Fluff and Burdens

This was going to be total fluff post. But a couple of hours ago, as we were going to sleep, Dave started talking to me about schooling and well...it's now 3:00am and I am still awake with all the thoughts swirling in my head. As many of you know, we are homeschooling right now, and it is a good fit for our family. When Dave brought up the idea of sending Matthew to school in the next couple of years, it felt like a bomb. Honestly, I have always thought and planned that the kids would eventually go back to school. My attitude all along has been "we'll take it child by child and year by year." Well, I guess in my heart I feel so loathe to change something (or to even plan to change something) we are all enjoying so much. So Dave's questions and bringing up the topic really felt like a searchlight examining my heart.

Our discussion led to much larger questions like: where is our family going, what are our priorities, what is the best for each child. And of course, most importantly, how do we live as the Lord has called us. What has He called us to? It is good to live deliberately, so I know it is necessary discuss, reflect, pray, and wait upon the Lord for His leading and to obey.

But maybe next time we shouldn't start these discussions in the middle of the night!

So, whether you homeschool or not, could you pray for us? There is a lot our family is thinking about now, a job change for Dave, possibly moving to be closer to family... These have ignited a lot of uncertainty and introspection. I need to remember to look to the LORD -He knows and understands far more about everything that is going on.

Ok, will leave you with the promised fluff. In the nursery at church this morning, I was planning our activities and thought it would be fun for the little guys to do a little gardening.

Here's Lily watering and sweeping up afterwards. For those with tiny ones, I got the idea for making the plastic soda bottle into a watering can from a preschool teacher I know. You just make a few holes with a hammer and nail in the cap. Fill the bottle with water and the kids can easily gently water their plants by squeezing the bottle.