First day of school...

Worlds can be found by a child and an adult bending down and looking together under the grass stems or a the skittering crabs in a tidal pool. (Mary Bateson)

First day of school, how scary is that? My five year old is a little trooper. She didn’t cry, didn’t complain at the early rising. She was actually very excited, which makes my heart glad.
Now I understand why home schooling is better for parents and kids.
1. Kids don’t have to wake up at an extra early hour. They can still sleep in.
2. Kids don’t have to go anywhere out of the house, if its raining, snowing or windy.
3. Kids don’t have to wait for the bus to arrive to pick them up, and parents don’t have to pay for the bus to come and pick them up, all the way down the block, across a busy street.
4. Parents don’t have to spend money on new clothes for school, and buy so much school supplies, that the school requires.
5. Parents don’t have to make and pack snacks, and lunch for their kids.
6. Parents don’t have to worry if your child will be OK, upset, crying, hungry or wanting to go home.
7. Parents don’t have to worry that their child may get colds, or other infectious diseases from other kids…
8. Parents don’t have to worry that the child will get on the right bus to drive home, to pick them up, and wonder how their day went.
9. Parents don’t have to guess what their children are being taught at school, they know what they, as parents teach their kids. Can pin point the trouble spots in learning, and work harder in correcting them.

The good reasons why its nice to send the kids to school.
1. Parent gets some peace and quiet from the kids.
2. Parent don’t stress on what to teach the kids, or worry that they will be illiterate.
3. Kids get interaction and play with other kids their age.

So which ever choice the parent makes should be from the heart, and the commitment the parent is willing to undertake. Which ever one you chosen for your child is the right choice for your child and you.

The first day of school went very well, if I don't call the incident of my child not wanting to get on the bus to ride home. She completely refused... so here calls the school to have me pick her up, which is fine since I am home today.. but tomorrow I will be working. I hope it goes OK, I really hope so. That's all I can do... hope, and pray...:)

Seeking God.

My Lord, where are you? My soul needs You. I need to find You.
‘O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.’ Ps. 63:1-2
This verse perfectly describes my longing for God.
But how do I find Him, where do I look? You’ll be amazed to know that I was born into a Christian family and went to church every week, was baptized, and married a Christian man. I even remember when I was a teenager I gave my heart to Jesus. So why am I looking for Him, don’t I know where He is? How can I not know, I am a Christian. I know that I need to read the bible to find the answers, so that’s where I will start looking for the Greatest God ever. When I was a teenager I remember feeling Him near me, so I know the feeling of having a relationship with Him, and I want it back. How did I lose it? I don’t really know, through all the years of working, being a wife, of having my 3 little girls, and finally looking around me, and I am alone, He is not near me anymore… and it’s a scary feeling, a lonesome feeling. I want to be near His holiness again, I want to feel His presence around me, His amazing love.
This is how I am on this quest to find my God, my Savior. Yesterday I asked Lord Jesus to guide me into His presence again, to feel His amazing love again, for Him to teach me about my life and to show me His Holiness. To make me His servant so I can be of use to Him. To tell you the truth I am really scared, because I don’t want him to touch my life, or my husband, or my children. But being a coward will not stop me from seeking the Lord, and I lay my all at His feet.
Maybe someone else is looking for a meaning in this life, looking for God, then maybe we can seek together.
It is raining outside my window today, and I pray for God to send rain for my soul, so it can bring forth fruit, and not be barren. (Did I tell you that I am scared?)
I was reading the Audrey-Caroline story, which touched me deeply. The story showed me how near God was to Audrey’s mom, how he is directing her life into His grand plan. I want to feel that too. His nearness, His holiness, His awesomeness, His guidance, His hand on my life. (But I am scared, and I don’t want Him to touch my kids. Or my husband.)
I pray for my Jesus Christ to help me overcome this fear I have and to guide me into his loving, holly Presence. Thank you Lord.