Happy Monday!

(Be warned: I am having one of my melancholy moments!)

Well, we just completed our first day of the last six months of school. How do I feel about it? I was awake before the crack of dawn just lying there thinking where did the time go? I always go back to those scary times when she was little and me, the frightened mommy wondering if I was doing the right thing by keeping her out of the ps system. Even though I was a nervous new homeschooler I was driven to forge ahead feeling deep within my soul that this was the plan that God had chosen for our family. I don't regret any of it. Not even those days when I felt like throwing in the towel ...come to think of it...those days were just me being afraid. As she grew, I grew, my confidence began to grow and as I grew I began to listen to direction from the One that created us. He never, ever let us down. When I had a day that was filled with fear or frustration or crying or mischief God would always be there to keep me encouraged. When I chose a book or curriculum that didn't sit well with me...He always led me to a better path. It really is amazing to me as I look back.

What better gift can I leave my daughter than to give her knowledge as to who her God truly is. Our Bible will be our primary focus for the rest of the year. Oh yes, she is still working on math and history and dance but I can think of none other than the Word of God to prepare her for all the bumps and turns she has facing her some day.

I did some searching yesterday for study guides to help us through and we are committed to read through the Old Testament and then the New Testament. I, myself have never read the entire Bible all the way through so I am looking forward to the adventure of it all.

God is good! If you are having one of those days that you have any wonder just look to Him. Seek Him for wisdom and knowledge. It still amazes me all the many things He has taught me.

I still have to wonder though where did all the time go? Right here beside me...snuggled under a quilt reading books together, making crafts, gingerbread houses, baking and cooking. Adventuring our way through the lives our the founding father's of our great nation. Forging along with Lewis and Clark. God gave me the blessing to be here, to be a mommy at home so that I could share all of it with my child. I am forever thankful for all of it. The other day Brittany was sitting on the couch and reminded me that this was her last Christmas vacation. Of course, I knew this but was trying not to think about it. (I'm smiling:)

This morning in our meditation verse was the old familiar verse that has been a life verse for our homeschool and I know many homeschooler's claim this verse as well. So I am going to take to heart one more time these words of wisdom and follow God's lead and enjoy another beautiful journey.

Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6

2009 for our daughter was a year that the Lord picked her up and turned her around and set her little feet on a new path. It was a year of tears, disappointment, the loss of a friendship, a new awakening! She heard His voice and for the first time listened as a child of His and not just a child of mine. It has been so neat to see with my own eyes her need for her Savior and the desire in her heart to follow, to listen, to wait, to rest in Him. I feel very, very, extremely blessed as her mommy to have witnessed this.

Looking ahead...Joyce Marie