Sunday, September 1, 2013

I'm just beginning

I am not sure where this is going but it must start somewhere if it is to go anywhere. 
I know a thing or two about adversity but I guess that can come out in bits and pieces as we go along.  I LOVE to craft.  I make all sorts of things for other people.  The most recent have been my brother's wedding invitations, the favors for my sister's baby shower, the favors for my soon-to-be-sister-in-law's bridal shower and some smaller, not so time-consuming projects.  I'll get pictures up when I figure out how to...
I have a bunch of kids: 4 and 1 on the way.  That's a bunch! I plan to homeschool all of them but I make very few promises since I know God has His own plans for me that I just don't know about yet.  For now though, I'm pretty sure He led me to this season of preparing for this year's education of the 6 year old first grader and the 4 year old kindergartner.  It makes me nervous but I think I'd be arrogant or naïve to assume this will go off without a hitch! 
I recently moved my family into a much larger house at the back of a cul de sac (you know, super safe and quiet) where we have a dedicated classroom, a CRAFT ROOM (whaaaat???!!! dream come true!! I pretend it's the family office as well and it is where I take care of bills and filing but... it's big and CRAFTY!!!) So after a painful ten months of waiting with the house packed in boxes, we finally closed and started settling in.  We've been here about six months and in that time I found a struggle like never before...