I am ever learning that this journey of a Christian, but also a homeschool mom is one of faith.  I learned that all my life, but now I am living it.  Many mothers are walking a real tough line of faith right now, and that is why it is so important to really BE that body of Christ, praying...reaching out to one another and being vulnerable enough to share our own struggles.  I read yesterday of Missi's death during the birth of her baby http://homeschoolblogger.com/heartschooling and it really made me think about our walk with God.  I feel such pain for their family!  I pray that God heals their pain and heartache.  It really showed me the importance of this family that God has given us, and not just the one behind my four walls.  This walk of faith is not just our own, but we walk it with others.  What a blessing in times of struggle!  My struggles are small in comparison to so many.  My daughter just pulled out of a very serious time with pneumonia, and I am so thankful for her returned health.  It was a struggle all the same.  Right before it became a serious issue, we watched a video as a family called "The Pineapple Story."  http://www.gcachurches.org/resources/sermons/story.pdf (story told in sermon form) 

http://store.iblp.org/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=IBLP&Product_Code=PS (if it looks interesting and you want to buy it..."The Snake Story" is good too!)

Anyway, we watched this video and it was the next day that my daughter was totally limp and almost admitted to the hospital.  It kept running over and over in my mind how she is God's child.  I can only do so much with what I have on this earth...ultimately it is God's.  How tightly I cling to my things...try to control them....make them work out like I think they should.....only to realize that I need to relinquish "my" things (and family) back into the hands of my loving Father.  I pray that I can have faith to trust that God is really working for my good, and truly there for me all the time.  I pray that I would reach out and be a true sister in Christ to others.  When I signed on to blog here, I never knew that so many could read what I said until I got e-mails with comments from people.  I actually got scared.    How silly.....anyway, being that others can read this, I hope that this may help someone else and not just me today!!  That is all for now....Melissa