As a home schooling mom, I know my weaknesses. I’m far from that do-it-all woman who seems to glide through life with ease. I’m unorganized. I get mad, lashing out in anger. Home schooling revealed that in me. I know a lot about learning styles, curriculum and how to teach phonics, but I find I’m teaching myself about me more than any other subject.
I’m also learning a lot about mercy, something I thought I had a good grasp on before becoming a mother.
As a Christ follower, I’ve experienced mercy. I sin. And then I run to Jesus. Amazingly, mercy never runs dry. There is no drought when it comes to the mercy of God. I can define mercy as unearned love and forgiveness, getting love and acceptance instead of judgment and rejection. So I thought I understood.
Now as a mother surrounded by imperfect children daily, I see how much more there is know: how to give mercy freely; it’s importance in raising and leading children. How my children need it. And me too.
This unorganized, non-domestic, fiery-tempered home schooling mommy craves mercy. I need it from the Lord, my husband, my kids and from those in the home schooling community.
I’ve been home schooling long enough to have a wide experience with various homeschooling moms, and from what I can see, there is not much mercy for a woman like me, one of the muddled ones. My sister in Christ, and like-minded home schooling mom, she can be harsh. Legalistic, even. She doesn’t give much room for error. The believer mom who juggles it all with a smile, never missing a deadline, never forgetting to do that little thing that I’m so good at letting get buried under a paper mountain on my desk.
I bet I drive her nuts.
I pray to Jesus, “I screwed up. I’m sorry.”
I say to my kids, “Mom screwed up. I’m sorry. Can you forget my mistake?”
Will you show me mercy?
And this is what I want to say to my home schooling mother acquaintances, these women in my life that will not bend, refusing to overlook my personality quirks.
I screwed up. I’m sorry.
Will you show me mercy?
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Great post! I am in need of mecy too, and I have only just started our homeschooling journey. How I wish I were one of those mothers that had all the patience and organization.
Mercy is a wonderful friend and one this homeschooling working mom so needs!!!
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We all need Mercy… from our Father! From our kids and hubby! From our friends! And we need to show ourselves mercy, too!!
Thanks for your realistic post!
I’m thankful for the women in my life that have shown me mercy and grace as I grow into a homeschooling mommie!! And I pray that I would be as merciful with them… with my spouse and with my kiddies… just like the Lord as been merciful to me:)
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Just stopping by to say, “hello”. Thanks for your comment awhile back! I am not a homeschooling Mommy and I still need mercy…lots of it. Don’t forget to give yourself some, too!
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