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I know Mother’s Day has passed – I meant to
get this out last week, but it didn’t happen.
Still, I’d like to throw in my two cents and say something about
motherhood in general and motherhood as a homeschool mom in particular. As I’ve spent the last couple of weeks
thinking about what I wanted to say, and watching my kids play, I’ve decided on
this:
One of my favorite
things about being a mom, and particularly a homeschool mom, is that I get to
teach my kids, and then see how my teaching influences their lives. This ranges from the mundane – “Hey Mom, I
just figured out, four plus two is six!” to the slightly embarrasing - “Hey
Mom, I’m your slave! Tell me what to
buy.” Which happened in the middle of
Walmart, and I was not able to explain to the world in general that we were learning
about slaves in Ancient Egypt and had yet to get to the American Civil War and
its implications for our own times.
Generally if I think
about it I can tell where an off the wall comment or question is coming
from. My five year old and I had a very
serious conversation the other day about whether or not pirates will be in
heaven. But I could trace his logic from
our discussions about sin and the need for a Saviour to his thoughts about pirates;
after all pirates are sinners right?
And those are the
times that the little daily struggles over addition and subtration and
identifying past particples are worth the trouble. Those are the times that I can tell, no
matter how much they are wiggling or appear to be daydreaming while I’m teaching;
at least some of what I’m saying gets through to them. And when I can see my children growing and
learning, I know that all the time and energy I put into homeschooling pays
off.
And by sharing these
little anecdotes, I know I’m not the only one with these kind of stories. Every mom has had similar experiences. So in honor of Mother’s Day, or maybe just
because every mom needs to hear this sometimes, watch your kids – and see how
you are influencing their lives. You are
doing good work.
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