Just Accept It

It's been a few days.  This past month of school (both teaching & homeschooling) has been stressful.  I was hoping (we all were) for a summer of respite and rejuvenation and revitalization to help jump-start us into a new school year.  It seems that everything just picked up where it left off.

Emily is taking choir, sculpting, & Shakespeare once a week.  She is doing English, Science, Cooking, & Sewing at home.  Choir & Sculpting are at a Charter School in Springville (about 20 minutes away) on Tuesdays.  Shakespeare is at someone's home in Spanish Fork (about 25 minutes away) on Thursdays.

Jeremy is taking Seminary, Advanced Shakespeare, & a Math/Science class.  He does English at home and is currently working on his Eagle Project.  Seminary has the stupid A/B Day Schedule meaning it is MWF one week and TTH the next week at Provo High School, about 15 minutes away.  Shakespeare is on Tuesdays at the same Charter School as Emily(AFTER Emily's classes, of course, so they have to wait around for each other) and Math/Science is on Thursdays at the same home as Emily's Shakespeare class, only at different times, so they have to wait again.  His Eagle Project is building 2 raptor shelters/houses for a Wildlife Sanctuary.

They both have Church Youth activities on Wednesday nights.

I work full-time and attend school part-time, with a class on Thursday afternoons, immediately followed by Choir practice in SLC on Thursday nights.  I get up at 5:30am every Sunday to get ready to go to SLC for Choir.

Brian plays Mr. Mom/Homeschool Dad during the day from 9am - 3pm and then becomes Mr. Music Arranger from 3pm - 6pm.

Oh, and did I mention that we have 1 car?


I think I'm learning something though.  Life is.... life.  I think our disappointments come from having certain expectations about things.  Expectations about how we are "supposed" to live....how we are "supposed" to look..."supposed" to keep our house...."supposed" to be teaching..."supposed" to behave......

Why can't we just accept life for what happens day by day?  Some days will be worse than others.  Some days will be better than others.  Why can't we let go of our expectations and take what we get.  Celebrate what's great...Mourn over what's not and learn from it.  Just be happy to be breathing and have another day to learn or to serve.  As my mother-in-law said, "The grass may be greener on the other side, but it still has to be mowed."

I don't get it.  There are people who truly love life & accept it.  They get it.  They embrace everything that comes & view it as an opportunity.

I'm not there yet.  But I wish I was.