I have to admit that my biological clock alarm is not just ticking, but clanging and telling me that time is almost up.... I realize that this is part of the reason for my frequent hormonal outburst that I unfortunately vent on those here.... but hey, you can take it or leave it...

So... what's a girl to do?

I'm really trying (sorry, I hate this word) to discern what it means to be an older, Christian woman (it's really gagging me to put myself in this category, but it's probably fitting).  One project I'll be starting is a little group for some homeschooled girls in our area who are wanting to learn some basic home crafts.   Looking at the Bible I keep seeing over and over that a woman should be teaching the younger women to be "keepers of their own homes."

I'm no expert by any means, and  I am pretty much self-taught at everything I know.  But I do know enough that I need to be sharing and encouraging the next generation...

I guess what my goal is for this group is to make them aware that God does have a plan for their lives... that they may not all be wives and mothers, but that they need to be prepared to function under many different circumstances and to learn to adapt.  I think that the basic home arts can only help to raise this awareness.

Also, while the crafts are and should be fun, I also feel the burden that planting seeds can give you.  While I want them to have a good time, I don't want this to be just about a craft.  I'm just wanting to be careful not to encourage the idea of consumerism.  I don't want the girl to think that you go thru life only to accumulate.  It isn't about what you make, and all of the "stuff", but about the life experience and what you choose to do with it.    We are also planning to spend some time giving back to our community as a group by doing frequent service projects. 

Maybe this is why I'm where I'm at right now in life.  A baby would slow me down and really limit what I am potentially able to do. 

I guess it's time to start listening to something other than the distracting call of the clanging bundle of hormones...