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I am a mom of only three girls. My oldest
successfully graduated from the public high school several years ago…..we are
not country dwellers, and I don’t grind my own flour….yet I am a homeschooling
mom. HOW CAN THAT BE?? LOL!
Have any of you fallen victim to this type of comparison
trap. I knew that I wanted to homeschool my younger two children, but I felt
like I couldn’t relate to other homeschool families. First of all, my oldest daughter had
graduated from the public school system. What would people think of me for that
one? Should I tell them or just keep it to myself? Next, I only had three
children. Isn’t that frowned upon in homeschool circles? Is there a minimum
child rule or something? (I know you think I’m joking…but I really struggled
with that) I would look around at the families blessed with five or more kids
and think that they had some kind of magic trick that I did not. I thought for
sure their homeschool efforts would somehow reap a better harvest than mine. Lastly,
I am a city dweller! I know right!? I rarely grow any food for
myself, and I have never ground my own wheat into flour! I mean, I know families that live in the
country and grow all their own food and homeschool all their children, I felt
that surely they must be doing it all right and I am simply fumbling around
wandering, aimless, and clueless…..
Some of you might think I am just being silly,
but I really had a struggle. I spent too much time looking around comparing
myself to everyone around me. I had a real problem! You see, I had to come to
terms with the fact that none of those things really mattered. I didn’t need to
have seven children to somehow qualify to be a homeschool parent. God blessed
me with three, and no more. That fact wasn’t going to change. But think about
how irrational that thinking is…..I know I am not the only one. Sometimes we
get so caught up in comparing ourselves to everyone else, and we forget to
simply be ourselves. Am I the only mom that would look at the homesteading
homeschooling families and think, “How much better of a homeschool mom I would
be if…..”
Why do we always wish for what we don’t have?
Why do we try to complicate our lives in the name of “perfection?” What leads
me to be discontented with who God made me to be and what He has placed in my
life to tend? I know that discontentment
does not come from God. He has gifted me with certain things and asked me to be
faithful to tend, nurture, develop, and grow those gifts to the best of my
ability. He has also gifted some of you with other things and asked you to do
the same. It is so important for us to be mindful that God knows what He’s
doing. Instead of comparing ourselves, and getting envious, or frustrated…..we
should count our blessings. I am so glad
to have the opportunity to homeschool my two girls. What an absolute blessing
to watch them grow and develop into young women right before my eyes. I am so
glad that I have found the peace that comes from resting in my Savior and
learning to take everything one day at a time, thankful for the many blessings
that He has given me. Realize that God doesn’t make mistakes. He crafted and
designed you and your family on purpose! Don’t fall in the comparison trap!
Thank you for reading!
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