When you were little, remember all the excitement? Every little trip or errand was an adventure. You woke up and bounded out of bed to start your day. Your future was bright and you knew it, and you were going to embrace the day for everything it had to offer.

Then you grew up. Stress came. Heartache showed up. Bills and obligations, responsibilities and expectations. That zeal and joy that once came ever so naturally was now just appearing between the cracks of life..

Not sure you can actually experience a stress-free homeschool. . .ever? Try these tips from those of us who have been where you are, those at The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine:

Under Pressure: Peace for the Driven Homeschool Parent

http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine-digital.com/thehomeschoolmagazine/2014Annual?pg=30#pg30

Dealing with Pressure? The Benefits of Slowing Down

http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine-digital.com/thehomeschoolmagazine/2015x4/?pg=79#pg79

And remember, Mama. . .

Your kids are where you once were. EXCITED!!!!! Jumping up and down, hyper as monkeys because everything is new, thrilling, and just for them. Today, shed the worry and the problems. Laugh in the face of stress; cast your anxieties on the Lord where they belong, and enter into that world of fun and new beginnings with your little ones. Let today be that day they see the furrow disappear.

Take back that pizazz for life, Mama. It's still there, buried deep under piles of stress. Relax. . .as the holiday season approaches, rest easy in Him—because His burden is light. Show your kids how to relax so when they become a Mama (or Daddy!), it’s gonna be even better than when they were young. Their now is exciting, but their tomorrow is crazy awesome!

Their future IS bright. Life IS fun. There IS joy to be had. It’s for you and for them, right now. Show them, Mama. Get up and do it.

-gena

“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” Matthew 11:30.