Mar. 5, 2007 - Heavy thoughts, light heart...
I'm finding it difficult to think of stuff to blog about. It's not that we're not homeschooling...we are, constantly. Today was fun. The sun was out so we tried the "Listening Game" from Beyond Five in a Row, outside. First I blindfolded the kids and lead them around, with them only listening to my verbal directions; then they got to do the same to me. That all segued in to a brilliant conversation about why listening is important for safety reasons as well as how it is important for being a good friend.
Albeit that is fun exciting stuff...it's not the most newsworthy, is it?
At the thought of being secretly ridiculed by my some of my family who may read this blog, I'll begin to attempt to reveal some of the thoughts and beliefs I hold to be true. Bit by bit you may catch a glimpse in to what makes Tracy tick.
I'm having some brilliant revelations. The more I pray, the more I listen to God, the more things keep happening. I pray for our homeschool rights, it's at the forefront of my prayer life these days. The more I pray the more God keeps bringing people in to my life, people with questions. People in crisis. People on a search. People who have been trusting the Public Education system to take care of their children, only to finally come to grips with the reality that their children are not happy, and quite honestly neither are they.
What do I know Lord? Political/legal 'stuff' makes my head spin. What I do know is that it is an art, (I like art so I'll call it that) discovering how media and the government are slowly trying to pull the wool over our eyes, who's story is true anymore? I pray to stay sharp...wool is itchy...I don't like it. I pray that the Lord continues to place people and resources in my path so I can remain informed, and that I first attempt to discern information for it's truthfulness before I attempt to share it with others. One could be consumed with these thoughts to the point of desperation and distraction. I am so thankful that I can give my cares and worries to the Creator. I give them to Him knowing that even if I don't like the answer, I still know He is in control. Like Job I may have no idea why things are happening the way they are. I may never put the whole picture together until I reach Heaven.
A good article I read today, puts a statistical light on one of the many concerns that floats through my thoughts. It doesn't really matter what you believe
Above all that 'stuff' though - I pray. I pray for my family. I cry at the heart wrenching thought that we may not all be in heaven together. I pray that even one non-believer can come to know the truth, then I shall be so bold as to pray for yet another, and another. I serve a big God, no task is to great.
