I too have children and did feel like I was neglecting them some, with all that needed to be done with taking care of my husband. I did find that in the evening at bed time,I would take a half an hour and spend it specifically with them. They each got me for a full half hour, I would crawl in thier bed with them and we would talk, read, pray or even cry together. When I finished with one, I moved to the others room. This time became my favorite time of the day, because my daughter would tell me what was happening with her social life, school, and whatever was on her mind and my son would share his feelings and give me updates on what was going on at school. Now I cant imagine that you have three hours to spare a half an hour with each child, but if you make a routine stop time for each of them, I promise they will feel special during these circumstances. As for homeschooling, I dont know where you live or if there is a homeschool co-op in your area, but it may be beneficial to try and get a little help during this time. I used to homeschool and loved that I could use my gifts to teach my child to read, but had such difficuly with teaching math, and finding the homeschool network which had a person gifted in the Mathmatics section was a huge blessing. It may just take some of the pressure off you right now. I hope that you will remember to take a little time for yourself too. USE YOUR RESOURCES!! Friends, relatives, church family whatever is available to you. Let the kids have a play date three days in a row-dont feel guilty. Our hope is that this journey will be temporary and short and that your life will return to "normal" the new normal that you will find after all of this.
Jennie