I had one of those moments today...you know, when your entire life seems to come to a head right in front of your face and all the good things seem to present themself in a way you never expected.
The funny thing is, it was a small thing. Not a word was spoken.
It was early in the morning and I was on the couch with a cup of coffee and the Bible, reading Psalms (which blesses me greatly!) Every ten minutes or so, one of my daughters emerged from their bedroom, saw me on the couch, grabbed thier Bible and joined me. Soon, we were nothing but a cozy pile of bodies, blankets, and Bibles - and God was there. I could feel His warmth and I shared His smile.
It occured to me, that as a homeschooling family, we had opportunities like this often. Because the girls are almost always with me, we can take advantage of the couch times, the lunch conversations, the times when they would normally be at school with someone else. The girls are calm and secure in themselves. I feel a sense of peace each morning when these "Bible Bundles" crowd the couch and fill my heart. Homeschooling is blessing this family of mine in ways I never expected.
I used to worry about the academics, worry that if I didn't stay focused on a schedule, didn't have the right curriculum, that I would fail my children as their mother and teacher. Now, I'm slowing coming to understand that they greatest thing I can do for them is to just spend time with them in God's Word. After that? What matters? And as a good friend pointed out - the Bible has it all...geography, history, math (all those extreme ages in the Old Testament!), spelling...the list goes on.
And today, as we begin to venture into a new experience, I wonder how God will bless us?
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