What Kind of Mother Do You Want to Be?

Michelangelo

 

Sometimes our school year looks like a hunk of rocks. We start out with wanting a great homeschool experience for our children, or wanting to be a peaceful mother, and then the lessons are way more tedious than we thought, or a family crisis interrupts the flow of our days and we respond in ways that we are later ashamed of.

 

But homeschooling is a little like rock sculpture. 

 

It took years for Michelangelo to carve the David, and two years for the Pieta. Each work of art was a long time in the making, but he had a vision for what that slab of marble could look like and he kept carving until the vision materialized. 

 

 

But if you begin to answer these question-what kind of mother do I want to be? How do I want my children to remember their childhood home? You can have the vision and purpose to work towards a beautiful life even if it’s something you’ve never experienced.

 

 

I want a peaceful home.

 

I want a home where my children feel safe and comfortable.

 

I want a home that is filled with the beauty of creation.

 

I want a home where my children sense the presence and goodness of God.

 

I want to be a woman who inspires my children towards excellence.

 

I want to be a woman who honors God with my time.

 

I want to be a calm mother.

 

I want to be a loving mother.

 

I want to be a joyful mother.

 

Start here, start with a clear vision, and then begin to daily develop habits that support your vision. The Peaceful Loop can help, but enrollment for 2023 closes soon.
 

 

 

 

“A few highlights from Tree week 1 of Nourishing Nature! We're repeating this from last year, and it's been so fun to come back to our favorite projects and field trips. The hands-on projects in this curriculum are so lovely.”

 

“Week 2 of Playful Pioneers.  The kids LOVED the weaving project.  I couldn’t get them to stop weaving 🤣.”

 

“We had so much fun this week with the letter C!

I'm really loving/enjoying this preschool curriculum.”

 

“today we started Nourishing Nature Kindergärten, and I wanted to share how much my little ones have loved it! I honestly think the bit of structure and guidance it gave us helped their kindness with each other tremendously. We had hardly any fighting and they were occupied for a long time playing productively and listening to the story. I am really looking forward to our gentle learning this year, and I'm glad I chose this as our main resource!”