With the New Year having come along I have been thinking about "resolutions". About past resolutions and the thought of possibly making some this year. Well my thoughts about past resolutions are that I don't think that I have really ever kept any of them, at least never for very long or until the "goal" was reached. So frankly what is the purpose of setting resolutions in the first place. Goals are great, but with my track record I think that I would be setting up for more failure. But I have been praying about what the Lord would have me do in the coming year. Well then it hit me...well nothing really hit me except that the Lord. Anything that I would resolve myself to do would be what He has already asked me to do. My desires for the year are to grow closer to my Heavenly Father. To reach a deeper level of intimacy with my Savior and King! To be a better wife. More understanding to the needs of my husband. To be a true "help mate" to him and not a hindrance. To be his "good thing". A better mother to my children. To have more patience and understanding with them. To treasure each moment that God has given me with them and use it to the fullest capacity possible. Not to be selfish with "my" time. Learn to be a true homemaker. To make the home the Lord has provided us into a haven for my husband and children and not a place of chaos and clutter. Then to extend myself into the fellowships that the Lord would have me seek outside of my home. I somehow cannot come to make this my "New Year's Resolution" though. As this is not a desire of my heart for just this year or a couple of years, but this is the desire of my heart for my lifetime. I desire to seek Him and obey! not just today but for all the days that He has appointed for me.
We started school today! It is still hard to believe that Catherine is already at the "schooling" age. We are using My Fathers World again this year as we were pleased with Kindergarten and are looking forward to all that this curriculum offers. Unfortunately our school day did not get off to the start that I had hoped and planned for. My calendar still isn't ready (oh well) - I did however have everything I needed for the lessons today. There is a rule to Homeschooling - I'm not sure if anyone has ever written on it - I am sure some wise person has, as I have heard it over and over again. "Do not plan anything in day during lesson time." (ie. appointments, errands, etc.) If you do it is so hard to get back to "school". Well my nurses visit to confirm pregnancy was this morning at 10 - right in the middle of the school day. With God's help we prevailed this afternoon and stuck to the plan that we mapped out for our "school" ...
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