Okay homeschool moms.  You’ve heard this before.  More than once I am sure.
”I don’t know how you do it.”

This is how I do it.

Chocolate.

Right?

Well… I do enjoy my fair share of dark chocolate, but that isn’t really what gets me through the days. 

Galatians 6:9  And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

My help comes from the LORD.  Not Hershey, Dove, or even Godiva.

James 1:2-4  Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,  for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.  And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Chocolate doesn’t HURT the situation, however.

Romans 12:12  Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

I’m not Job.  Thank you, LORD, that I have not been tested like Job.  Still, a recent reading of Job from a children’s book  has taught me new things.  A KID’S book.  Love it.

James 5:11   Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

So – when people say, “How do you do it,” I very quickly assess what they are really saying.  We all know that when MANY people say that to us, it is their politically correct way of saying, “I don’t want to do what you do.  I want to drop my kids at the bus stop in the morning, say, ‘See ya’,’ meet some friends at the gym and stop by Starbucks before I clean my house and do my laundry-for-four in silence.  Have at it Jesus-freak.” 

BUT – some people who say that really are looking for the source of our strength.

And it isn’t chocolate, is it?