The Mother’s Banquet
I know I’ve said it before, but I’m part of a WONDERFUL co-op. Our leader, Cathy, is celebrating her 10th anniversary since starting the group.
I’ve been incredibly blessed this year to help Cathy out by leading the Mom’s Room. The best way I can describe the Mom’s Room is in a series of words and phrases: prayer, devotions, homeschool information, homeschool workshops, marriage support, parenting support, homemaking support, friendships, encouragement……
Every year, we’ve always held a banquet (similar to a mother/duaghter banquet you might have a church) to honor the mothers. It was a hard act to follow to organize the banquet myself after so many years of being pampered and uplifted by Cathy! But, I pray that everyone was blessed and encouraged by our day Monday. I went home exhausted, but incredibly blessed, too.
Nancy Carter was our speaker for the day, and let me tell you, her message on grace was perfect! She spoke about the importance of remembering God’s grace as we strive to be great moms, wives, and homeschoolers. And reminded us to show the same grace to our families in good or not-so-good moments.
Two thoughts really stood out in my mind from her talk:
-DON’T compare yourself to others, whether it’s as a mom or a homeschooler or whatever. If God had intended for your children to have different parents, He would have given them different parents.
-Treat your family with grace whether they “deserve” it or not.
Not only did Nancy, and her lovely friend Candace, drive nearly 3 1/2 hours to be with us. They came bearing gifts as well – The Old Schoolhouse Magazine for each of the ladies!
I promised to share the lyrics to a song our 5/6th grade choir sang. The author is Zac G. and the original words can be found here.
Song
“We Are the Homeschool Kids Who Can’t Do Anything” – sung to the tune of the Veggie Tales “Pirates” song.
Chorus
We are the homeschool kids who can’t do anything
We just stay at home and do our work
And if you ask us to do anything
We’ll just tell you we can’t do anything!
Well we can’t pass notes in math class
and we’ve never bought a school lunch
and we’ve never had our homework eaten by the family dog
and we’ve never had a hall pass
and we’ve never owned a locker
and we’ve never had detention after school
Chorus
Well we’ve never been suspended
and we’ve never missed the school bus
and we’ve never got a fat lip from the bully down the hall
and we’ve never seen the school nurse
and we’ve never slapped erasers
and we’ve never had detention after school
Chorus
Well we’ve never changed for P.E.
and we’ve never had a swirlie
and we’ve never had a teacher that we didn’t like at all
and we’ve never had supply lists
and we’ve never answered roll call
and we’ve never had detention after school
Chorus
But we’ve often taken field trips
and we go to school in pj’s
and we often do our work while sitting on our favorite couch
and we finish school by lunchtime
and we find our books on ebay
and we don’t have any homework after school
Chorus
Here are links to the poems that were read.
It was a wonderful day! I can’t end this without a big THANK YOU to Brooke & Mike and Nancy, Gerald & Kelsey!!