This was passed to me, now I pass it to you.
Listen and then Imagine...
http://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/holiness-is-a-race-not-a-prohibition
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, Hebrews 12:1
Saturday 14 May 2016
Tuesday 10 May 2016
The Unusual Mother's Day Gift
One of the topics I spoke about at the Ontario Homeschooling Conference was Organization. This is more than just a task-oriented talk of "how to's." This is heart. When we don't have a grasp on our homes and homeschools we can feel overwhelmed and a failure at everything. Some even quit homeschooling because of this.
I have come a long way in this area as I would rather do almost anything than household chores. My mental energy has gone to many other areas such as caring for our special needs daughter, writing, coordinating speakers for our own homeschool Conference, teaching Sunday School and of course homeschooling...
One area however, that I have desired to move into is purging.
With my limited vision, I really do not like clutter. I need to know where things are and be able to find things when I want them otherwise I can get very tired and frustrated.
This Mother's Day, I got my wish. My husband got me the promise of a dumpster!
So, Sunday afternoon, the four of us went downstairs and started purging.
A delightful, wonderful, freeing fun-filled family afternoon that ended with a game of darts with a dart board we could now access!
A great start!
I have come a long way in this area as I would rather do almost anything than household chores. My mental energy has gone to many other areas such as caring for our special needs daughter, writing, coordinating speakers for our own homeschool Conference, teaching Sunday School and of course homeschooling...
One area however, that I have desired to move into is purging.
With my limited vision, I really do not like clutter. I need to know where things are and be able to find things when I want them otherwise I can get very tired and frustrated.
This Mother's Day, I got my wish. My husband got me the promise of a dumpster!
So, Sunday afternoon, the four of us went downstairs and started purging.
A delightful, wonderful, freeing fun-filled family afternoon that ended with a game of darts with a dart board we could now access!
A great start!
Friday 6 May 2016
Fort McMurray
If a blog is supposed to reflect what one is thinking about, then what else could this blog post be about than Fort McMurray, the wildfire, the evacuees, and the firemen.
Thoughts have traveled from those we know in Fort Mac, hearing some are safe up north in the work camps while the rest of their family made it to Edmonton, to hearing of the generosity and love being poured out in communities that are hosting and providing for those who had to evacuate with very little of their possessions.
Today my heart's thoughts are with the firefighters. The deep exhaustion, the realization that without God sending rain and controlling weather, they truly cannot extinguish this inferno using just man's power and wisdom - although they won't give up doing their part, and the courage it takes to travel the opposite direction than the masses.
So much I can learn from these role models for my daily walk in this world.
Thoughts have traveled from those we know in Fort Mac, hearing some are safe up north in the work camps while the rest of their family made it to Edmonton, to hearing of the generosity and love being poured out in communities that are hosting and providing for those who had to evacuate with very little of their possessions.
Today my heart's thoughts are with the firefighters. The deep exhaustion, the realization that without God sending rain and controlling weather, they truly cannot extinguish this inferno using just man's power and wisdom - although they won't give up doing their part, and the courage it takes to travel the opposite direction than the masses.
So much I can learn from these role models for my daily walk in this world.
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