Seasons

As I write this entry, it is sweltering at 11:45pm. I was happy with the week or so of extreme summer we had in June. I was looking forward to skipping the misery my family suffers as the temperature rises and our house holds on to it like bricks in an oven. No such luck! I am usually happy with each season, and it usually fades into the next, just as I am tiring of the one I'm in. This year, the weather has been like a super ball, bouncing uncontrollably all over the place. Do you find times when your life is like that? No matter the careful planning, something always disrupts where you decided to be?
I think God does that to us, purposefully, so we will hopefully learn to depend on Him for all our needs. Do you ever think about how patient He is with us? We seem to need to learn the same lessons over and over again, while He patiently shows us what He has in mind. I am very thankful for His patience. I have tried Him, I'm sure! Each day, I wake up knowing I have another day to learn from Him, to get guidance from Him, and I make a concerted effort to obey His commands, and listen to the soft whisper of his voice.
We are starting another school year at home. I am blessed to be able to educate my son at home, to give him the best materials, that are Christ based-so he has every tool to be a Godly man who can make a difference in his world. We are in our second year of high school now, and it's getting more hectic and a little harder for me to get my schedule situated-especially with my business doing so well.
This is an interesting season for me in my homeschool adventure. It won't be long before I am finished. Can you imagine, being done? It's an exciting, yet sad thought. I have spent 13 years designing, instrumenting, creating and teaching my precious boy, who is rapidly becoming a man. I am now considering all that he has learned. Did I cover everything he will need to be learned, wise and ready to face the world? Have I given him a heart for our loving Father? A relationship with God that he will relish in and continue with as he goes out into the world? The tools to defend his faith, and the courage to be bold about what he believes?
As the heat of summer wraps me in an uncomfortable blanket, that somehow relates to how I am feeling as I make what I feel may be the most important decisions regarding the rest of his schooling here at home.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God." Philippians 4:6
I trust that the Lord is directing my heart and my mind as I make these important choices for Sam's education and beyond. God said that the most important thing I can give my children is a character for Him. I do believe I have done that, and will continue to do so. He also said that He would fill in any gaps that Sam's education may be lacking. I hold onto that promise, because I am quite sure I've missed something.
As I look forward to the arrival of fall, I realize I am in the fall season of homeschooling. I am treasuring this time-it will be gone all too quickly.
As you begin your school year, hold fast to the promises of our King. He will walk beside you every step of the way. Guide you in your choices, and protect your children's hearts. I am a thankful woman, knowing I am not doing this important job alone.