The end of an era...or is it?

There is a time for everything,

a season for every activity under heaven.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

In case you haven't noticed from my recent posts, I am going down a new path in my life! (I know the suspense is killing you, Jessica!) My journey began rather suddenly a couple months ago. In the natural it seemed as though this season of my life was coming to an end. The season in which I am to stay home and raise my children, as my youngest is entering Kindergarten! But, in my heart it didn't feel like it was meant to be over. Now I know why...

"You can't escape God's call on your life.

But when you look at it rightly,

you don't want to."

R.C. Sproul, Jr.

That quote is from a book I am reading right now called, "When you Rise Up. A Covenantal Approach to Homeschooling." Yes, you read correctly! We are going to Homeschool the boys! Now, I could write an entire book about the journey the Lord has taken me on to arrive at this decision, but the short of it (and the most important) is that it is what the Lord is calling me to do. One of the most exciting things, to me, about this process is the transformation I have gone through. I've gone from "No, Lord! Please not me!" (Can't you send someone else?) To where I am now, which is complete excitement, expectancy, and joy! The boys are excited, too, which is a direct answer to prayer! (Technically, today is the first day of summer vacation, but the first thing Gavin said to me this morning was, "Do we get to start school today?") The Lord has been so faithful in walking me through this process, as I have been faithful to obey Him! He's given me answers, guidance, confirmation, and grace, as I have asked and sought Him. (My previous posts will probably make a little more sense now, if you go back and read them.) I'll wrap this up with another quote by Sproul...

"When we trust God in obedience, He gives the grace we so desperately need."

"...His grace is sufficient unto the day. As we enter into knowing obedience, God leads us into seeing the joy, feeling the joy." (see Phil 2:13 and 2Cor 12:9.)