Well it seems that the word to sum up my summer thus far would be "odd"...perhaps"bizarre' , the farthest from ordinary.
This summer , as a home school family, we have decided to do school through the summer months. I felt that as I was ill for a few months previous that insufficient schoolwork was carried out. The kids were not extremely pleased to say the least but have fallen into a routine now and are okay with it. But their extracurricular fun has been blotted out...our local pool will not open this summer and the camp we were going to help at is not running this summer due to lack of registration, thus causing the church to cancel. Both these activities are highlights of my kids summer and having them canceled was a downer added on to the work I am making them do! :-) Not to mention that anything we do do has to be scheduled around my oldest who is now working! I am hoping that at least the piano camp Jessica is going to works out as well as the home school camp in September...but sigh...summer will be over then.
The community we live in is in turmoil at the moment as well. Media and police continue to scour the area and it is very draining. Such a sad situation in all....a dagger to the heart of the community and we feel it. However seeing as we have only lived here 5 years , we feel it and see it in those that have lived here for a very long time., but we are still removed and on the outside and probably will remain so ...which is entirely understandable.
So our summer does not feel like summer, fun and carefree, it is weighed down with burden disappointment and sadness .
But as we plug through the summer, we continue our family Bible study and I continue with my devotions, we turn to God in prayer at all times and be thankful for all things, for God is always in control.
There are two quotes I wish to leave you with ,that I have found to be thought provoking .
"Wherefore , if you see another sin openly or commit a serious crime, do not consider yourself better, for you do not know how long you will remain in good estate. All men are frail, but you must admit that none is more frail than yourself. " (Taken from 'The Imitation of Christ' by Thomas a Kempis).
"The humble live in continuous peace, while in the hearts of the proud are envy and frequent anger." ('The Imitation of Christ' by Thomas a Kempis)
May I always walk humbly with my God!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Opinions....'To share or not to share?', that is the question!
This topic of late has been plaguing me. You see, I am very opinionated and I seem to feel the need to share and 'enlighten' those around me; whether they care to listen or not!
Well, I have been thwacked upside the head recently, by God, (a gentle yet ever so humbling thwack!) , one that I had needed .
I take comfort in the fact that God chastens whom He loves....."For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives." Hebrews 12:6 (One could read verses 5 &6). It was needed.... but as Hebrews 12:11 says it indeed was not joyful at the present,"Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless,afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it." Ahhh been trained by it.......did I learn my lesson or do I need a bigger thump on the head!?! I do believe , and hope, and pray that I have learned. That I will seek more time before God and in His Word- that I am grounded in His Word . Not to rely on how I feel; not to trust emotions nor to think that I am always right.... I am most certainly not.
I will not bore you with the exact details of my 'training'...that is completely unnecessary. However, the next time I feel I should rant,or proclaim my opinion as right; I will remember that unless someone asks , and even then, I will consider.......do I really need to share what I think? Do they really care? No , truly they do not...not when done with a pompous attitude. I will remember to stop, shut my mouth , and listen...just listen.
I leave you now with a verse that I know and have known, yet now holds more meaning for me:
"For I say, through the grace given to me , to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith." Romans 12:3
This topic of late has been plaguing me. You see, I am very opinionated and I seem to feel the need to share and 'enlighten' those around me; whether they care to listen or not!
Well, I have been thwacked upside the head recently, by God, (a gentle yet ever so humbling thwack!) , one that I had needed .
I take comfort in the fact that God chastens whom He loves....."For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives." Hebrews 12:6 (One could read verses 5 &6). It was needed.... but as Hebrews 12:11 says it indeed was not joyful at the present,"Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless,afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it." Ahhh been trained by it.......did I learn my lesson or do I need a bigger thump on the head!?! I do believe , and hope, and pray that I have learned. That I will seek more time before God and in His Word- that I am grounded in His Word . Not to rely on how I feel; not to trust emotions nor to think that I am always right.... I am most certainly not.
I will not bore you with the exact details of my 'training'...that is completely unnecessary. However, the next time I feel I should rant,or proclaim my opinion as right; I will remember that unless someone asks , and even then, I will consider.......do I really need to share what I think? Do they really care? No , truly they do not...not when done with a pompous attitude. I will remember to stop, shut my mouth , and listen...just listen.
I leave you now with a verse that I know and have known, yet now holds more meaning for me:
"For I say, through the grace given to me , to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith." Romans 12:3
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