Be still...

Okay, it really stinks when you haven't blogged in so long and you want to catch everyone up to date but don't really know WHERE to begin!

I will start with the most important thing...what God has been teaching me lately.

Those of you who know me well know that my whole life has been defined by one word. No, not that word! LOL Okay, maybe that one is a little true, too but I'm actually thinking of another B word--business. Not business like 'mind-your-own-business' but busy-ness. As in, I've always been WAY too busy. It's a side effect of having way too many interests. I don't know why the Lord made me this way but He did and for the most part I will rejoice and be glad in it! My interests have taken me so many places--literally and figuratively. I've learned more than I ever could had I been born with tunnel vision and a single purpose. But it is so true that a person can get TOO busy and have more problems as a result. Slowly but surely, as I get older, God is showing me that He wants me to be still. Be still and listen to what He has to teach me and show me. Be still and trust in Him. Be still and know that He is God and that He is in control even when I am NOT.

We have slacked off some of our activities lately in effort to be more still. I am only teaching one class for the co-op and Brooke is only taking one class. Kayti is not taking ANY classes for co-op and may very well be dropping one of her CORE classes (that's a whole 'nother blog and we desperately need your prayers in that area!)

I've purged some of our television programs from our viewing and am limiting our internet access. Truthfully, that came about not by choice at first but I'm learning that it has definitely had its benefits!

Over and over God has been confirming to me that this is what He wants and even though sometimes I feel very bored and I have to hear the kids tell me how bored they are, whenever I open His Word, my eyes immediately fall on the words "be still" somewhere, regardless of what I'm studying or reading! Be still. Be still. Be still.
So I'm trying to do just that. It's hard.