"Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned him,
and to which God has called him."
1 Corinthians 7:17

Today, Kristin and I completed the two day trek to home schooling's Mecca: We attended the annual OCHEC convention (Oklahoma Christian Home Educators Consociation). This pilgrimage is where hundreds of home school families across Oklahoma come together for two days to listen to speakers, attend workshops, and most importantly, plow through rows of vendors that offer every kind of curriculum known to mankind.

Let me say one thing before going on any further - these home schooling moms are amazing.

After one year of watching my wife home school our two kids, I've found a new respect and admiration for her commitment to our family. I've watched her diligently teach our kids that God is the author of everything - in history, science, math and language. I've watched her patiently correct and re-correct and re-re-correct our kids missteps along the way.

She's worked with them on Bible lessons. She's Catechized them. She's worked with them on their manners. She's taught them reading, math, science and history. She's been the P.E. teacher, the piano player for hymn time, and she even teaches a pretty mean 5-year-old cookie making class.

Sunday nights, she prepares a curriculum for the upcoming week. Monday, she does the laundry. She cooks three meals a day, keeps our flowers watered and our home clean.

I think you get the picture. It's a bunch of hard work. And, she does it all with out complaining.
So why do I tell you all of these glowing things? Is it because it makes her look like some kind of Superwoman (and me some kind of Superman for marrying her)?

Not hardly.

The reality is, there are plenty of days when dressing up in nice clothes and going to a "real job" looks pretty attractive.

I think what's hit Kristin has been the reality (and soberness) of her calling. She's a mom.

She's been given the task by God Himself to sew Godliness into our family for generations to come. Just imagine the weight of that. Knowing that God has called her to be the mother of two souls that will last forever. And those two souls will in turn, shape the lives of our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Pretty sobering.

Kevin Swanson, who spoke at this weekends conference, made a great point that highlights the importance of training our children. He asked pragmatically, which was more effective in fulfilling the Great Commission - giving a 3 hour speech to 10,000 people or spending 10,000 hours with three people. I thought the same thing.

So to my sweet wife, and all the other Supermoms I saw this weekend, a big Hat Tip to you. You've earned every bit of praise you get!

Your children call you blessed and your husbands sure appreciate you.