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JennyMaine,
I'm glad I could help.  When I said, There are always so many perspectives when this topic comes up in a thread. I think every family is so different, with different variables and situations. It's always so hard to speak so generally when the Lord leads us each so differently based on our own unique situations with our children, marriages, strength, and knowledge of faith, etc. But it always gives us much pause for thought, introspection, and prayer that we are each doing the Lord's will in every part of our life, including our beautiful homeschools., that's exactly what I meant.
YOUR situation is very different from my situation, and so the Lord is leading you very differently in making curriculum decisions than He is for our family, because He knows each of us, and our children, and what we can and cannot do, and leads us according to His plan, and His purpose. It's so great that you're doing such a great job, I'm sure it must be very difficult to do what you do every day! 
My mom was a single, working mom, who raised 6 kids from 2-10 years old on her own, and she's my hero!  She's an amazing woman! I can tell you that even homeschooling us probably wouldn't have been possible for her. But homeschooling the way that the Lord has led our family to homeschool would have been impossible, and wouldn't have been the best for us either because of that. God knows what's best for each of His children.
I give you a lot of credit for doing the fine job you're doing, and for following the Lord's leading in your life. I have so much respect for women who raise their children as single moms. May the Lord bless you in a special way in all you do for your family.
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 homeschooling in 15th year in Buffalo, NY
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Tracy, that was beautifully written. Thank you for your kind words. It has been a hard adjustment for me to come down from my own idealic image of homeschooling into the reality of my house!  It almost feels like giving up on a dream, if you know what I mean. I just have to keep telling myself that God knew what He was doing when He called me to this. . .even if I think He's nuts and totally overestimates me! ha ha
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JennyMaine,
That reminds me of what another of my heroes, Blessed Mother Teresa said, "I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much."
Tracy
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