Gym Coach

     Another part of my life is being a gymnastics coach.  I absolutely love my job.  I always want to be the best that I can be, and that definitely is true when it comes to coaching.  There is so much more to coaching than showing up to class.

     There is planning stations for your events; focusing on a new skill each week; making sure to bring in new drills to keep it interesting; keep researching to find new ways to teach a skill; knowing what mats you are going to need.  This part of coaching can become time consuming.  I enjoy it and have to make sure I do not get sucked into watching to many gymnastics coaching videos.  Being prepared it very important!

     Last week, we had the pleasure of having a highly qualified coach come into our gym, and work with some of the coaches and classes.  I enjoyed getting to see how my classes behaved and performed in front of him.  I had a few embarrassing moments, but I was proud of how hard they have work.  Working with him, has pushed me to be a better coach.

     I always want to be better.  Not only should I want to be better at my job outside the home, but all my other jobs as well.  Being a wife and mom doesn't feel like jobs at all because I love being them so much.  

     God has truly blessed my family.  I am blessed.  I think of the Proverbs 31 women.  She works and manages multitasking very gracefully.  I am striving to be a Proverbs 31 women.

Peace

Philippians 4:6 - Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 - Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord [be] with you all.

1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

As an outsider, you would see a mom who has much on her plate.  You many even think that my life must feel like a tornado or typhoon, but its is more like the eye of the storm.  This peace comes from the Lord.

There will be good and bad days.  There will be great and terrible days.  I am thankful that I can always go to Him in prayer.

I do have so much going on.  I homeschool, work outside the home between 12-15 hours a week, have squadron functions 2-3 times a month, and I try to workout 3-5 times a week.  Of course, I like to keep my home running smoothly.  My kids are gymnasts and both play instruments.  We love family time and social time with friends.  Add on to this that I am suffering from migraines again.  

It seems that this is the normal life of a mom these days.  I pray that I am juggling these many things with grace.  I don't want to complain.  I want to continue to have the peace that I have today.  Of course, I do not always have it.  I know I need to continue to lean on the Lord.  He is my strength and my shield. 

Unexpected News

This morning, my husband and I found out that a path we thought the Lord was leading us toward is closed for now.  I was surprised and a bit sad, but I know the Lord has a plan for us.  The opportunity may be available again in six months, but for now it is closed.  

There is some relief in this.  I was not handling the unknown well.  My prayers asked the Lord to take my burden and stress.  In one way, having an answer did just that.

I have so many blessings in my life.  I have a wonderful husband, who loves the Lord, and loves me and our kids.  My children are a blessing from the Lord.  Their hearts want to learn more about God.  My husband has a job he loves.  I have the opportunity to homeschool my children and be with them all day.  I love all my jobs, in the home and out of the home.

My life is not perfect, but the best thing is to focus on the Lord and what He has done for us.  It brings such peace.

Blessed Mom

Homeschooling

Homeschooling

I get comments all the time about how amazing it is that I homeschool my children.  It is sometimes harder than I ever thought possible.  This year, we switched from me teaching all the lessons to dvd lessons.  I thought that I would have so much free time.  Well, that is not the case.  Although the lessons are wonderful, my kids have been struggling over the first week plus.  I could not understand why I constantly had to be in the room for the to be focused.  I then realized, since I started homeschooling, I have always been in the room.  It's not going to magically change.

Both of my children are in fourth grade this year, so we were having the lessons play on the tv.  They did not enjoy sitting at the ottomen or sitting on the couch.  I set a small table up behind the couch, still other frustrations.  I have noticed that my daughter takes a little more time than my son, and he is bored waiting for her.  Even if it's only 5-10 minutes, he wants to continue his lessons.

Therefore, I made a change.  I bought portable DVD players for each of them.  Months ago, this was my plan, that I changed to watch on the TV.  I am glad I am going back to my original plan.  It is only day one, but both of them seem to be much happier and focused.

Blessed Mom