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Panic!Had a bit of a panic attack yesterday when thinking over the family calendar. I am a bit concerned about everything coming up in September.Come September, I will be: starting our first year homeschooling, beginning a new year of MOPS (I am the hospitality coordinator) and in charge of our church's monthly outreach ministry- complete with dinner put on by my youth group [And I'm also suppose to be the "speaker" and coordinate the music]. I have also been asked to start up another women's bible study @ our church. This is all on top of the normal sahm stuff and my youth pastor *stuff*. Hence the panic attack. Just when you're in the midst of enjoying the more laid-back routines of summer- panic hits ya' upside the head! Right away I said to myself "Nope, this isn't going to happen. I'm not going to panic. God is in charge." The women's bible study will, of course, have to wait. I cannot (nor do I wish to) do it all. I am hoping to have more help with the youth group sponsored dinners and am praying for other speakers (other local youth pastors etc.) to be monthly speakers at our outreach event. I have a school schedule but since I've never done this before I know it will have to be *tweaked* a lot. My goal for the first year of homeschooling is to enjoy it- not just survive it, but enjoy it and to have my children enjoy it too. I keep reminding myself that in the public schools they don't always finish every text book etc. You simply cannot foster a love of learning by forcing them to finish every little detail. I was recently talking with a friend and she said they didn't do all the science experiments during the school year. Instead, they did about 1 or 2 a month and saved the others to be done over summer break. I like that idea. Part of me is wishing for time away. Let me clarify- not time away from my family but time away from other responsibilities. I am just daydreaming that it would be wonderful to just be home with the kiddos and homeschooling- not doing everything else. I have prayed about this. I do not know about all the "extras" but I will stay on as a youth pastor- I still feel this is what God wants. I do enjoy it and am really blessed with a great group of teens who are all eager to learn and go deeper in the Word (not just to have fun and eat! LOL). For now I will continue in prayer, as always, seeking God's will. If it is His will that I be in the midst of all this activity come September then He will make a way for me to do so without stress and worry. Of that, I am confident. Leave a Comment { Last Page } { Page 1123 of 1491 } { Next Page } |
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