Don’t Grow Weary: Homeschooling Through February
By: Lanette Judy
February has a way of settling in like a gray wool blanket.
The sparkle of December is long gone. The fresh-start energy of January has faded. The days feel short, the skies feel heavy, and even the most faithful homeschool mama can feel a little… weary.
If that’s you, friend, I want to gently place this verse into your hands:
“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” -Galatians 6:9
February is a beautiful month to cling to Galatians 6:9.
When the Good Feels Small
Homeschooling in February can feel like planting seeds in frozen ground.
You are:
correcting math lessons
reading aloud for the hundredth time
reviewing spelling words
listening to narrations that feel… less than inspired
And it can whisper to your heart: Is this working? Does this matter?
But Scripture calls this very work doing good.
Not flashy.
Not applauded.
Not always Instagram-worthy.
Good.
When you open a rich novel and invite your child into the world of story…
When you linger over words and ask, “What do you think this means?”…
When you patiently walk through a history lesson for the third time…
You are doing good.
The Hidden Harvest
The verse does not promise immediate fruit.
It promises a season.
Homeschooling is a long obedience in the same direction.
The harvest often comes years later:
A teenager who thinks deeply.
An adult child who loves truth.
A son or daughter who recognizes God’s hand in history.
A young person who treasures beauty in literature and sees God’s providence in the rise and fall of nations.
At Total Language Plus, when we encourage you to slow down and savor literature-based learning, it’s not because it’s easy.
It’s because it’s lasting.
At History Revealed, when we talk about history as God’s story, we are reminding ourselves that we are not just covering material, we are shaping worldview. We are helping our children see that the same faithful God who carried civilizations through triumph and trial is carrying our families through February.
The work feels ordinary.
But it is eternal.
Weariness Is Not Failure
Let’s be honest: growing weary does not mean you are doing it wrong.
Even faithful mamas grow tired.
Weariness simply means you are pouring yourself out.
Galatians 6:9 does not scold us for feeling weary. It gently says: Don’t give up.
There is a difference.
You may need:
shorter lessons
more read-aloud time on the couch
a walk outside on the rare sunny afternoon
a simplified schedule for a few weeks
February is not the month to overhaul everything.
It is the month to persevere.
The Power of Story in the Gray Days
When the skies are gray, stories carry light.
Open a book.
Read about courage.
Read about faith.
Read about heroes who pressed on when the outcome was uncertain.
Let your children hear your voice reading truth into their day.
Literature softens hearts.
History builds perspective.
Both remind us that hardship has never been the end of the story.
And isn’t that the message of Galatians 6:9?
The harvest comes after the waiting.
If You Do Not Give Up
That final phrase is both tender and strong.
“If we do not give up.”
Not if we do it perfectly.
Not if every lesson goes smoothly.
Not if our children never complain.
Not if we never second-guess ourselves.
Simply, if we do not give up.
Dear homeschool mama, February does not get the final word.
The seeds you are planting, through read-alouds, through thoughtful discussion, through carefully chosen curriculum, through faithful repetition, are taking root even when you cannot see green shoots above the soil.
One day, you will look at the young adults standing in front of you and realize:
The harvest came.
So this February, let’s hold tightly to Galatians 6:9.
Let’s keep reading.
Let’s keep discussing.
Let’s keep pointing our children to truth, beauty, and goodness.
And let’s not grow weary in doing good.
Because in due season, God’s season, we will reap, if we do not give up.