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Lavender and Roses
Sunday, March 16
A homeschool journey, a homeschool mentor
As I first started our home school journey I stumbled from site to site trying to understand what I was meant to be doing. Within the first year I found myself intrigued by the idea of Classical ed, and stumbled upon the website of the Parker family.
Over the years I have gotten to met Beth in the land of email groups. Her web pages continued to guide my journey - rounding out my understanding of some of the Veritas' Press offerings, adding information, providing hundreds of links to challenge my thinking or provide resources that would help stretch the home school budget. 'When I wondered how it would all turn out I could see the pages she posted of her daughters work and be encouraged by her summary of how and why she home schooled.
Entering into email groups gave the chance to get to know her better, and to receive from her generous spirit.
It was with a heavy heart I drove home late one evening last year having heard the news that the cancer that had been kept in check was once more advancing. As I prayed with my daughter the words of Amazing Grace kept flowing through my mind, the assurance that even as we say goodbye, the doors of heaven swing open to those who love God and are called by his name.
"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.
T'was Grace that taught...
my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear...
the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares...
we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...
and Grace will lead us home.
The Lord has promised good to me...
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be...
as long as life endures.
When we've been here ten thousand years...
bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise...
then when we've first begun.
"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.
The heaviness continues as the chemo. stops being an option, we pray for a miracle, a last minute reprieve and we pray for mercy, grace and peace. I am increasingly grateful, that God loved us enough to come, to die on the Cross for our sins, to call us to repentance and faith, and to throw open the gates of a new heavens and new earth where every tear is wiped away, every failure covered, and we can rejoice in the goodness of God and his creation.
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