I just have to PRAISE GOD for all of the wonderful developments in my life!!! Our school year is going fantastic (not without minor fallouts, mind you). We've found our groove - the kids know what is expected and are getting better at managing their time and tasks. For the first time, I feel like we're moving forward instead of desperately trying to get some basic information to stick. It's funny, but I have to look back over the years and ask "why all the worry?" It's tough when your first child - your first effort at homeschooling - turns out to be a late bloomer in academics.
We started our Ancient History co-op (with only one other family), but the richness of Bible study alongside the study of ancient civilizations has so far been wonderful.
A HUGE PRAISE to God for the great strides that my husband (Mr. Spontaneous) and I have made in managing our finances. He finally reached the point that I reached long ago - we needed to be much better stewards of our money. I feel like we're working together as a team for the first time in our marriage (almost 11 years). I feel like there's the start of some sort of family vision and hope for our future. We will be going into the month of October without any Direct Deposit Advance deficit for the first time in a long time! PRAISE GOD!
I was able to visit with my mother who came down from Oregon last week, and I was able to transfer to a closer store for work, saving boatloads on gas (and the prices have been going down - here is California where it just finally dipped below $3/gallon, that's a big PRAISE GOD).
I am in one of those places where I am so grateful for so many things, yet I feel I should be preparing myself for trying times to come. My prayer request is for my dad - a Christian as far as Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, but unable to accept that God is who He says He is. He has suffered his 2nd mild stroke in the past year and is suffering from complete kidney failure - he may need to go on the transplant list. As a family member, I am waiting to hear the call for compatibility testing (which I would answer, of course). But, it is a scary thought to undergo surgery and give up part of your body. Pray that God will be able to reach my father through this experience and that I might be used for this purpose - I hate confrontation, I go "deer-in-the-headlights" during debate, so I've always been a poor evangelizer.
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Sep. 20, 2006 - Been in Your shoes
Posted by ktneis
My dad is the same way, there is no God and my life is miserable, why? He was supposed to die 20 years ago and has had 4 heart bi-pass surgeries and has emphesema. I asked him last time when he was out of surgery and awake if he wondered why God spared him this time? He said no, I said God did it for me because I asked for your conversion, to have a chance to believe that God loves you and that I love you and do not want you to exist in hell. God has given you a chance to believe in him and experience a more peaceful life. He had tears in his eyes, his pride will not say but he has softened. I am not afraid to tell him anymore that I pray for him to be alive and he should thank God because I love him. He does not fight me on this and accepts what I say. I hope you will find the right words to reach your father and let him have a chance to know God's love for him.
Sep. 21, 2006 - Goodness
Posted by LizzieBee
Praying for you here regarding your Dad and a possible kidney transplant, as well as his relationship to the Lord. Glad to hear that hsing is going well for you! Always a big plus, isn't it? Finances, too. We're gearing up for our next budget meeting. Dh only gets paid once a month now, which is something very new for us. We will be learning how to budget long-term (in relative terms). That once-a-month payday can seem like a long way off. Blessings to you and yours.