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My least favorite thing about homeschooling can also go right along with my favorite! I love to be a part of my children’s accomplishments and to see them grow first hand; however, there is something very scary about knowing that there is no one else to blame if your child’s education is not a strong one. I have struggled with this pretty much every day of my homeschooling adventure. We have lost time in schooling due to severe illness and moving many times. It is often hard to make up the time and to stay on track. I worry that my children will forever be behind their peers in academics or that they will be under-educated when rated by state tests. But, it is in those times of worry that the Lord will press upon my heart that they aren’t my children to worry after to begin with. They are indeed His, and He has trusted them to me. He is the one who decided that they were the children for me and I for them. He has complete confidence in my ability to be a mom and a teacher to them, or He would not have called me to do so. If He doesn’t doubt me then neither should I. I am accountable for their education, but He is accountable for guiding me through their teaching. Praise the Lord that it isn’t ALL on me!