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Hello out there is blogger land! I don't know why I have not been able to write anything for weeks since I set up my new blog - but for some reason - now I can! The mystery of computers never fails to keep me on my toes. Well, I am in the middle of my 5 year of homeschooling my 4 children and am finding that each year brings new challenges and surprises. I wanted to get this blog up and running so I have a place to sort through all my many ups and downs :) This year has seen a change of my heart - I have always felt led to volunteer in womens ministry at my church, but over the past several months, I felt the Lord tugging at my heart calling me to be at home. He has led me to Titus 2:2 and has not released me yet from settling there and really studying His words to me. One phrase has caught my attention lately, "be busy at home". I have to admit that in my pursuit to be doing good work at church, I have neglected some of my duties at home. The shame of it all is that the heart issue is my pride. At church, I recieve accolades and praise, people "know" me and it feels good! At home, there are very few praises sent my way and I am in a daily struggle with my kids to keep them "on task" and finishing their work. But, when God placed the call to homeschool in my heart, He was also calling me to surrender my will to His own. I have to admit, I have been surrendering about 80% the past few years, still hanging on to the work I have been doing at church thinking I could still claim that as my own. How hard it is to realize that even doing "church work" can come in between the specific plans God has for my life at this moment. So, as I set out to sort through my life - laying down my own will daily and trying to wait patiently upon the Lord, I will let you into my lessons. I hope God will use my words to let you know how great His plans are for our lives, if only we will give him the reins. |
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