Glory Revealed

Saturday, February 11, 2012

The Chef...

has come...

to cook and cook and cook...

with her faithful assistant Claire...

what they will come up with...

is a mystery to us all...

Monday, February 6, 2012

Today we started CO-OP with our home school group! I LOVED it!!!!! I am doing Drama (my favorite!), Crochet, and Decidedly Different (a girls bible study). There is only one other girl in the crochet class and guess what... her name was Katy too! And in drama there was another Katy, and a Kala. And in the bible study there was the Kala again! I loved meeting new people, and seeing people we knew from piano. Loved being around lots of other home schoolers! Before we moved our latest time, we knew two families that home schooled. TWO!!!! Drama was my personal favorite! I loved the teacher, and she was the bible study teacher too! How cool is that?!?! In drama we played a game to help our memorization. Let's see if I can remember...

... The worlds greatest sandwich has relish, bell peppers, pig eyes, olives, mayo, mustard, ketchup, lettuce, shark tale, bacon, peanut butter, marsh mellows, turtles, jolly ranchers, grandma hair, and strawberries!

How was that for the first day?! Claire is doing something with Lego's (she loves building stuff with them!) and karate! And one of the best parts of CO-OP is that it is super fun and...

... IT IS COUNTED AS SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I am really pumped about this. If you are home schooled, TRY THE CO-OP!!!! It is sooooo much fun! Well, better get back to that really good book I am reading! Blessings on your week!!!!

Memorial Box Monday: The Rainbow

Way back in Genesis, there was a flood, meant to wash the world clean of sin. God saved 2 of every species, and his one faithful servant and his family. After the flood, he made a oath to Noah, there would never be a flood to wipe out almost the entire population of the world again. As a sign of this promise, God put his rainbow in the clouds, and today, when we see those vibrant colors in the sky, we remember. God's promise to Noah and to us. That reminder comes to me just when I need it. That rainbow shows up at just the right time. To remind us that God is faithful. He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow too. The rainbow, a beautiful, vibrant thing that God put in the sky, just to remind us of his mercy, love, grace, and promise. Let's look at that rainbow in our life today, and remember the promise God has given us all.

"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful."
Hebrews 10:23

Sunday, February 5, 2012

"Normal"

Wow, is all I can say. Our last few weeks have been challenging. God is truly testing our faith. It sometimes seems that we are getting nothing done with home school. We were having a particular hard day when I was in my parents room trying to calm down and control my thoughts when I said out loud, "God, why can't I just be "normal" and go to public school like other kids?" Then I turned around and looked at the reflection of me in my parents mirror, and laughed. How many times had I asked God to make me not "normal," not like the other people around me. How many times have I told others that we do not need to be like other people, we are God's servants. We are aliens to this world. Not the "normal" ones. I asked God a few weeks ago, "test me Lord", and he is testing me. We so have to remember not to confirm to the patterns of this world. To be different, not "normal." It says in James that part on true religion is to not confirm to the patterns of this world. It says many times in the bible that we are aliens to this world. We are God's faithful servants, and servants are humble. Being tested in my faith in this season of my life! Remembering to not be "normal."