I was so delighted to receive my second issue of this WONDERFUL magazine. We were heading out for a weekend trip to see family and I set it on the couch to take with us.  Well, in the hustle and bustle of getting 5 children out the door, I forgot it.  OH I was very disappointed in myself.  We got home a few nights later and it was still there....big sigh of relief!  The next day it disappeared.  I was frantic.  I looked on every bookshelf, I looked UNDER every couch and bed in the house. I even got my children looking for something, that  they never remember seeing.  AHHH  I was ready to pull my hair out. 

Well, I finally contacted the magazine and was sent out another copy.....ohhh another sigh of relief.  My oldest daughter smiled when she saw how happy I was to finally get a copy and immediantly sat down to read it.  She asked me what was so special about this magazine.  I told her that it is the best uplifting magazine that I have ever read.  A few days after I finally put it down, I caught her reading it.  LOL 

I pointed out one of the articles that I felt would be some inspiration to her, but also to ease my mind in her future.  The article is titled "Two Marriageable People".  Although it is has a lot of advice for boys and men, I thought it was well written for us girls and women also.  I had some of these feelings when I was younger, before marrying my first husband.  I made mistakes and I often tell my daughters not to make the same ones.  NOT that there father was a mistake but just we were both very immature at the time and didn't know what our feelings were saying to us.

After my daughter red the article she said, thats ok mom, they teach us this stuff at church. OH I felt so much better knowing that other Christian families teach what our Christian faith teaches as well.  She also reminded me that at almost 15 years old she is not interested in dating or boys, yet. Well I added the yet part--because it will happen sooner or later.

I was also touched by Lorrie's article about Sharing Jesus in Everyday situations.  What a wonderful woman to be close to her parents and be able to take care of them.  This article touched me deeply.  We recently lost my husbands grandmother to old age.  She lived the last 10 years or so with Alzheimers. I had never met her before the alzheimers set in and hearing stories of her before brought me closer to this woman.  My husband and I were in a situation about 4 years ago, him just out of university and no jobs in the Aerospace industry--just after 9-11.  The family needed help in taking care of Grandma and so we moved to Washington State to move in and help take care of her. What a wonderful woman she was.  Although she could not remember much we still talked oftenof the recent passing of her husband and also of her mother who had passed away 30 years before that.  We talked of Jesus and heaven and what happens after we die.  We both are Christians but of different denominations and so our belief of the afterlife are a little different, but we still had our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.  What a joy o discuss these things with her.  She has now gone to the other side and I hope that the little bit of missionary work I did with her, might give way to something wonderful. 

I already have reread the magazine over 2 more times since getting it, letting it all sink in.  I really enjoy the stories of how other families homeschool, giving me strength the many days I struggle or feel like I am struggling.  I homeschool preschool all the way to high school and struggle finding balance.  I treasure my copies of this magazine and am soooo glad to be receieving them.

Deb