, for I will make up where

you lack".

Surely this promise stands true for US as well! WE must have FAITH that if we are

"missing something" or are incapable of adequately teaching something, then GOD will

make up where we lack! He will lead us to a helper or provide a way for our children

to realize those dreams and needs when they are grown! (I learn FAR more now than I

ever did in all my years of school.) So too, will our children be able to fill in the

gaps when they are grown and on their own! Remember...we are meant to give them a

FOUNDATION...NOT an entire lifetime of learning in 18 short years!

Stand firm in your convictions and hang in there!

Try to remember that it is your CONFIDENCE that is waning...

NOT YOUR CONVICTIONS!

We welcome your questions and comments!

As parents of 10 and grand-parents of 3, we have enjoyed many wonderful years as a family

in our homeschooling classroom. But we have also stood the test of time, through MANY

trials, mistakes, and sufferings; and with God's grace, and by the prayers of friends

and family, we have persevered and grown closer to each other and to the LORD through

it all.




If WE can help even ONE other family in their journey, then we are MOST WILLING to

do that! Simply visit our CONTACT US PAGE and share your thoughts and/or

questions. Your email address is kept secure and your messages are

kept private.

We try to respond as quickly as possible. Sometimes...it really

helps just to share

your story with someone who understands! It is our goal here at

Homeschool Faith and Family Life to help YOU get the BEST out of

each day!




If you know someone who is struggling to hang on, and in need of

homeschool-help, then please share the link for these pages

with them! It might be just what they need to get by!




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