Life Update || Why I've been so quiet lately...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Life Update || Why I've been so quiet lately...
I haven't shared much on the homeschooling front here on TH-cam lately, and I'm finally ready to share why. Some life changes seem to be in store for our family. I'm sharing some of our story about the challenges we've faced over the past 3 years.
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As a single mom, homeschooling and working, I want to remind you, you don’t have to work Monday through Friday. I’ve worked weekends /nights for years and years to accommodate being a single mom and homeschooling. While that means not very many fun weekend activities, you still have the full week to join co-ops and stay in a “normal” school schedule. I work from home doing emergency room registration, and have only been home 1 1/2 years, I did the same job in a physical emergency room prior.
God has blessed me tremendously with my weekend schedule and we love being able to do homeschool together during the week on a regular Monday through Friday schedule.
God will guide you, look outside the box of a normal work schedule if you want to have a normal homeschool day/week.
God bless you for trusting Him and walking through being a single mom as you fulfill your calling in such a creative way. I'm praying for you right now and asking Him to bless you with help for any pressing financial needs you may have, and to bless you with some godly and supportive women too if you don't already have a few to lean on/minister to/minister with. ❤
Wow! Kudos to you. You're a very impressive person. 👏👏👏
Wow! God’s timing is amazing! Prayers for His abundant blessings over you and your family and healing for your husband! We have been through the disability thing with my husband and recently some other changes coming and I also will be needing an income.. God You so good and knows all we need and when! ❤❤
I stayed at home for years, and now I am considering working again after my husband lost his job. I watched this video with no clue what it was about, empathized with you and then realized that changes are happening in my own life as well. Your video is encouraging. Let's remember this, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." -Philippians 4:13 Our victory mantra!
What a blessing you will be to so many of us working moms who homeschool. It can seem like a lonely place here when other homeschool moms are talking about co ops and PE classes that just don’t fit in a work schedule. God can use you in this trial.
Having said that, I’ll tell you homeschooling and working at the same time isn’t too hard! I thought my heart would break when my husband had health issues that put me in the work force. Without an education or a skill, I went to work as a custodian at a university. Many times my children have thanked me for working so hard.
The beauty of homeschooling is the openness of your schedule. Tailoring school around a schedule takes time, but is manageable. I’ll pray for you!
I'm a working mom as well who homeschools and husband has had health issues the past year and it's just been me bringing in an income. Keep up the good job momma! ❤❤❤ Blessings to you and you're family!!
I also wanted to add...Thank you for sharing. The internet is a scary place to be so vulnerable. Many families are struggling in this economy and I pray that God writes a story of hope and encouragement for your family and for the parents watching. To God be the glory.
Yes! One thing I have learned through this is that so many people are struggling! It kind of puts it all into perspective...there's always someone who has it worse. Either way, God will get us through this! Thank you for the encouragement!
Hi Toni. This is the first time I’ve ever left a comment for someone on TH-cam, but my heart goes out to you and I wanted to share. First thank you for your courage to share from such a vulnerable place. I am new to your channel and your story resonates with me. I was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2018 - another ‘invisible disease’ that can affect the neuro system and is an absolute beast. Add a virus on top of that and the body goes wild. I wanted to share that functional/holistic medicine changed my life. I saw 23 different doctors in the first year of my illness. No one knew what to do with me. I was as one doctor put it, “a unicorn in a field of horses”. God has blessed me through the trials of this journey so that I may help others experiencing similar situations. I also know several people suffering from long haul (your husbands specific virus) issues. I don’t know how to share info with you directly, but if I can assist in pointing you towards an applied kinesiologist in your area that follows Jesus and believes in the body’s ability to heal through holistic remedies - I would tell you not to delay. I went from being bed bound most of the day for years, to living a mostly ‘normal’ life including homeschooling my daughter. 🙌🏻 Praying for your husband’s health and for you the care taker, mom, teacher and wife. God bless you. ❤
I have a similar experience!! You can heal but it took alternative medicine for me too. So frustrating journey. I hope your family heals quickly.
same here w the Lyme disease would love to hear what you did
I didn’t work for 30 years. I went back to work and figured out how to homeschool too. It’s not my favorite job but it works with our schedule.
"Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow. Blessings all mine with ten thousand beside." He is faithful. Praying for you and your family as you navigate this unexpected and unwanted life change
Still watching the video but “the end of everything” hit me so hard. I completely get that. It’s a hopeless feeling. I like the verse, Against all hope, Abraham hoped.
Also fyi, I work full time and homeschooled for 5 years doing that. Sent my boys to private school for 2 years but we’re going back to homeschool in the Fall.
I will be keeping you and the family in prayer. I know there was a lot left unsaid. ❤
Thank you so much for this encouragement. It means so much! I know God has a plan so I'm just trying to hear from Him. Thank you for the prayers.
Listened to your update while eating breakfast today. I'm stopping to pray for you. I pray that if you have to begin working outside your home, that it is a very short season in your life. I believe for big changes coming to our financial system. Praying that the Lord brings them soon. I have been homeschooling my kids for 4 years now. I have been asking the Lord to lead me in making some decisions about a business opportunity. I currently have no job or business. I have felt stressed about the idea of returning to work AND continuing to homeschool. It would be very hard with my husband's work hours. I'm going to pray that God blesses your business and sends lots of people to stay in your inn. I hope your youtube views and commissions increase, too! Your situation sounds hard. But. God. 🙏🏻
Thank you so much! Your encouragement and prayers mean so much to me!
I will definitely be praying for you. I was just talking to my husband about this kind of situation yesterday-I quit a promising career 13 years ago to stay home with my kids as I consider it such an important and high calling. I am not lazy, I also do not sit around all day eating bon bons. LOL I work hard to save us money, teach our children in the way they should go, and not be 'lazy'. But I think often that sacrifice of not working outside the home is overlooked. When we do re-enter the workforce, we are literally starting from scratch, and it's very difficult. I pray you will find God's perfect fit for your situation. And I will be praying for healing for your husband. He is very blessed to have you!
I was in the same boat 6 months ago. I wanted to start working part time to help fund fun homeschool field trips. Then my husband lost his job and I was offered a full time position 😭. After being home for 8 years I was terrified but we’ve been doing great! I do work from home which is the biggest blessing! We homeschool in the morning and I work after lunch to past dinner but I’m still able to make my babies their meals and be home with them. Hang in there mama. I’m praying for you and wish I could give you a hug!
I’m praying for you! I’m a homeschooling mother as well, I have had to work at times. I was able to work evenings and weekends. Just stay positive, accept that it won’t be perfect, and that’s ok! You will be able to make it work. We are stronger than we think.
Change is hard. You can do this. I work full time and homeschool, too. It is exhausting, but it will work out. Praying for you and your family.
I loosely follow the Robinson Curriculum, which encourages independent learning of the students. One of the biggest selling points of the curriculum is sticking to the 3Rs, reading, writing, math. If you do those 3 every day, you can consider it a successful school day. There are so many ways to get other subjects in, in an unschool manor… History Channel documentaries, Crash Course videos on TH-cam, free AP classes taught in playlists on TH-cam. Praying for you and you can do it!
Don’t know what CNAs and nursing pats in your area, but around here starting salary is $19+ and they usually provide benefits at 30 hours a week.
Yes, I am also using the Robinson Curriculum (plus a few extra subjects) and absolutely love the method and AMAZING book list - I even printed out the books so I don’t have to buy anything except paper really… love my ecotank)
Also another option is using TGTB free curriculum and again print it out yourself (I did this for our first few years of homeschooling because we couldn’t afford to purchase curriculum.
There are so many free resources available online and highly suggest Mom Delights (she has a TH-cam channel as well)
Easy Peasy is another free curriculum, as well as Ambleside Online
Hope this helps!!
Praying 🙏🏽 for you and your family ❤ Toni
Thank you for all of the ideas! That's really helpful. I appreciate the prayers too!
Teaching Textbooks is a great independent math curriculum.
We homeschool mondays and Fridays after 1pm, Saturday and Sunday. Its hard but we just finished our 4th yr. Your husbands story is eerily similar to my husband's, he was a captain for corrections until 12/2023. Totally agree about the disability paperwork. You can do this. It will be hard, its not the instagram pretty homeschool, but you can do this.
I am praying for y’all!
I also wanted to say I was in a place before and during Covid where I was working from home (before it became popular) with my own business. I had my son in public school.
I just knew that I didn’t want my son in a mask all day at school, and virtual wasn’t going to cut it with my business. I prayed and felt led to homeschool.
I didn’t think I could do it, work my business, plus I had some extra side hustles and homeschool.
I had so much encouragement, and literally with God holding my hand I made more in that year than ever!
I say all this to encourage you! I know this is backwards from where you stand, but God definitely makes a way! We are still homeschooling and I am still working.
I taught in a Christian school for 25 years. My daughters went to school at the school where I taught. It was overwhelming at times because of small paychecks, exhaustion from the job and home duties, but God got me through it all. I never regret one moment I spent doing the hard stuff. I'm praying for you and your family. You've got this because you have God to hold onto. You are really brave! God bless you.
My heart hurts for you and I shed a few tears as I considered the struggle you are in.
I am not facing the same life change as you, but have been struggling in motherhood lately.
You are so right! God has carried you and will continue to do so! I commiserate with you on not taking advantage of His goodness, mercy and help as I seek to solve my own problems. So dumb!😂
Many of the things you shared resonated with me as well. ❤
Praying for you, friend! 🙏
Wow, that's a lot. You are totally not being dramatic. I'm praying the perfect opportunity opens for you! Thank you for sharing your journey with us. ❤ ❤❤
Thank you so much!
I grew up with a disabled dad and it really took a toll on my mother, which really took a toll on me. I encourage you to do whatever you can to stay healthy yourself. It’s so important.
I homeschool in the a.m and work in the late afternoons. Your kids and you can do this I promise!! God is so so good
You can do this! I’ve been watching your TH-cam channel for the last few years and it has helped me greatly. Thank you! I work night shift and homeschool my autistic son. I come home after 7am and sleep till noon/1pm then we tackle the homeschool for the rest of the day. My husband works evenings and will homeschool our son in the morning if I lay everything out. You can do this, you just have to get creative. Good luck!
You’ve got this. You are so strong and your family are blessed to have you. I’m sure all of us are praying that things improve for all of you, and that your husband gradually improves in his health. Brave of you to share. Take care of yourself first though. If you’re not looking after yourself, you can’t look after anyone else. X
Thank you so much for the encouragment! That means the world to me!
You got this!! From a working homeschooling mom. It’s not easy. I’m tired and none of my day honestly feels worth sharing bc I’m struggling most days but we are doing it.
Hugs momma! I work full time and also homeschool. Prepping is key! I take every weekend to meal prep our meat and our schedule for school for the week.
Some weeks we do school on my off days instead of our normal schedule and we never start school work until I’m home and off work.
You are not wrong I’m tired lol but it can be done and you and your kiddos will still rock it!
Lifting you and your family up in prayer. Life isn’t always easy but knowing that God has a plan in all of this is the only way we can get thru life.
Absolutely! He DOES have a plan! Thank you for that encouragement!
Your words are encouraging and powerful. I’ll be praying for you and your family. Praying for the perfect job and homeschool situation for your family. Praying for a miracle with your husband’s health. Praying for your continued strength as a hard working mom. Thank you for opening up and sharing your struggles and your strength.❤
I am praying for you and your family. Those are some intense challenges you and your family have been enduring. God has you and your family. I am praying that He opens the doors you need to be opened. May your family flourish in every way.
Praying for God to give you discernment and to guide your footsteps.
Praying also for strength and healing for your husband!
God bless you!
Hi. I recently found (and love/appreciate) your channel, but rarely listen to videos with this type of title. God led me to click. Although you already have many comments or encouragement, I feel God nudging me to offer some, too. I homeschooled my youngins when they were preschool through some of 4th while my husband and I started a fitness business. It was the joy of my life. Fast forward almost 5 years, our business failed and I had ACL reconstruction surgery. I didn't know why God had allowed these things to happen, on top of the fact that I had to go back to work. I was literally grieving that I had to stop homeschooling. I understand some of the emotions you have been experiencing and my heart is heavy for you. However, I can see God's fingerprints all over my life and how He has worked it all out. I still don't know why he allowed our business to fail or my knee to have injury, but He provided a new, wonderful job. He provided an affordable Christian school. And this last year, He allowed the experience I gained from biz ownership and that new job to open an opportunity to work from home.... We are now homeschooling again. I am so thankful and give Him all the glory. He worked out all things... Just like Romans 8:28-29 says. It just wasn't my way. With trust in Him, you and your family CAN do this and I look forward to watching a video where you might share a glimpse of the beautiful tapestry He's weaving through your life. We found homeschooling resources where the kids worked mostly independently and I worked with them when I could. I know you will, too. I WILL be praying for you and your family. PS - my current job hires a lot! I'd be happy to help in that regard in any way I could.
I'm so sorry this is a struggle. I know that when I don't know how to pray I'm comforted in knowing that we can tell that to God, too, and he'll help us with the words.
Thank you for the encouragement!
Totally different scenario, but...I started a school and in doing so I ended our homeschooling journey. To be perfectly honest, I'm still not over it. I miss homeschooling every day. BUT...and it's a huge but...I do believe God has called me to do this because I can give other kids the "homeschool" experience at school. You said, "I'm trusting that God has us in His hand..." and that's basically what I'm doing. Some days I literally have no clue why I'm doing this and just want to throw in the towel and go back to my "easy" life of homeschooling my kids, but that's no longer my life and I have to let it go.
Even when something could be seen as "good" it doesn't make it EASY.
God bless you and yours. 😊
Thank you for sharing and I will be praying for you and the life changes. I can relate to this a bit. Recently, my husband has mentioned to me about going back to work as well. The idea overwhelms me for sure. And I have similar feelings about not wanting to stop homeschooling. I think it has been put on the back burner for now, but we also have a child really wanting to go to public school this fall, so I am trying to work through those emotions too.
Oh Toni!!! I feel for you! ❤ So many changes, and life seems to not be going as expected, but you’re right, God will provide and make a way. 🎉 Hope you can find the job you need and STILL homeschool!!! 🙌🙌💛 Thank you for sharing!!
I love your attitude about this! I'll be praying for you and your family. God will walk with you through this. ❤❤❤
Thank you for the encouragement!
Oh friend!!! So many prayers for God to lead the right path for you and your family. We love you here, and fully support whatever you need to do. Hugs!!❤❤❤
I am so sorry you are going through this. My husband had a very similar experience after getting the Covid vaccine. He couldn’t drive at all for over two years and constantly felt dizzy, headaches, etc. It will be three years in September and he still isn’t 100% but making improvements. I can totally understand the sentiment of a disability that can’t be seen. I will be praying for you!
Thank you for the encouragement and prayers! I'm so sorry about your husband. That is such a hard thing! ❤
This is really encouraging for me. As my life as a homeschooling mom (and my life growing up)
is pretty tough and I was getting quite discouraged hearing from people who seem to ‘have it all together’. God is glorified through your Faith and your testimony and your witness. Praying for His peace for your whole family. The Peace that transcends all understanding. And for His provision. However that may look.
Thank you for the prayers and encouragement! ❤️
And yes…it’s so easy to look at others and think they have it all together and what’s wrong with me?! But we can’t do that…keep our eyes on the Lord and He’ll get us through!
God hasn’t changed, your situation has 🙏
Insurance is the 100 breaker of not working vs working especially with small children. I'm super sorry. We never know when things are gonna change, but God knew, and He will provide a way. Maybe a job or maybe still being home. ❤ Praying for answers for you and your family!
Praying for you and your family. You are not being dramatic at all. So much love to you and your family as well. We will be here for when you are able to post a video. ❤
Thank you so much!
I had the same thing as your husband and still have minor things - we went through a battery of tests and found my B12 & D3 were dangerously low. We have now found that I have high level metal toxicity. Most doctors do not test for this. A high fat (natural), low processed food, no sugars has helped. The sugars is the biggest part to eliminate. Wising you the best of luck but there is hope.
"I'm really good at sharing failures too! " Priceless.
Your transparency blessed me today. Thank you.
Prayers for you and your family and great praise to God that you continually give Him the glory!!!
May you be richly blessed.
Toni, thank you for sharing. I think it will encourage many people to remember that God will provide and has a plan for each of us. Prayers for you and your family. You can do this through His strength ❤
This is where you and your husband switch roles. New neuropathways will be formed and everyone will adjust. You will be successful outside the home just like he will be successful in the home. God is good all the time. And he is with you all the time. We are lifting your family up in prayer 🙏
Keto, please try!! what does he have to lose? ❤ it has helped me so much!! The brain and the nureological system thrive on cholesterol and carbs cause inflammation and digestion issues
Sending prayers for God's perfect plan to unfold!! Praying for his provision and healing over your husband.
We homeschool in the pockets of time we have available. Afternoons, evenings, weekends.
I drive a school bus.
Toni, thank you so much for sharing. My heart hurts for you and your family. Just the change in the family dynamic with your husband's disabilities and struggles is hard enough and then top that with financial troubles and having to go back to work.... I pray God will direct your path to the right job so that you can still homeschool & make an income for your family. My prayers are with you and your family. ❤
Started praying for you and your family during your video! Praying that God will provide everything you need financially, mentally, physically, and spiritually. He will meet your needs.
Thank you so much! 🥰
I’m Praying for you. I know you can do it! Stay strong.
Praying for y’all. Thank you for sharing, I know it’s easy to share the good times. But to be able to share the hard times of real life is hard, but important because life for anyone has hard times at some point in life. Life isn’t one big Pinterest board. And it is comforting to people to know they aren’t the only ones struggling and hopefully it is comforting for the person telling to get it off their chest.
I know you will find a way to make it work, I have complete and total faith in you.
Thank you for the encouragement! I agree...its so helpful to get through hard times when you know you're not alone!
Ugh my heart hurts for you! I know you are putting on a brave face every single day and that’s the worst 😢it’s a season of life, it will pass and there will be a new normal for your family! That may be better than you could have imagined ❤
You’re going to do great! Praying for wisdom and for God’s favor. Also your husband! Wow, he’s been through a lot as well.
Thank you for the encouragement!
Perhaps being away from home while working might be a little refreshing and sharing the kids and school stuff a bit with your husband might be just what he needs to bring him a distraction from his disability and guide him to a new path of healing and normal life again. I will be praying for you guys and I do know our awesome God has got you all covered and will see you through this!!!🙏✝️❤
I'm praying for you and your family.
Thank you!
Praying for you! I homeschooled and worked part time to keep health insurance and I loved it, but it was hard sometimes. My kids are so Thankful they were homeschooled, and my grandkids are now being taught at home. Keep up the good work mama!
I’m very interested in the neurological issues your husband has. We had, what I always called “the weird virus.” Everyone was horribly sick and it was so different from what we had before. This was the end of March 2019. Before Covid. I ended up with Guillian Barre Syndrome symptoms. Went numb from feet up to my ears. Doctors blew me off and told me I was psychosomatic because I could still walk. I was still able to walk. But I still have a layer of numbness from my knees down. Balance is atrocious. Exhaustion. I used to be a Marine back in the day and I can no longer run because of the motor planning involved. (I have a goal to get strong enough and able to try running next spring). Coordination is horrible. It’s something that I’ve learned to live with. And with everything I know now, I’m convinced it was Covid, even at that date.
I’m thankful that I’m able to HS my children. I live in Canada currently ( and have for the past 18 years). If you make a list of resources you’re looking for, maybe those of us who have it and no longer need it can pass it along? I’d love to help you ( or anyone is similar situations) any way I can, if possible. God bless you and your family!
I totally hear you, I do work part time and homeschool. I just take it one day at a time and see what God does. The struggle is real for everyone but It is possible I am proof of that. ."God does not give you more than you can handle". Will be praying for you.
God does not tempt you beyond what you can bear.... he absolutely gives you more than you can handle so we lean and depend on him! This saying is so miscontrued... I'm not trying to attack you, but it's not Biblical and it's not true.
Just found your channel this morning. Praying for you right now. For peace, for direction, for finances, for your mama heart, for courage as you face such tremendous challenges, for healing for your husband, and for God to provide you with creative ways to do your life in this season. Please give yourself and your family lots of grace!! Even if the kids just do audiobooks and math for a time it COUNTS! They will keep learning because that is how God created us-we never stop learning! Trust the foundations that God has already allowed you to put into place and watch your kids thrive, mama!!!
I just discovered your channel today. I watched one of your older videos and really liked it and then noticed this video. I had to start working full time after being a stay at home mom/homeschool mom for 15 years too. While it hasn’t been easy, I’ve been blessed to be able to homeschool and work remotely. Prayers for you and your family during this transition.
You can do this 🙏🏻 We need more working Mom homeschool support on TH-cam. As a new single Mom I’m heading back to work and have homeschooled my 7th and 11th grader since the beginning. This is a new chapter and God has held me together. Learning doesn’t have to be during the day. Your family studies can be done on weekends and I love Campfire curriculums which were created for Dads to teach. We’re going to use a lot of online curriculum this year. Creating a schedule and being creative is going to help this school year. God will walk you through this, lean on him, give him your time, lay this at his feet. Thank you for your honesty, I will pray for your family for sure. I hope you look at this as your purpose to use your platform to help so many that work and teach. Blessings from PA ❤
You can do it. I've worked 19 years almost on my job, but 4 of those years I've homeschooled. I have been blessed to work from home for i think about 15 years. I just adjust as needed. God will guide you. Stay encouraged God has you! 💜💜💜💜
I will be praying you find the right position for you. I babysit for a teacher during the school year. I knew I needed something to get us through summer. A neighbor’s mother needs full-time assistance in her home and I was able to pick up two overnight shifts a week. I am able to sleep and wake when she wakes to use the bathroom, to help her back into bed. It’s been a blessing. If we lived closer I feel as though we could be friends. I pray that you see God’s faithfulness during this trying time.
Thank you for that encouragement! Its inspiring to see you step up to help your family! Thank you for the prayers!
I love your heart and your honesty!! You seem to be a very strong lady and your faith will continue to get your through this, no doubt. Prayers for your families health and happiness!! This to shall pass!!
I am right there with you in prayer. I’d love to live near you and we could help each other through this season of change and uncertainty. So may of your details reflect our life as well. I know God heard our hearts cry and He is faithful but I’m human and my fears take over sometimes. ❤
I will pray. Sorry you are dealing with all this but yes, you can do it 😊. God will help ❤
Thank you for the encouragement!
I will definitely pray for you! God is so good! With the strength of the Lord: You got this!❤
Thank you for sharing! I am new to your channel and was touched by your testimony in this season of your life and it is only a season….So proud of you for continuing in your calling and not allowing the pressures of this world to deviate….when God calls us to it, he equips us for it, no matter how difficult it is….will be praying for you and yours! God promises to perfect us in our weakness!
You got this mama! I’m a full time working homeschool mama too. I catered out schedule around what my husband could handle, by focusing on his strengths. Organization is key… lots of pray and lots of grace!
Thank you for that encouragement! That means a lot! catering around his strengths is such a good plan. Thank you ❤
Toni 😢 I will be praying for you and your family! You are always an encouragement to me. In times like this dependence on the Lord is vitally necessary. I am confident the Lord has something better than you can ever imagine.
Your mom sounds like such a rock. "You can do it" ❤ I will say, whatever route God leads you in, you can do this!!! I actually never thought I'd send my kids to school, but I had to last year and honesty it has been a blessing in other ways. Definitely not saying that will be your lot, but whatever happens you can trust Him. I definitely have known other moms who homeschooled and worked and it can totally be done.
Sending prayers to you! God is bigger than your problem! Always! ❤
yes He is! Thank you for the encouragement and prayer!
I haven't watched you in a while, but I used to watch your videos during the school year. I'm going into 11th grade this year and have missed your videos. I will be praying for you and your family! ❤
God is good all the time..All the time God is good!! Will be praying for you and your family🙏🙏
Yes, He is! Thank you for the encouragement!
Hi Toni! Just wanted to say that I am praying for you and your family. I too work and homeschool my kiddos. When I decided to homeschool my son we ended up using Sonlight because it laid everything out for me for the full year. You probably know about Sonlight. A month ago I received an email from them stating they were hiring. They had positions for remote work. This may be a needle in a haystack situation but it's worth looking into working for a curriculum company so you could possibly work from home doing what you know and love. Keeping you in prayer for the Lord to direct your steps, fill you with His perfect peace & joy, and for healing for your husband. Ultimately the Lord will get the glory, in Jesus Name :)
I can totally relate…we were not sure for months if I would have to work. I may still have to…but am hoping I can do something from home if need be. But trying to be thrifty as possible. We have special needs kids and simply have to homeschool. But we, like you, realized we could make it work if we had to. Nights, weekends, tag teaming, we could make it work. You can do it!!! You can. And hopefully it can give you such a confidence boost too….you can do it!
You have always been such a breath of fresh air and so incredibly helpful, think of how you will be able to use this to reach a whole new group of homeschool moms. The working homeschool moms will find you too, and you can be an encouragement, and to be honest a lot of my homeschool mom friends have had to go to work and so many did put their kids in school because they don't feel like they can do both. God is going to use you to reach those who are defeated. Praying for you, it's so hard when we are reminded that his plans aren't our plans. But always remember he uses everything for good.
Thanks for being transparent! Admitting our financial struggles is humbling but so many of us relate. I know it would hurt if I had to stop homeschooling, so I feel you. Praying for your family and even miraculous healing I. Your husband!
Thank you for being vulnerable. You inspired me to start homeschooling a few years ago. I’ll pray for you and your family. ❤
Oh friend! I will pray tonite for you! The Lord will 💯 carry you and your family through this!!
Yes,…we are here in central Tennessee, praying for you,….
Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing. I know this was hard for you. You are probably my favorite homeschool You Tuber, because you are so real. I’d like to remind you of a couple scriptures. Psalms 37:4, says, “Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”
In that same chapter in Psalms, we find these words. “I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed (children) begging for bread.” Be encouraged! You can do this! I’m praying for you.
We homeschooled our children til college age. Around middle school, close to high school we were also faced with a life change and I had to go back to work after years of staying home. It was different, but it was fine. As you said, the Lord gave me the grace, the strength, and wisdom to continue homeschooling and working full time. As I am now retired and looking back at what I once thought was a horrible situation, I now see that God was in it. I didn't know that then. While working, I made lifelong friends, was encouraged to do voice work, made a Christian CD, began a ladie's Bible study at a place which is still ongoing, became the go to person for prayer at another organization I worked for, for heart patients, and on and on. Now I am retired, miss work, the kids have masters degrees, and I now have my own little you tube channel in which I get to make even more friends and have something to do. And who know, if the Lord tarries, maybe I'll go back to work again! I am praying for you and the family. God bless you. Jeanie xxoo
Toni, I’ll be praying for you and your whole family.
God is good and *always* faithful 🙏
I'm so glad you shared! I have been a working homeschool mom for a year now and I feel so alone. I'm happy to know there are others out there as well.
Oh Toni! I can feel your heart! God is so good and faithful and you know He will see you through this trial! I can't wait to watch your update 6 months or a year from now and hear all about His faithfulness in you and your families lives! He is writing your story and is not done yet!
Being a wife and a mom also means we have to step up when things are hard. It's a new season of your life. It's okay to feel all the bad emotions you may have, as long as you keep your head up and keep moving on.
Praying you find the balance. Our family has taken a hit financially as well this year. Thankful God has provided me with a second shift job so we can still homeschool our kids
I am praying for you in this hard situation ❤. I know a couple working outside the home, homeschooling moms. You can do this!!! Eventually you will get into a rhythm and the stress will become less❤.
There are so many online programs that are terrific and I know you already use Christian Light which teaches directly to the student. Do you ever think that God brought you to that curriculum years ago because he knew the moment would come when you might not be able to be there all the time?
A relevant story, I majored in elementary education, but ended up teaching special education. It was really, really hard and there were a lot of days where I wondered why I was doing this instead of being in a regular classroom. God had led me there, but I didn't know why. Kids were in my classroom (up to 10 at a time) and they all had different needs and were working on different things. It was a lot to manage. Fast forward, I'm a homeschooling mom of three, two with special needs. They are all working on different things and have different needs. God was preparing me for this moment. He's preparing you too. ❤
Wow! I love this! yes....He has a plan so much bigger than we can even imagine. I had never thought about that with Christian Light and the independence my kids have learned over the years....they really can do so much on their own. We can do this! And I love hearing your story about things coming full circle for you too! thanks for sharing!
@ourthriftyhomeschool keep your head up, friend. Many prayers for you family.
I’m really sorry for your husbands health with long covid. I have 2 family members suffering with similar things and they’re the homeschooling mamas, it’s so difficult to see them suffer. You got this. It may be for a season. God will lead you.
I am praying for you and your family! I imagine that is so hard as I would feel the same way. I quit my thriving career 14 years ago to stay home with my first and it would be hard for me to go back to work and juggle it all too. God always goes before us, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy. Definitely praying for you sweet mama!
Many prayers will be lifted to God from me for your family! I had to go back to work for most of the year last year and it was not easy for me..I was very emotional, because like you I have always felt like homeschooling and being a stay at home mom/keeper at home was my calling and I loved it! My husband is a disabled veteran and because of the economy his disability wasn’t enough 😭 I am back home for now, and I am looking into going to Medical Assistant school and hoping my work schedule will be flexible than it was last year! But all last year we still continued to homeschool..it was evenings and weekends, but we did it. You are so right, “With God all things are possible.” It’s definitely not always easy! Just know that y’all will be in my prayers much! ❤️
Thank you for the encouragement sweet friend! Our situations sound very similar! I really appreciate the prayers. We can do this! ❤
Sending so much love to you ❤ you and your family will be in our prayers . Wish I could give you a big hug!!! 💖
I struggled with extreme and prolonged exhaustion for months after I had c0vid. It was aweful.
I am a single working mom and I live with my grandfather and I homeschool my 4 children.
I totally understand you. ❤
My kiddos are 11 and 12. I was a stay at home Mom up until last February and I homeschool. I had to get a job but Thankfully I get to do a job I love. I teach preschool at a Church daycare.I started as an afternoon teacher last February and by July, I was asked to teach 4k. No one was asked to be a teacher as quickly as I was but I know teaching my kids helped me be able to do that. I still homeschool even with teaching and I still Love it. I will be Praying for your Family.
You can do this! You are in my prayers. I ended up getting a part time job doing laundry at a nursing home to help with finances. I work in the evening 6-2. It is a nice schedule to be able to continue to homeschool. With your husband being home look at options where you could work in the evenings. Or possibly divide up the homeschooling between the two of you?? I feel like I am becoming much more efficient with my time working a job. If homeschooling is the path God has laid out for you he will pave a way. If God is planning something different, it will be beautiful and you will look back on this time and realize his wonderful plan all along.
Man, I feel this. Between two jobs (20 hours in the office, 5 hours from home + working retail for 12 hours on the weekends) I was working full time all year. You CAN do this. God's callings are His enablements. Your days will look different but you'll figure it out. Praying for you, mama.
Thank you for the encouragement! You don't know how much that means to me! I love that phrase "God's callings are His enablements"! Absolutely love that, and needed that. ❤