I felt uneducated, unqualified, unworthy, incapable, and untrained when God led Clint and I to homeschool.
The only thing I was sure of was that God wanted us to do it which meant I had to take the seat of a teacher in my children's lives. I only had two children at the time but the felt the responsibility grow with each child that came.
When people hear the success of my oldest four children, they credit me which makes me very uncomfortable. I know they are being nice, but in this story, I did so little.
The truth is that God did it.
I was a willing servant. I surrendered to the call to homeschool. That was my biggest contribution.
The rest of the story is of a woman seeking the Lord each step of the way, calling out to Him in frustration, crying to Him in fear she was failing because she was too sick to even sit up, rejoicing over breakthroughs, and pushing aside the doubts with a strong faith that if she continued where He led, it would not just work out but would bring Him glory. The journey kept that woman humble and fully reliant on Him.
He answered that woman every step of the way. The glory is all His! He is trustworthy! He keeps His promises to His children.
To those of you who are starting to homeschool or beginning another year of homeschool, I encourage you to keep your eyes on Him and His abilities.
