Hey moms, welcome to my devotional grace for a mom's heart.

In the weeks ahead, I will be reading from my devotional, unhurried grace for a mom's heart,

31 days in God's Word. Each devotional

is less than 10 minutes long. I'll start by reading a short scripture passage and then share

some thoughts from my own heart as written in my devotional. I'll ask some questions to help you

dig deeper, and then I'll end in prayer.

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The title of today's devotional is called The Heart of Homchooling.

Our passage for today comes from Isaiah 44, verses 9 to 23.

How foolish are those who manufacture idols? These prized objects are really worthless.

The people who worship idols don't know this, so they are all put to shame. Who but a fool would make his own God, an idol that

cannot help him one bit? All who worship idols will be disgraced, along with all these craftsmen,

mere humans who claim they can make a God. They may all stand together, but they will stand in

terror and shame.

The blacksmith stands at his forge to make a sharp tool, pounding and shaping it with all his might.

His work makes him hungry and weak, makes him thirsty and faint.

Then the woodcarver measures a block of wood and draws a pattern on it.

He works with chisel and plain and

carves it into a human figure. He gives it human beauty and puts it in a little shrine. He cuts down

cedars. He selects the cypress and the oak. He plants the pine in the forest to be nourished by the

rain. Then he uses part of the wood to make a fire.

With it, he warms himself and bakes his bread. Then, yes, it's true. He takes the rest of it and makes

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