Give thanks!

When we complain the devil moves in. When we thank God the devil's plans to devour us are thwarted

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

Starting Classical Conversations

My son will be starting Classical Conversations in 1 week.  I'm so excited!  For those of you that don't know what this is... it's a classical christian homeschool community.  It's more than just a co-op; it's very organized and it has the full curriculum laid out based on the classical method.  It gives you a plan and a goal for homeschooling through high school.  1 day a week the kids go to classes and you and your other children that aren't in school yet go right along with them.  They learn public speaking and fun ways to memorize and retain important facts.  They are committed to "Knowing God and making Him known"  There are communities all over the country and it's growing by leaps and bounds.  If you are interested or curious you should check it out www.classicalconversations.com I can't wait until next week.  I will definitely be posting more on this.

Quick Homeschool Tip

When you're having "one of those days"  you know what I'm talking about... one of those days where maybe you woke up late so you didn't get your quite time with God; you didn't get to start your day right (in God's word and in prayer with Him) and your fighting as much as possible to not yell at your kids, but you're losing that battle real fast.  Well here is a little tip that will help.  It was advice given to me by my wise (and handsome) husband & by my dear friend.  Stop what you are doing grab all the kids and put some worship music on and sing and dance together.  Take that time to truly praise the Lord.  It's amazing how the Lord in His graciousness will just flood you with joy and carry you through your day.  So stop to praise and worship Him and don't forget why you are doing this.


Psalms 146:1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Kindness

It appears that God is truly speaking to me about kindness. This was in the reading for my devotional daily Bible today. I love when God does this. It just multiplies my faith. Have a blessed day & start it right with the Lord so He can strength & equip you for every good work.

Proverbs 31:26

When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. -Proverbs 31:26
       Hi my good friend conviction it's so good to see you again.  When I read this verse tonight I felt conviction (that's a good thing just incase you were wondering) but I also felt encouragement and excitement. All day today it felt like I was constantly correcting the kids and since I am homeschooling my son who is now in first grade there was a lot of instruction thrown in there as well, but was any of it with kindness or was I barking orders at them every time?  Unfortunately, I have to confess that it was more barking than anything.  It's almost a natural reaction, but just reading this verse was an aha moment.  Like "oh yeah there is another way"  A more respectful way at that.  I'm memorizing other verses right now so I'm nervous about tackling another one, but I feel God calling me to memorize this one so I can pull this from my heart all day and pray fervently for God's strength to accomplish this.  Because remember...
Mark 10:27Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”