Embracing My Journey

My God is really great, wonderful, faithful, gracious...

The journey of me finding confidence in Him has been a really long road...and it is still on going...but I feel so much healing and I am so thankful that God doesn't dump a million convictions on our hearts and expect us to do this and that and the other. He loves us, meets us where we are, and layers things when He sees we are ready for them. SO excited about things coming up in our lives and how free I feel.

By this fall I will be a plant based, whole foods eating, homeschooling, domesticated, green-er momma and wifey-all with a smooth cup of fair trade :) I am by no means organized and I am SO okay with that. I am clean and I know where I can find the things I need. I have a huge burden on my heart to be home with my kiddos and devote time to making their foundation solid and healthy. I know each individual is called to different things for Him and for His purpose. I am excited to embrace mine. Thank the Lord for my biggest role model and support, Jamie :) he is wonderful and has played a huge role in who I am today.

Home schooled?

Jamie and I hope that we are able to home school are kids. Now those plans could change, we are open to changes when it comes to education. BUT I would absolutely love it if I had the chance to teach them for a couple of years. SO every now and then I think of an idea and I think I am going to share them, if nothing else, to have them written somewhere so I don't forget.

I want to challenge my kids to take up a cause. It can be anything...cure for cancer, saving a rain forest, feeding the homeless...I want to challenge them to find what they are passionate about and I want to help them make a difference with it.

I also want to teach them to question things (I know...scary right?!) but I think it is important to know both sides of something and why. The other day this kid came up to me and asked me to buy apples for a fund raiser (he was in 8th grade) when I asked what it was for he said he didn't know but his teacher told him to do it. Wow...now this 8th grader could be kind of lazy, but how much of that came from not being challenged to find out why things are the way they are!

I also have ideas for essays such as "My Favorite Thing about Myself" we could even make it a two parter, one having to do with physical looks and one on personality.

unrelated to schooling I would also like to challenge my children during the holidays to really focus on the reasons we have them. I LOVE Christmas, for the giving of it...and I hope my children can find that also. Maybe have them donate lightly used toys of theirs and have them pick it out.

Just ideas that I want to remember