I stayed at home for years, and now I am considering working again after my husband lost his job. I watched this video with no clue what it was about, empathized with you and then realized that changes are happening in my own life as well. Your video is encouraging. Let's remember this, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." -Philippians 4:13 Our victory mantra!

As a single mom, homeschooling and working, I want to remind you, you don’t have to work Monday through Friday. I’ve worked weekends /nights for years and years to accommodate being a single mom and homeschooling. While that means not very many fun weekend activities, you still have the full week to join co-ops and stay in a “normal” school schedule. I work from home doing emergency room registration, and have only been home 1 1/2 years, I did the same job in a physical emergency room prior. God has blessed me tremendously with my weekend schedule and we love being able to do homeschool together during the week on a regular Monday through Friday schedule. God will guide you, look outside the box of a normal work schedule if you want to have a normal homeschool day/week.

What a blessing you will be to so many of us working moms who homeschool. It can seem like a lonely place here when other homeschool moms are talking about co ops and PE classes that just don’t fit in a work schedule. God can use you in this trial. Having said that, I’ll tell you homeschooling and working at the same time isn’t too hard! I thought my heart would break when my husband had health issues that put me in the work force. Without an education or a skill, I went to work as a custodian at a university. Many times my children have thanked me for working so hard. The beauty of homeschooling is the openness of your schedule. Tailoring school around a schedule takes time, but is manageable. I’ll pray for you!

I taught in a Christian school for 25 years. My daughters went to school at the school where I taught. It was overwhelming at times because of small paychecks, exhaustion from the job and home duties, but God got me through it all. I never regret one moment I spent doing the hard stuff. I'm praying for you and your family. You've got this because you have God to hold onto. You are really brave! God bless you.

I’m praying for you! I’m a homeschooling mother as well, I have had to work at times. I was able to work evenings and weekends. Just stay positive, accept that it won’t be perfect, and that’s ok! You will be able to make it work. We are stronger than we think.

Hi Toni. This is the first time I’ve ever left a comment for someone on KZfaq, but my heart goes out to you and I wanted to share. First thank you for your courage to share from such a vulnerable place. I am new to your channel and your story resonates with me. I was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2018 - another ‘invisible disease’ that can affect the neuro system and is an absolute beast. Add a virus on top of that and the body goes wild. I wanted to share that functional/holistic medicine changed my life. I saw 23 different doctors in the first year of my illness. No one knew what to do with me. I was as one doctor put it, “a unicorn in a field of horses”. God has blessed me through the trials of this journey so that I may help others experiencing similar situations. I also know several people suffering from long haul (your husbands specific virus) issues. I don’t know how to share info with you directly, but if I can assist in pointing you towards an applied kinesiologist in your area that follows Jesus and believes in the body’s ability to heal through holistic remedies - I would tell you not to delay. I went from being bed bound most of the day for years, to living a mostly ‘normal’ life including homeschooling my daughter. 🙌🏻 Praying for your husband’s health and for you the care taker, mom, teacher and wife. God bless you. ❤

"Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow. Blessings all mine with ten thousand beside." He is faithful. Praying for you and your family as you navigate this unexpected and unwanted life change

I also wanted to add...Thank you for sharing. The internet is a scary place to be so vulnerable. Many families are struggling in this economy and I pray that God writes a story of hope and encouragement for your family and for the parents watching. To God be the glory.

I love your heart and your honesty!! You seem to be a very strong lady and your faith will continue to get your through this, no doubt. Prayers for your families health and happiness!! This to shall pass!!

Thank you for sharing ❤. I sure can relate and it’s nice hearing someone else share the struggles and hold on!

Your words are encouraging and powerful. I’ll be praying for you and your family. Praying for the perfect job and homeschool situation for your family. Praying for a miracle with your husband’s health. Praying for your continued strength as a hard working mom. Thank you for opening up and sharing your struggles and your strength.❤

Thank you for sharing and I will be praying for you and the life changes. I can relate to this a bit. Recently, my husband has mentioned to me about going back to work as well. The idea overwhelms me for sure. And I have similar feelings about not wanting to stop homeschooling. I think it has been put on the back burner for now, but we also have a child really wanting to go to public school this fall, so I am trying to work through those emotions too.

Sending so much love to you ❤ you and your family will be in our prayers . Wish I could give you a big hug!!! 💖

Toni, thank you for sharing. I think it will encourage many people to remember that God will provide and has a plan for each of us. Prayers for you and your family. You can do this through His strength ❤

Change is hard. You can do this. I work full time and homeschool, too. It is exhausting, but it will work out. Praying for you and your family.

Oh friend!!! So many prayers for God to lead the right path for you and your family. We love you here, and fully support whatever you need to do. Hugs!!❤❤❤

I just subscribed to your channel. I am stepping into being a full-time working mom and homeschooling my 11 year old daughter. I am praying for you and your family. I am looking forward to being encouraged as you walk and share your journey. We got this! 😊

Praying for you and your family! I can’t wait to hear how God works in your life for His perfect plan! Thank you for being so vulnerable! God will use your story!

Thank you for being vulnerable. You inspired me to start homeschooling a few years ago. I’ll pray for you and your family. ❤

Hugs momma! I work full time and also homeschool. Prepping is key! I take every weekend to meal prep our meat and our schedule for school for the week. Some weeks we do school on my off days instead of our normal schedule and we never start school work until I’m home and off work. You are not wrong I’m tired lol but it can be done and you and your kiddos will still rock it!

Your transparency blessed me today. Thank you. Prayers for you and your family and great praise to God that you continually give Him the glory!!! May you be richly blessed.

I'm so glad you shared! I have been a working homeschool mom for a year now and I feel so alone. I'm happy to know there are others out there as well.

Toni, thank you so much for sharing. My heart hurts for you and your family. Just the change in the family dynamic with your husband's disabilities and struggles is hard enough and then top that with financial troubles and having to go back to work.... I pray God will direct your path to the right job so that you can still homeschool & make an income for your family. My prayers are with you and your family. ❤

This video popped up in my recommended list. This is the first video of yours I have seen and I subscribed. I pray God gives you strength while He takes you down this new path. God will always provide, sometimes in unconventional ways. Your testimony will be a light to other women who are facing similar circumstances. Looking forward to your future videos!

Oh Toni! I can feel your heart! God is so good and faithful and you know He will see you through this trial! I can't wait to watch your update 6 months or a year from now and hear all about His faithfulness in you and your families lives! He is writing your story and is not done yet!

Thanks for being transparent! Admitting our financial struggles is humbling but so many of us relate. I know it would hurt if I had to stop homeschooling, so I feel you. Praying for your family and even miraculous healing I. Your husband!

Praying for you and your family! 🙏 hang on there, sis! God is faithful!

I am praying for you and your family. Those are some intense challenges you and your family have been enduring. God has you and your family. I am praying that He opens the doors you need to be opened. May your family flourish in every way.

Oh Toni, I will be praying for you and your family!!!

My heart hurts for you and I shed a few tears as I considered the struggle you are in. I am not facing the same life change as you, but have been struggling in motherhood lately. You are so right! God has carried you and will continue to do so! I commiserate with you on not taking advantage of His goodness, mercy and help as I seek to solve my own problems. So dumb!😂 Many of the things you shared resonated with me as well. ❤ Praying for you, friend! 🙏

You can do it!!! Praying for your family ❤

Oh Toni!!! I feel for you! ❤ So many changes, and life seems to not be going as expected, but you’re right, God will provide and make a way. 🎉 Hope you can find the job you need and STILL homeschool!!! 🙌🙌💛 Thank you for sharing!!

I just discovered your channel today. I watched one of your older videos and really liked it and then noticed this video. I had to start working full time after being a stay at home mom/homeschool mom for 15 years too. While it hasn’t been easy, I’ve been blessed to be able to homeschool and work remotely. Prayers for you and your family during this transition.

I am praying for y’all! I also wanted to say I was in a place before and during Covid where I was working from home (before it became popular) with my own business. I had my son in public school. I just knew that I didn’t want my son in a mask all day at school, and virtual wasn’t going to cut it with my business. I prayed and felt led to homeschool. I didn’t think I could do it, work my business, plus I had some extra side hustles and homeschool. I had so much encouragement, and literally with God holding my hand I made more in that year than ever! I say all this to encourage you! I know this is backwards from where you stand, but God definitely makes a way! We are still homeschooling and I am still working.

❤proud of you, Toni! Keep the faith! Love you and praying for y'all😊God is good all the time. And all the time, God is good!

You can do this! I’ve been watching your KZfaq channel for the last few years and it has helped me greatly. Thank you! I work night shift and homeschool my autistic son. I come home after 7am and sleep till noon/1pm then we tackle the homeschool for the rest of the day. My husband works evenings and will homeschool our son in the morning if I lay everything out. You can do this, you just have to get creative. Good luck!

We homeschool mondays and Fridays after 1pm, Saturday and Sunday. Its hard but we just finished our 4th yr. Your husbands story is eerily similar to my husband's, he was a captain for corrections until 12/2023. Totally agree about the disability paperwork. You can do this. It will be hard, its not the instagram pretty homeschool, but you can do this.

You have always been such a breath of fresh air and so incredibly helpful, think of how you will be able to use this to reach a whole new group of homeschool moms. The working homeschool moms will find you too, and you can be an encouragement, and to be honest a lot of my homeschool mom friends have had to go to work and so many did put their kids in school because they don't feel like they can do both. God is going to use you to reach those who are defeated. Praying for you, it's so hard when we are reminded that his plans aren't our plans. But always remember he uses everything for good.

Ugh my heart hurts for you! I know you are putting on a brave face every single day and that’s the worst 😢it’s a season of life, it will pass and there will be a new normal for your family! That may be better than you could have imagined ❤

You got this!! From a working homeschooling mom. It’s not easy. I’m tired and none of my day honestly feels worth sharing bc I’m struggling most days but we are doing it.

I grew up with a disabled dad and it really took a toll on my mother, which really took a toll on me. I encourage you to do whatever you can to stay healthy yourself. It’s so important.

I love your attitude about this! I'll be praying for you and your family. God will walk with you through this. ❤❤❤

Praying for y’all. Thank you for sharing, I know it’s easy to share the good times. But to be able to share the hard times of real life is hard, but important because life for anyone has hard times at some point in life. Life isn’t one big Pinterest board. And it is comforting to people to know they aren’t the only ones struggling and hopefully it is comforting for the person telling to get it off their chest. I know you will find a way to make it work, I have complete and total faith in you.

God hasn’t changed, your situation has 🙏

Thanks Toni. I'm going through some similar stuff. This was encouraging thanks for sharing.

I’m Praying for you. I know you can do it! Stay strong.

Toni, I’ll be praying for you and your whole family. God is good and *always* faithful 🙏

Praying for you and your family. Remember you are stronger than you think you are!

I needed this today. Thanks for sharing! I'm homeschooling and I need to work also. Hang in there!!! We got this 🎉 You are awesome and you are inspiring others!!

Praying for you and your family. You are not being dramatic at all. So much love to you and your family as well. We will be here for when you are able to post a video. ❤

You’ve got this. You are so strong and your family are blessed to have you. I’m sure all of us are praying that things improve for all of you, and that your husband gradually improves in his health. Brave of you to share. Take care of yourself first though. If you’re not looking after yourself, you can’t look after anyone else. X

Wow, that's a lot. You are totally not being dramatic. I'm praying the perfect opportunity opens for you! Thank you for sharing your journey with us. ❤ ❤❤

Sending prayers for God's perfect plan to unfold!! Praying for his provision and healing over your husband.

I will definitely be praying for you. I was just talking to my husband about this kind of situation yesterday-I quit a promising career 13 years ago to stay home with my kids as I consider it such an important and high calling. I am not lazy, I also do not sit around all day eating bon bons. LOL I work hard to save us money, teach our children in the way they should go, and not be 'lazy'. But I think often that sacrifice of not working outside the home is overlooked. When we do re-enter the workforce, we are literally starting from scratch, and it's very difficult. I pray you will find God's perfect fit for your situation. And I will be praying for healing for your husband. He is very blessed to have you!

Still watching the video but “the end of everything” hit me so hard. I completely get that. It’s a hopeless feeling. I like the verse, Against all hope, Abraham hoped. Also fyi, I work full time and homeschooled for 5 years doing that. Sent my boys to private school for 2 years but we’re going back to homeschool in the Fall. I will be keeping you and the family in prayer. I know there was a lot left unsaid. ❤

I will definitely pray for you! God is so good! With the strength of the Lord: You got this!❤

Toni 😢 I will be praying for you and your family! You are always an encouragement to me. In times like this dependence on the Lord is vitally necessary. I am confident the Lord has something better than you can ever imagine.

I am praying for you in this hard situation ❤. I know a couple working outside the home, homeschooling moms. You can do this!!! Eventually you will get into a rhythm and the stress will become less❤.

Thankyou for sharing .. it can't have been easy. I love watching your vlogs from down here in Awahuri, New Zealand. I hope everything turns out well for you guys 💗.

Praying for you and your family Toni! I’m sorry it’s a hard season right now. All things are possible with God! God is good all the time. ❤

Im so sorry you're going through all this! Praying for you, your husband and family ❤

Thank you for sharing! I am new to your channel and was touched by your testimony in this season of your life and it is only a season….So proud of you for continuing in your calling and not allowing the pressures of this world to deviate….when God calls us to it, he equips us for it, no matter how difficult it is….will be praying for you and yours! God promises to perfect us in our weakness!

I am praying for you and your family! I imagine that is so hard as I would feel the same way. I quit my thriving career 14 years ago to stay home with my first and it would be hard for me to go back to work and juggle it all too. God always goes before us, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy. Definitely praying for you sweet mama!

Listened to your update while eating breakfast today. I'm stopping to pray for you. I pray that if you have to begin working outside your home, that it is a very short season in your life. I believe for big changes coming to our financial system. Praying that the Lord brings them soon. I have been homeschooling my kids for 4 years now. I have been asking the Lord to lead me in making some decisions about a business opportunity. I currently have no job or business. I have felt stressed about the idea of returning to work AND continuing to homeschool. It would be very hard with my husband's work hours. I'm going to pray that God blesses your business and sends lots of people to stay in your inn. I hope your youtube views and commissions increase, too! Your situation sounds hard. But. God. 🙏🏻

Praying for you guys through this season!! ❤❤❤❤

I haven't watched you in a while, but I used to watch your videos during the school year. I'm going into 11th grade this year and have missed your videos. I will be praying for you and your family! ❤

Praying for God to give you discernment and to guide your footsteps. Praying also for strength and healing for your husband! God bless you!

Just found your channel this morning. Praying for you right now. For peace, for direction, for finances, for your mama heart, for courage as you face such tremendous challenges, for healing for your husband, and for God to provide you with creative ways to do your life in this season. Please give yourself and your family lots of grace!! Even if the kids just do audiobooks and math for a time it COUNTS! They will keep learning because that is how God created us-we never stop learning! Trust the foundations that God has already allowed you to put into place and watch your kids thrive, mama!!!

I was in the same boat 6 months ago. I wanted to start working part time to help fund fun homeschool field trips. Then my husband lost his job and I was offered a full time position 😭. After being home for 8 years I was terrified but we’ve been doing great! I do work from home which is the biggest blessing! We homeschool in the morning and I work after lunch to past dinner but I’m still able to make my babies their meals and be home with them. Hang in there mama. I’m praying for you and wish I could give you a hug!

Take each day as it comes!! Prepare for the future but each day is a blessing!! God can move mountains for his children and I have seen it in my life and have testimonies to that!! You have each other and beautiful kids to help along the way! Sending prayers your way! 👍🙏💕🇺🇸😊🐾

Your mom sounds like such a rock. "You can do it" ❤ I will say, whatever route God leads you in, you can do this!!! I actually never thought I'd send my kids to school, but I had to last year and honesty it has been a blessing in other ways. Definitely not saying that will be your lot, but whatever happens you can trust Him. I definitely have known other moms who homeschooled and worked and it can totally be done.

I just recently found your videos and am encouraged by you. Praying for you and your sweet family that God will see you through this (and I know He will) and that y’all will have the peace that surpassed all understand through everything.

You can do it. I've worked 19 years almost on my job, but 4 of those years I've homeschooled. I have been blessed to work from home for i think about 15 years. I just adjust as needed. God will guide you. Stay encouraged God has you! 💜💜💜💜

I am right there with you in prayer. I’d love to live near you and we could help each other through this season of change and uncertainty. So may of your details reflect our life as well. I know God heard our hearts cry and He is faithful but I’m human and my fears take over sometimes. ❤

Praying for you! It’s hard but can be done! Weekends will be your friend. I did most of my teaching on Sat and Sundays and then Mon Tues the kids worked independently. No school Wed/Thurs and then co-op Friday. It isn’t traditional but it worked well.

You can do this 🙏🏻 We need more working Mom homeschool support on KZfaq. As a new single Mom I’m heading back to work and have homeschooled my 7th and 11th grader since the beginning. This is a new chapter and God has held me together. Learning doesn’t have to be during the day. Your family studies can be done on weekends and I love Campfire curriculums which were created for Dads to teach. We’re going to use a lot of online curriculum this year. Creating a schedule and being creative is going to help this school year. God will walk you through this, lean on him, give him your time, lay this at his feet. Thank you for your honesty, I will pray for your family for sure. I hope you look at this as your purpose to use your platform to help so many that work and teach. Blessings from PA ❤

Praying for you and your family in this time of transition🙏❤

I’m really sorry for your husbands health with long covid. I have 2 family members suffering with similar things and they’re the homeschooling mamas, it’s so difficult to see them suffer. You got this. It may be for a season. God will lead you.

I will be praying for you. 😊 God has a plan and will give you strength. I hope you find an AMAZING job with great benefits! ❤

Praying for your family!!

You can do it!! Homeschool can be done anytime or any day! I feel like your oldest can help when needed too, I know it may be a tough adjustment but you got it!

You got this mama! I’m a full time working homeschool mama too. I catered out schedule around what my husband could handle, by focusing on his strengths. Organization is key… lots of pray and lots of grace!

Thanks for sharing your story. Somehow you guys will get through and figure it out. Give it to God. Replace fear with faith. I will pray for you and your family. 🙏❤

Your story is very similar to where I am right now. I have to go back to work too. We still don't know what our school year will look like either. Prayers for you and your family.

I can totally relate…we were not sure for months if I would have to work. I may still have to…but am hoping I can do something from home if need be. But trying to be thrifty as possible. We have special needs kids and simply have to homeschool. But we, like you, realized we could make it work if we had to. Nights, weekends, tag teaming, we could make it work. You can do it!!! You can. And hopefully it can give you such a confidence boost too….you can do it!

Praying you find the balance. Our family has taken a hit financially as well this year. Thankful God has provided me with a second shift job so we can still homeschool our kids

You’re going to do great! Praying for wisdom and for God’s favor. Also your husband! Wow, he’s been through a lot as well.

I will pray for you and your family!

Thank you for sharing! It is quite difficult to be vulnerable and so transparent in this space. May God's wisdom guide your every move forward. You've got this! After all, you are God's precious daughter. This is another chapter in your wonderful book of life's journey. Reach out if I can support you in any way. I too am a working homeschooling mom that serves students and school staff full time while homeschooling my own. It is definitely not easy but certainly possible with God leading the way.🙏❤❤

Thanks for sharing your life! This was encouraging!

I’m praying for you and your family. 💗

God is good all the time..All the time God is good!! Will be praying for you and your family🙏🙏

Lifting you and your family up in prayer. Life isn’t always easy but knowing that God has a plan in all of this is the only way we can get thru life.

Insurance is the 100 breaker of not working vs working especially with small children. I'm super sorry. We never know when things are gonna change, but God knew, and He will provide a way. Maybe a job or maybe still being home. ❤ Praying for answers for you and your family!

I homeschool in the a.m and work in the late afternoons. Your kids and you can do this I promise!! God is so so good

Hey just wanted to say im praying for you and your family. Hugs

Oh my word!!!!! 🙏🙏🙏 🙏🙏 PRAYING with ALL of U on all of this......

Many prayers will be lifted to God from me for your family! I had to go back to work for most of the year last year and it was not easy for me..I was very emotional, because like you I have always felt like homeschooling and being a stay at home mom/keeper at home was my calling and I loved it! My husband is a disabled veteran and because of the economy his disability wasn’t enough 😭 I am back home for now, and I am looking into going to Medical Assistant school and hoping my work schedule will be flexible than it was last year! But all last year we still continued to homeschool..it was evenings and weekends, but we did it. You are so right, “With God all things are possible.” It’s definitely not always easy! Just know that y’all will be in my prayers much! ❤️

Thank you for sharing your life update. Will keep praying 😘🤗🙏

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