This has been an interesting year for me. I took on the role of "Teacher" to my children. This is something that I never thought that I would do. Not because I don't enjoy having my children around me 24/7, but more because I am a by the book type of person. I do things the way that they are normally done. Get married, have kids, send them to school, get all my errands run, pick kids up, have dinner, bath time, bed time for kiddos then Mama/Daddy time. This was the way that I was raised, this is the way that I thought it should be. My sister-in-law has homeschooled her four boys all along and I was always so proud of her. She has done a great job and I have always admired her, but never thought that it was my calling. The more I prayed about the calling on my life as the mother of the children that God has blessed me with, I was convinced otherwise. It is my calling to raise and nurture them in the admonition of Christ. Deut. 6:5-7 says, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. Always remember these commands I give you today. Teach them to your children and talk about them when you sit at home and walk along the road,when you lie down and when you get up." I realized this year that I want to take advantage of every opportunity that I am given to teach my children about the amazing love of God. I want to teach them in every aspect of their lives about loving the Lord with all of their heart, soul and strength and now I have an extra seven hours a day to do this!
Things are going well. We have our routine down and the kids seem to be doing great! We have learned the seven continents and are traveling to each. The picture is our continent cake! We have "traveled" through North America, learning all the states in the US and some major ones in Canada and Mexico. We then entered South America and did a large study on Brazil. Now we are in the continent of Europe and are studying Norway. The boys have one more lesson in their year curriculum of math so they will move on to the next level after making A's on most of their tests. Carmen is working on all second grade things instead of first. I am very proud of each of them and I thank God for giving me this opportunity. I see it as a very high calling and responsibility and am leaning on my Savior to give me the wisdom and strength that I need to fulfill this call.
The other role that is new for me this year is the role of being the lead pastor's wife. Most of my and Derrick's marriage I have been a worship pastor's wife. This was a role that was very familiar to me. I was raised as a worship pastor's daughter, one of my passions is leading in worship and Derrick and I have always been very comfortable in this role. God is stretching both of us and has blessed us with the opportunity to lead a wonderful group of people that we love so much and with them hope to reach the community which surrounds our church. In the last six months we have seen God do some amazing things and I am honored to be a part!
So these are my new roles that I will grow in daily and pray that Jesus be glorified. God has called you to a significant work and He will equip you to do it! Will you be faithful and do it?
Things are going well. We have our routine down and the kids seem to be doing great! We have learned the seven continents and are traveling to each. The picture is our continent cake! We have "traveled" through North America, learning all the states in the US and some major ones in Canada and Mexico. We then entered South America and did a large study on Brazil. Now we are in the continent of Europe and are studying Norway. The boys have one more lesson in their year curriculum of math so they will move on to the next level after making A's on most of their tests. Carmen is working on all second grade things instead of first. I am very proud of each of them and I thank God for giving me this opportunity. I see it as a very high calling and responsibility and am leaning on my Savior to give me the wisdom and strength that I need to fulfill this call.
The other role that is new for me this year is the role of being the lead pastor's wife. Most of my and Derrick's marriage I have been a worship pastor's wife. This was a role that was very familiar to me. I was raised as a worship pastor's daughter, one of my passions is leading in worship and Derrick and I have always been very comfortable in this role. God is stretching both of us and has blessed us with the opportunity to lead a wonderful group of people that we love so much and with them hope to reach the community which surrounds our church. In the last six months we have seen God do some amazing things and I am honored to be a part!
So these are my new roles that I will grow in daily and pray that Jesus be glorified. God has called you to a significant work and He will equip you to do it! Will you be faithful and do it?
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