First, I am still in shock that Faith is in first grade! Not that this in itself is surprising--just means that NEXT year will be 2nd grade and that just seems soooo...BIG! Wow!

I had all sorts of plans for starting this year well. I didn't. My room is not what I want it to be. I still have some serious organization to do.

My brain is trying to get around this Phonics , English, and Reading stuff...What the curriculum is doing right now is sooo easy, but it sort of all blends in together, so i am afraid that if I have her jump ahead too much, she's going to miss something...

Then we have this other challenge! She broke her arm (Her WRITING arm) two weeks ago! Here is a pic of her and her arm ! She has one of her sunflowers that she grew with her...it's as big as her face! Anyway, back to school and organization: I am planning to make chair pockets for the chairs from pillow cases and need to rearrange the bookcases so that some of the TE's are easier to access and some of the toys are more difficult to access.
You know, I am sort of low on words and ideas right now ( no, really I am.... at least low on ability of how to express them) But here's a thought for you. Feel free to email me and let me know what you think--if you want a quick reply.
   If  you have been growing in Christ, there mayb be some desires that God has just taken from your life or perhaps it's just something that you have not participated in for a long time and you recently thought about it and it just is not THAT important to you anymore. That can't really be considered a sacrifice for the sake of Christ, can it?
I was challenged by our pastor's sermon this past week .
http://columbiabiblechurch.org/cmsms/index.php?page=sermons
 ( click on the August 23 message)
I really wasn't sure what I need to sacrifice...after some thought, I realized that it wasn't this thing or that specifically ( although I am sure there are many specifics that different people would  say I should give up, yet that is coming from them and not from God)...if came down to selfishness. in time mostly....Still need to consider this...