Dec. 5, 2007 - Accountability

Accountability

A wonderful friend lovingly reminded me today of my own words when I first began this blog:

“If I fall behind in our lessons, I'll post that; remember, I'm using this to help me keep accountable. Drop me a line if you don't see something here for a while. Feel free to encourage me to continue and not grow weary. (Do not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galations 6:9) Words of encouragement go a long way with me!”

How much I needed that nudge today. Since my husband is working late tonight, I figured it was a good time to sit down with our records and figure out just what we’ve been doing with our SWR lessons over the past month or so. It was a discouraging process which also energized me. While we have been inconsistent over the past several weeks, the children have been maintaining their skills, and they’ve made some good progress. It gave me a chance to see just how “out of the groove” we’ve gotten and helped me reset my determination to make this a priority.

According to my computer’s dictionary, accountability means “required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible, answerable.” While I started the blog to help others see how SWR plays out in a real home, it’s also been wonderfully helpful to me knowing you all are reading what we’re up to -- or not.

Thank you for your patience and especially for your prayers while I was incapacitated with the sciatic problems.

Thank you also for your interest in what we’re doing with SWR and for the opportunity to be accountable.