08/17/2026
Today is a hard one. ❤️
I started homeschooling last year. Two of my three kids wanted to be homeschooled, and I truly felt like God was calling me to it.
Homeschooling has been hard, but it has also been one of the most rewarding seasons of my life. The time together, the freedom, the little moments, and most importantly, getting to teach my kids about Christ and remind them that we can learn and see all things through Him.
Then, just one week before school started, my youngest told me she wanted to try public school again with her big sister. This time, she would be starting middle school.
My heart sank. My immediate response was, “No.” I knew how much she loved homeschooling and being home with me. Honestly, I wasn’t ready to let go.
But then I saw her little shoulders sink.
I told her I would pray about it, and she told me she already had.
It took me a few days to process, but God kept nudging my heart to let her make this choice. She may love it. She may hate it. She may decide homeschooling is where she wants to be again. But I knew if I didn’t let her try, she might always wonder what could have been.
So today, I watched my baby walk away for a full day of school and practice afterward.
And I cried.
You don’t fully realize how precious time with your children is until you’ve had so much of it and then suddenly, there are hours when they aren’t there.
I’m incredibly grateful I still have my son home with me. I don’t want to miss the gift right in front of me because I’m grieving this change. I’m going to soak up every ordinary homeschool day we have together.
But today, the house feels different, and my mama heart hurts.
Still, I know this: my children have never belonged to me. They belong to God.
I can love them, guide them, pray for them, and teach them, but ultimately, they are in His hands.
So today, I’m letting go a little, praying a lot, soaking up the child who is still home, and trusting God with my girls who walked away this morning. Wherever they go, He goes with them. 🤍
“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this.” — Psalm 37:5