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From Abraham Lincoln's first political announcement on March 9, 1832
Doesn't it feel good to be reminded that we, as homeschooling parents, are doing something so vitally important—educating our children for the future, as well as leading them in the Way for eternity. What could be more important than that?
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Hey, thanks for the link to my blog. I like your hubby's, too, and sent a link of it to my own husband, who is our church's worship pastor.
What an affirming quote!! Oftentimes I feel very badly because it seems like the only thing I'm doing really well is schooling my children. Not to make excuses, or to justify slovenliness or anything, but I've had to determine that the kids' education has to be made a priority, even if that means the laundry piles up until the weekend, or that the breakfast dishes stay in the sink… Or that I don't get my eyebrows waxed as often as I should, or that that errand doesn't get done today, or whatever.
I hope that makes sense. It's always a goal for me to fit it all in, and do all that I do well, but honestly, 99% of my days find me, at the end, sighing because I didn't get done nearly all that I wanted or even needed to do.
So, it's reassuring that the 16th president tells me that the thing I'm doing best is the thing that's, overall, most important.
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