Why I'm a Homeschooling Mom, Christian Executive Assistant, and Social Media Manager

By Rachel Roach | Rooted and Ready

If you stopped by my house on any given weekday, you might find my daughter working through a reading lesson at the kitchen table while my son plays nearby. There are usually books spread across the counter, a cup of coffee that's gone cold for the second time, and a running list of things I need to accomplish before the day is over.

Somewhere in the middle of all of that, I'm also responding to client emails, managing calendars, coordinating projects, planning social media content, and supporting Christian business owners through Crown of Glory Solutions.

To some people, those worlds might seem completely unrelated.

But for me, they fit together more naturally than you might think.

One of the questions I get asked most often is how I balance being a stay-at-home mom, a homeschool educator, a Worship Director, and a business owner. The honest answer is that there are days when it feels messy. There are days when lessons take longer than expected, client projects shift unexpectedly, or life simply doesn't go according to plan.

But there is also a deep sense of peace that comes from knowing I'm exactly where God has called me to be in this season.

I never set out with a grand plan to become a Christian Executive Assistant or Social Media Manager. In fact, if you had asked me ten years ago what my future would look like, I would have described a music classroom, not a home office.

For nearly fifteen years, I taught elementary music. I loved building relationships with students, helping them grow in confidence, and watching them discover gifts they didn't know they had. Teaching wasn't just a job to me—it was a ministry.

When my daughter was born, though, I began sensing that God was leading me into a new season. After a lot of prayer, conversations, and trust, I made the decision to resign from teaching in 2022 and stay home with my children.

At the time, I wasn't entirely sure what that would mean professionally. What I did know was that I wanted to be present with my family while still using the gifts, skills, and experiences God had given me.

What I didn't realize was how perfectly my years in education had prepared me for the work I do today.

As a teacher, I spent years organizing schedules, coordinating events, communicating with families, managing countless moving pieces, and helping people succeed. Those same skills now allow me to serve as a Christian Executive Assistant and Social Media Manager for business owners who need support behind the scenes.

The tools have changed, but the heart behind the work hasn't.

I've always loved helping people move forward.

Whether I was standing in front of a classroom of elementary students, leading worship on a Sunday morning, teaching my children at home, or supporting a business owner behind the scenes, I've found that God keeps bringing me back to the same purpose: helping others steward what He has entrusted to them.

That realization changed the way I viewed my business.

For a long time, I thought my work as a Christian Executive Assistant and Social Media Manager was primarily about managing tasks. And certainly, there are practical things I do every day. I help clients manage their calendars, organize projects, streamline workflows, create content, and keep important details from falling through the cracks.

But over time, I've realized that what I really provide is something deeper than administrative support.

I provide margin, clarity, and breathing room.

Many of the Christian business owners I work with aren't struggling because they lack passion or vision. In fact, most of them have more ideas than they know what to do with. What they're lacking is the time and capacity to execute everything on their own.

As someone who is balancing homeschooling, ministry, motherhood, marriage, and business ownership myself, I understand that feeling all too well.

There are only so many hours in a day.

That's why I love what Exodus 18 teaches us. Moses was trying to carry everything himself until his father-in-law, Jethro, offered some wisdom:

"You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone." (Exodus 18:18, NIV)

Every time I read that verse, I'm reminded that God never intended for us to carry everything by ourselves. Sometimes the most faithful thing we can do is ask for help. Sometimes stewardship looks like delegation. Sometimes wisdom looks like recognizing that our calling grows beyond our personal capacity.

I think that's especially true for Christian business owners.

Many of us start our businesses because we feel called to serve. We want to make an impact. We want to honor God with our work. But somewhere along the way, it's easy to believe that because God called us to the mission, He also expects us to do every task associated with it.

I don't believe that's true.

In fact, Scripture paints a very different picture. The body of Christ was designed to work together, with different people bringing different gifts and strengths to the table. As Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 12, every member has a role to play. That's one of the reasons I love serving as a Christian Executive Assistant and Social Media Manager.

My role isn't to replace the business owner's vision. It's to support it.

It's to help bring order to the ideas, create systems around the goals, and free up time so they can focus on the work God uniquely called them to do. In many ways, homeschooling has reinforced this lesson for me.

Homeschooling has taught me that growth doesn't happen through constant hustle. It happens through consistency, intentionality, and grace. Some days our lessons go exactly as planned. Other days we pivot completely. Some days feel incredibly productive. Other days feel slow and ordinary.

But faithfulness isn't measured by perfection. It's measured by obedience.

The same is true in business.

There are seasons of growth and seasons of waiting. Seasons of exciting opportunities and seasons of quiet faithfulness. Through all of it, I've learned that success isn't about doing more. It's about stewarding well what God has placed in front of me today.

That's why Crown of Glory Solutions exists. Not because I wanted to build another virtual assistant business or wanted to become another social media manager.

But because I wanted to help Christian business owners create the space they need to serve their clients, lead their teams, care for their families, and pursue their calling without feeling like they're carrying the entire weight of their business alone.

At the end of the day, I don't see my work as simply checking tasks off a list but as ministry and stewardship.

And I see it as one of the many ways God allows me to use the gifts He's given me while still being present for the season of life He's called me to live right now.

For that, I'm incredibly grateful.