Asking for Guidance

Being a parent is hard.  Being a human is hard.  I try to make plans to do things the right way -- the best way.  But if I try to do everything on my own (my favorite way to do things, btw), my plans may fail many times over -- I know this from experience!

God promises to guide me through his Spirit.  I have his Spirit inside me, helping me.  Jesus talked about this spirit for his followers before he left earth.  John 16:13,"But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come."  

God's spirit, alive in me!  What a refreshing thought for this mama who...

*doesn't always have the right words

*is not always sure how to guide

*will fall flat on her face if she tries to do it alone.

And so I ask for guidance today, God, 

and I remember You promise to help me.  

Isaiah 58:11

And the Lord will guide you continually

    and satisfy your desire in scorched places

    and make your bones strong;

and you shall be like a watered garden,

    like a spring of water,

    whose waters do not fail.

And I sing this song to you, "Take my dry bones and breath life into this skin. Oh Jesus, Alive in Me!"

You hear my prayers and you give me peace.

I love you, God.

Reflections of a School Year

I’m a teary-eyed momma today.   

Today is our last day of school.  

I look at my children and see the growth.  

I reflect on the memories.  

I remember hard days and amazing days.  

I smile at the silliness.  

I think of the challenges my family faced this year, 

and I understand the beautiful story 

of how and WHY God asked me to keep them home for now.  

I remember many teachable and tough conversations that had to happen in order to grow.  

I am in awe how God taught ME through my children.  

There are no regrets.  My heart is full.

Summer Break, here we come!