First Day of school!!

Wow what a great day!! We were up at 5:45 AM Crazy, but good! I am really trying to be disciplined to wake up before the children!! To have a family breakfast , and get out the door by 7:45 Am ....school starts at 8:25 Am!! We had a great morning!! It went smoothly and Justice and Daphne were so excited!!

So we got to school and met the teachers and they were so excited to see their desks already ready with their names and books. They were so excited to wear their uniforms and looked amazing!!

The girls in Daphne's class were so excited that Daphne was there! It was so cute!! And so good for Daphne!

They both came home saying "I made new friends!!!"

They came out of the class with huge smiles, saying they loved it!!

I am so blessed to see them so happy!!

I am so thankful that God has directed us there!
So Shenelle, Trevor, And I went to TIMMY's then went car shopping again....it is much easier with only one child then 3!!

So we found a car that we loved...if it all goes through we should have it on Friday!!

It's a 2005 Infiniti G35, a champagne color. so cool!! Drives so nice!!

Well see whatever God wants!

So Shenelle and I went to our friends house and hung-out until it was time to get the children!!

Then we came home and I mowed the lawn for the first time ever!!

Now I am so tired...after getting up early, go, go, go then lawn mowing....
It was a great day!!

Thank you Lord for today!!
Thank you for your directions and guidance as to school!
Thank you for your blessing!


Be blessed today!!

CHANGE IS HERE AGAIN

Wow as of Monday I am no longer homeschooling!! There is alot of relief, sadnness and unknownness at the moment. Relief...because I know I will be a better mom, calmer, happier.... sadness because I have enjoyed being free to go whereever, whenever, sleep in every day!!!!, and hang out with the children. I will miss having them around so much yet at the same time love being free and having breaks!! The unknownness is change, schedule, have to be disciplined, and its a step of faith financially. But I know that God provides everything we need!!!

It defintely will be different, but I know that it is good! I know the last few months has been good, in the fact if spending time with the children, I just know that I also need a break from the constant 24/7!! I am glad we tried homeschooling, I am glad that we had the experince, rather then always wonder.
I know there was people who wondered how long it woudl last, and I wanted to prove them wrong that I could do it, however I know that I can do it, but I realize it is better for hte children socially to be apart of a school and friends, be able to play sports, sing. etc.

I also know that if we hadn't home schooled we wouldn't of chosen Christian School! I am so thankful that God works everything togther for good. I now realise how important it is for the children to learn about Jesus in a day to day walk. I also know that it is our responsiblity to teach them as well, however it is good to get other peoples persceptives as well!

Well I am excited, I beleive that this has all been a process to learning about myself, to trusting God, and to hear what He is saying!

Be blessed!!

Vision, goals, purpose = peace

Well I am still on my sabbaitcal! I realized this when I went somewhere that I felt obligated to go and as soon as I got there I was drained of all energy! I said that in my sabbatical that I wouldn't do anything that I felt obligated to do and now I know why!!
So I am on this sabbatical...asking God manty questions. Some I am not sure I want the answers for, but I realized that the biggest thing I am asking God for is vision, purpose, goals. I want clear without a doubt knowing what I am required to do by my Lord! What the hell am I here for? What is my purpose?

Growing up all I wanted to be was a mom and a wife.....that was my goal.....I love it! Maybe that is all I need to focusing on is a my family. My home, having a safe place of peace....security from a world of mess.....

I think that is my purpose at the moment. Yet when I see my house in disray, I feel a mess, I think the children feel a mess. So my new goal as of today is to provide my family a place of peace.

Father I need your peace in me to flow to my family! If I am not at peace then they aren't a peace. Father pour out your peace on us all, especially me!!

More bramblings of some of the thoughts that are in my head....I am really seeking God for answers and guidance. I am tired of being a rollarcoaster of emotions, stresses, etc.

I want to know what God is saying to me without a shadow of a doubt, and know I am not lead by emotions , but by My Father.

Be blessed

contentment and bramblings

Contentment means ease of mind!

Paul says.... I have learned In whaterever state I am in to be content, whether rich or poor.

The last couple of weeks we have been able to get a new couch, new bed, and start renos on our kitchen to make it nicer. I feel very blessed and I thank God for the deals. Our couch we got for an amazing deal and it is only 2 months old. Our new king sz bed was brand new pillowtop and we got another amazing deal. I feel very blessed. I have decided that I enjoy nice things and I like my home to look good..... But I also know that I would give it all away if God asked me to.
I have been really praying and thinking about this. Contentment. I think because I am seasonal I can easily be discontented. I love change. Some people find that very strange and can get stressed out about any type of change, but I am always up for a new adventure.
So my prayer is now what God, what adventure our we going on next?
I felt very free awhile back that I could be seasonal, but rooted. Like Tree goes through seasons but it stay put, it grows stong, but it never moves from it's roots. Yet trees can be up rooted and moved ...replanted..... The roots go witht the tree, sometimes it leaves some of the roots behind,,,,its like leaving a bit of oneslves behind. When the tree is replanted as long as it has been replanted where there is good soil, refreshing water and the tree will continue to blossom and bear fruit!

Why am I talking about all this? I dont know.....it just what I have been thinking about lately. My seasonalness has been kicking in , maybe it because we are praying about selling our house. Actually I think it is all about being content. No matter where, no matter what, rich or poor, I am learning to be content!

So these are the bramblings of my mind.....I don't know if it makes sense to you all, but......its my blog....its my thoughts,

Be blessed

Sabatitcal

So this week I have decided to take a sabatical. I have put aside all obligations, I have gotten up early and spent time with God. It's been great! God has met me! I don't know how long I am on this sabatical but It has been so needed!
Monday I ask the Lord for wisdom with schooling and I wanted to know with out a shadow of a doubt what we are to do, I also wanted the children and Trevor to know as well. So I told the children to pray and ask Jesus what school He wants them to go to. I gave them a list of five options that we had felt, I showed them the websites and sent them on their quiet time. Shenelle was the first and she walked into the kitchen and said "I want to go to Heather's school" I said I asked "Why?" She said "Because that is where Jesus told me to go!" It was very matter of a fact...
then Justice came in and said he want to go to "Christian School" I said "which Christian school". (because there was 2 to choose from) He said "Alex's school" (which is same school as Shenelle). Then Daphne came in and said "Heather's School"

I was so excited but I didn't think the answer would be THAT school....at least it could of been the cheaper school!! But as I thought about it I totally felt that it was the right school. Trevor even came home and without knowing the childrens answer said, "it was ok to send them to Christian school" It was a wild day!

So today we are going on a tour of the school! Kindergarten is 2 full days and everyone has 1/2 days Fridays. I totally know that God will provide where He sends!

Yesterday in my quiet time I felt to read Ecclesiates and I read in the side part of my bible and the comentary said.this: "God expects us to be disciplined. It is not a UN Natural, but the natural thing to be! Mow the lawn, clean up your house, or enjoy a hobby in order to please God"

It was so freeing to me that DISCIPLINE is Natural!

DISCIPLINE IS NATURAL!

So today is day three of my sabaitcal. And today I have been seeking God about the little details as well as the big details. What do you require of me, of us? What do you want us to do with the house? Sell/ Keep? We are doing a huge reno in our kitchen, are we doing this to enjoy it or to sell it? Part of me doesn't want to know the answer right know!

So here is my scripture for today.....
Ecclesiates 3: 11
God has given us a desire to know the future. He does everthing just right and on time, but we (people) can never completely understand what He is doing!!

Funny!
Well once again I am learning to trust God!!
And once again I am learning to listen and obey!
No matter what I in my humanness may think! It all comes down to one word, one word that my whole walk with God is founded on......one BIG word.....


TRUST


Be blessed today and seek HIm today....He will meet you where you are!

Yoyo's and rollarcoasters

I am so glad that God has un ending supply of Grace. I am so glad that He knows we aren't perfect! There have been so many times that I have made a hasty descision or not seen the signs God so blantly put in front of us. Yet through it all His Grace has made my bad descisions and turned it in to good. I might have missed the Best but God made it good. You learn through the wrong choices, your character gets stronger, and there is still blessing, but I wonder how much more and how much better it would be it I had made God's choice? But the past is the past! We have to let go of the past, of the wrong choices, of any guilt and condemnation and walk in today!! Be who God has created us to be today! Seek God for the answers to questions rather then wonder where He is when we have done our own ideas.

Matthew says ...seek first the Kingdom of God....

The Bible also says......Our ideas are different to God's ideas and His ways are different to our ways!!

So I am learning to wait and listen watch for doors to open and or close. I want to be alert to what God is saying.
Today I asked the children to pray and ask God for a specific answer regarding schooling.
I believe that He will tell all of us what He wants us to do.
I am tired of feeling like I am on a emotional roller coaster,....wondering on day about something and then the next day wondering the totally oppoisite things. example one day I want to sell the house and the other days I want to keep the house.
It is very stressful being such a yo yo.
So I am seeking God for answers, so that I will know with out a shadow of a doubt what I am suppose to do. No more yoyos, no more roller coasters, but confidence and peace.

Father God thank you for your Grace and mercy! Thank you for turning bad into good. Thank you for being all I need!
I love you Lord!

Be Blessed today!

Thankfulness and not complaining

Yep that's what I am learning about!!! Being Thankful for what I have! I am blessed...I can just get a bit distracted by my attitudes!! The other day I was home and everywhere I looked I saw something wrong with our house. I was getting so frustrated that by the time Trev came home from work I had in my mind already put the house up for sale and was planning on moving!! Then the next day was totally opposite...I was think all about what I was going to do in the garden as well as different inside ideas. But what I am really working on is attitude. What a joyful (not) daily issue we have to deal with constantly! Somedays I suck at my attitude, and I usually don't remember until after the rotten attitude that I could of changed it! It is probly one of the most hardest things to do change your attitude. But I am working on it and practise does make better!

So our newest reno inside is we are changing the kitchen floor that I ripped up...yeah after lots of ideas, disagreements, we have decided to laminate the kitchen and Living room with a dark brown wood look. I think it will look really sharp!! And it is half the price to laminate then to tile or put lino down and we can still do two rooms!!

So yesterday I came across a free single ikea bed in excellent condition, so we picked it up for Justice....we got new bedding...He is so proud!! It is so cute.

So today I also finally got up early...7 am.... wow I read my Bible ( which is an amazing accomplishment!!) I had a quiet time....it was good, I got the verse James 4:15
15 What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.”

I have been talking about doing many different things, so it was cool to read that "if the Lord wills..we will do..." Not" I am going to do this...I hope you bless me for it.".....then we strive, work extremely hard, and wonder why we are so tired, so exhausted, so done, it has become a chore.....we have jumped ahead of ourselves and not waited.....
The words I felt God say was "wait".
wait means to....
1. to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often fol. by for, till, or until)
2. (of things) to be available or in readiness
WAIT

They that wait in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall run and not grow weary, walk and not faint!

When we wait for HIm.....there is peace, there is vision, there is abundance, there is life!!

Lets wait on HIm this week ...lets expect HIm to do great things though us this week. Let's be at peace!
Love ya all
be blessed!!