The Savage Five

From the time that I conceived Elijah I have wanted to homeschool him. In my finite thinking I thought it was my great "idea". I now know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God called me to homeschool. My prayer this year has been...."Lord if you want me to do this then you are going to have to change me into a consistent mother. He has graciously allowed me to see that I indeed can be consistent. He reminded me of the time in my life when I committed to being a runner. I determined to run everyday for 30 days because if I could do it consecutively it would become habit. Guess what?! It worked! If I missed a day I started back at day one. Harsh maybe but very effective. Today God called me to be in His word consistently with my boys. He has been after me to sit down with them at lunch time but I have a hard time with that sitting thing. I am going to commit to reading various Psalms during our lunch time for 30 days straight and my prayer is that I can consi...

As I was laying in bed this morning I was telling myself to get up at 5 because I need my quiet time before the boys wake up. Yesterday they slept until 9 so I was expecting the same gift today. Well, unfortunately they were all up before 7 and I did not get my quiet time in. Today was a learning experience for me because when I am faithful to get up and spend time with the Lord, He extends that time and helps the rest of the day to follow that pattern. As I commit to rise at 5 a.m for next years homeschool endeavor, I will use my blog to get me out of bed to post after I have communed with the Lord. Psalm 63 1 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; 2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. 4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy n...