As the name of my blog indicates, I spend a lot of time thinking about home. Of course, my Heavenly Home is the one that is eternal, so that’s where I need to lay up my treasures, and that’s the one I’m striving for. But in the meantime, I have been given this tiny piece of the here-and-now—this home on the edge of town, this family, this neighborhood—in which to serve Him. And, though this is in the earthly realm, I want the things that happen here to be investments in the Heavenly realm.




Sunday, September 12, 2010

Endings and Beginnings

And so ends the long summer.

It was a long one.

It was hot. (And I don’t like heat.)
The air conditioning in my vehicle was hit and miss. (And I don’t like heat.)
My sixteen-year-old daughter was away from home for the entire summer. (And I don’t like transitions.)

Today we begin our "formal" school year, even though my laundry room did not get cleaned out this summer, even though I still have a few loose ends to tie up with our school plans, even though I did not read all the books I hoped to read. But this is my comfort zone, and I am entirely happy to be back to "normal".

As we begin our twentieth year of homeschooling (and the last "first day" for Kati), I petition the Lord to guide us. I acknowledge that I can accomplish nothing without His blessing. The words of this hymn voice my plea.

GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH

Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land.
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand.
Bread of Heaven, Bread of Heaven,
Feed me till I want no more;
Feed me till I want no more.

3 comments:

  1. I love your new header picture!

    Hope your 1st day is fun and calm and a great start to the year. Our 1st day back at semi-school went well and both kids (Gavin and Maddie!) loved reading about mountain men. Go figure. They were begging for more. :-) Owen was coloring nearby so I know he listened, too.

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  2. Cheryl, I love the new header picture too! I am so looking forward to the fall!

    Thanks so much for your encouragement! As you know this is our first offical year for homeschooling and I say sometimes I don't know if I can do this. I am so glad that we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength! Even when we are weak he is strong! Blessings as you start your new year!

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  3. Twenty years ... wow !!
    Thank you for your encouraging post.

    Tammy

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