We are now on day 5 of this school year. Thank you so much for praying for us (especially the kids) during this new school year. I am happy to report that things seem to be going well for all three kids. Sam has started to talk to a few kids, Emma seems to settling in nicely and getting to know people, and Chloe and I are learning the best way to navigate this homeschool thing. Last week was pretty rough on me. I spent a lot of time and energy last week wishing I could go back and make different decisions about where we found ourselves. Regretting and even considered trying to undo my choices. After the 10th text to my hubby he finally was like "okay you need to stop this, it's been two days" 😏. On Sunday our pastor preached on Jeremiah 29 and I was so convicted on how I had been acting. Jeremiah 29:11 is one of the most popular verses used. It is loved and quoted by so many because everyone loves the idea that God wants to prosper us, He wants to give us a future and a hope!? YES PLEASE! I just had never really thought about the context of that verse and it broke me down. You see this verse is written to God's people who have been exiled to Babylon. EXILED! They have been taken from their home and forced to live in a foreign land completely surrounded by every thing foreign. They are there and they are waiting for God to deliver them and they are not really sure what to do while they are waiting. God gives them some instructions and then is like oh and by the way, I will rescue you in 70 years. But, His promise was coming and in the meantime they could still bring glory to God even in their exile. When we left church I sat down and talked to my kids about our current situation. I know there will be many moments that my kids will feel like they have been exiled. They are surrounded by a very foreign environment. They are surrounded by kids that are growing up in very different family situations and there will days that life will seem very lonely. The Lord has placed us here and so our responsibility to be a Light and fulfill whatever His plan is for each of our lives. I am just so thankful for the Word and His promises! I do believe that our biggest struggle this year is feeling lonely. It is going to take the kids some time to feel like they belong in their schools and Chloe and I are basically on our own. I struggle a great deal with keeping myself isolated. I have a hard time seeking people out and honestly nobody really seeks me out on a regular basis either. I have had two former teacher friends contact over the last few days about getting together, but that is pretty rare. I say all of that to say, when I am working I have that outlet of being around other people. It keeps me from sliding back into my isolation bubble. It is a struggle and just trying to keep this blog real. Praying for anyone else that might find themselves in the same place right now. The Lord is faithful even in times when life doesn't quite look like the way we had planned.
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| This is what our afternoons look like these days. Sam and Emma both do their work on Chrome books, so I give Chloe extra work on my computer so she doesn't feel left out. |
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| Lucy was in the first picture, so I thought I would share this sweet picture of our other two fur babies I captured yesterday morning. Our pets love to look out these windows. |
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