Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

Are your many responsibilities as a homeschool mom burning you out? Join us today as author and homeschool mom, Christine Field, talks to Mike Smith about how to keep yourself from wearing down.

Mike:


Christine, I've seen many homeschool parents suffering from what can only be called "burnout." What suggestions and encouragement do you have for these frazzled moms?


Christine:


I think the key here is learning how to manage our personal resources. And while homeschooling is difficult, I don't think God asks us to do any more than He equips us to do. I think balance begins with accepting our limitations. We can't do everything. We need to focus on the work the Father has given us. And for this season of homeschooling, it's a ministry of motherhood and teaching. And when we can keep that in perspective, we can surrender our need to control every aspect of our daily lives and see ourselves instead as instruments through which God can work. When you're asked to make a new decision, submit it to a three-part test recommended by Dr. James Dobson. Ask yourself, "Is this activity worthy of my time, what will I have to eliminate to make room for it, and what will its impact be on our family life?" Submit it to this scrutiny. Lots of the things that we do will fall by the wayside when you see that they don't fall into what God's will is for your life.


Mike:


Well, thank you, Christine. And until next time, I'm Mike Smith.