Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace

by Sarah Mackenzie

This book sprang from an insatiable thirst for the unshakable peace that God promises those who follow Him. I long to live from a place of rest, to teach and mother from peace rather than anxiety. I’m quite certain that God desires that for all of us—His beloved daughters called to the educating and raising up of little hearts and minds.

What joy! I know my God and trust in our decision to homeschool also based on this foundation.

This work of homeschooling and raising hearts and souls and bodies is hard. It is more than I can do in my own strength.

Rest begins with acceptance. Or, perhaps more accurately, with surrender. There will always be more you can do. You will never complete your tasks entirely, because just on the horizon is tomorrow, and tomorrow the to-do list starts anew. It is so exhausting—sometimes even demoralizing—to realize that our work in raising up and teaching our children is never really done. But we must remember that we were never intended to finish it.

🙌🏼 How often do we stress over feeling like we need to get all the things done plus more.