It's a new season
After weeks of agonizing and seeking the Lord about a major decision, the decision has been made. My darling 10-year-old, Rachel, who has been homeschooled her entire school career (minus 6 days of 1st grade when she was so sure she wanted to go to public school) will be starting public school this week.
I just felt all the homeschool moms that are reading cringe. Please hear me out and don’t judge. I prayerfully sought the Lord on this decision. There were several factors that led me to the point to even consider making a move toward public school. One major decision was Rachel really wants to go to school. That one was pretty plain and simple. She totally understands all the perks she has with homeschool and I pray she will still be as enthusiastic after a week or so of getting up at 6:30 a.m. At this point in her life, I am not sure she realizes that there is a 6:30 a.m. She knows what 4 a.m. is because she has actually stayed up until dad got home from work before. She is a night owl by nature and to her mornings are for sleeping. Transition is coming.
The other factor is that my job has become more and more demanding and while I have made it work thus far, her schooling was suffering. She is quite educated and well versed in sales and telephone etiquette from her hours of spending time at my office and she can carry on adult conversations as easily as she can talk to children her own age. I just truthfully feel like she wasn’t getting the attention to academics that she needed. Quitting work at this point certainly is not an option. My ultimate dream is to be a full-time homeschool mom but the reality of it is right now that is not possible.
So I began asking God to lead me in the right direction where this decision is concerned. I expected him to give me a yes or no answer. I honestly thought he would tell me to stick it out and homeschool regardless of what I was facing, that public school was evil and to never ever let my baby walk in the doors of that place again. He didn’t. He told me to just trust Him and rest in Him.
He gave me peace that He was in control of every situation and whether we homeschool or public school or eventually Christian school, he will bless us in that. So after much prayer and consideration, we have decided for this season in our life, that Rachel will become a London Lion with some of her recreation sports friends. God has promised to watch over her and He has promised to keep us both in perfect peace.
This season will be exciting. I am not sure what the Lord has in store for the next season but we will be open to listen carefully to his voice and follow it.
