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Sorting out the things in my head

We just finished our second incomplete week of school.  That is, we had 3 days of school last week and 4 days of school this week.  I've shared here that school didn't start off the way I'd hoped.  This week had more lessons for me.   Wednesday was filled with unexpected procrastination by my daughters and by me.  It was also filled with commitments and hospitality--both of which were important.  At the end of the day, though, I lost it.  I gave my children and myself not grace, but expectations that weren't met.   When I met with my homeschool reviewer on Wednesday, we talked about many things.  The first things she wanted to do was talk about what I expected to tackle this year and what I desired prayer for.  I told her about how I've always gotten stressed getting to places on time.  It began years ago when family members would get upset with me verbally and nonverbally when everything wasn't ready on time when expected. ...