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Each fall, Catholic homeschooling mothers stand at the threshold of a new school year with sharpened pencils, fresh notebooks, and carefully revised schedules. Excitement is high, but so is the temptation to pressure ourselves and our children to achieve too much, too quickly. The danger is that the very order we desire can collapse into stress and discouragement if we forget one simple truth: God builds by degrees, not by force. The prophet Zechariah reminds us, “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin” (Zech 4:10). At the start of a new year, … Continue