My husband and I were able to attend GHEA- Georgia's homeschool convention in Atlanta this past Friday and Saturday.  It was the first time we had left the baby (13 months) and gotten away by ourselves. It was wonderful.  We had such a great time that I wished the convention lasted a whole week instead of two days.  Two of the speakers really ministered to us.  Sharon Grimes spoke 4 times and I went to every one.  She really encouraged me to keep with it and to get healthy.  I could identify with alot of what she said.  Reb Bradley encouraged and convicted Paul and I about our parenting and family.  He told it like it was and like we needed to hear it.  It was well worth the effort and cost to go.

I was able to take 2 boxes of used books along to try and sell.  I didn't really expect much from them, but God let us have $125 from the sale of those books!  We were able to take that money and buy some resources we had been wanting for a long time.  It was a great feeling to walk into the vendor hall and get what we wanted without having to figure out first how we were going to pay for it.

I'm tired, but satisfied and ready to finish the year out with grace.  Interestingly enough, very little of what I heard this weekend had anything to do with homeschooling- it had to do with me as the parent, including the books we bought.  Put it all into perspective for me- it's not the curriculum or even the fact that we're homeschooling that will save my kids- it's whether or not I have their hearts.