PrincipledMom™

So you have to know the way I do things. I am very much an "all or nothing" person. When I decide to do a thing I just run to the extreme, which usually ends in frustration and exhaustion. The Lord is teaching me "moderation in all things"--which is not easy, let me tell you.

In my exhuberance to create unique lesson plans for everyone for every subject I have stressed myself out. I can tell when I need to back off and take a breath. I was telling my darling husband that I feel I am always in planning mode and when that work never gets done I get stressed. He suggested something to make it a little easier.

 So as I have been planning my own lessons for three years now, this year I feel I am to take a little different direction. I have ordered the 3rd grade lessons from FACE. In the past I have been hesitant to use them because I like to do what I want to do, following my own routine. The problem is, that is a TON of work that I don't have time to do. Also, I had lots of great plans but they didn't always get carried out because I was worn out from all the planning. So my DH suggested I get the NP Lessons so that I can focus on the impartation and not simply on creating lessons. I am excited that now I can do what I really enjoy--talking with my kids and instructing them in the ways of the Lord.

I also didn't realize I was gradually adding way too much to my 5dd plate. She doesn't need formal science, literature, history and geography at this point. So I have cut back on her lessons. She will spend this year improving her reading skills, learning to write, counting and performing simple math problems, and mostly learning about Jesus and cuddling up with me for a good book.

I am excited about this change. I will let you know when they come what I think about them. God is good to guide us as we submit to Him. And yes, I understand their are people who know how to make their own lesson plans work for them, but in this season of my life this will work just fine.

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