One of the the things I love best about home educating is that we set our own schedule for school, and if we are wise, we recognize limits, observe our own boundaries, and take time to do what is
important, rather than what
is seems urgent.
Being involved in co-operative classes with other homeschoolers meant that, this year, our semester started on January 4, much earlier than we have EVER started back to school after Christmas break. With the wedding at the end of that first week, there was no way we were going to be able to do school well, so I made the administrative decision to add two weeks
margin to our calendar.
The verse God has given me for 2010 is a clear guide and
I'm listening. Proverbs 31: 16 says:
16 She considers a [new] field before she buys or accepts it [expanding prudently and not courting neglect of her present duties by assuming other duties]; with her savings [of time and strength] she plants fruitful vines in her vineyard.
With that in mind, and the fact that I had a migraine for two days after the wedding, I've taken some down~time to think about my goals for the upcoming semester, and year. Here are a few things I will be implementing:
1. Simplify! ~ This is an ongoing challenge for me, and one I'm working on in all areas of my life.
2. Give! ~ I'm going to do my own "Big Give" in 2010, as part of the
Declutter Challenge hosted by AmysFinerThings. I don't have a garage, or time for a garage sale, so my goal is to
give away 730 things from my home during 2010. I know I can do this and I'm excited about the idea. I've added a widget in the right hand column with a counter to track the progress of my giving.
3. Read! ~
With a Lion/Beaver personality, and a love language to others of Acts of Service, I have a hard time justifying taking time to sit and read, other than studying my Bible. I know that this is an area I need to improve, so I am committing to read one book a month from my personal reading list, (all school materials are excluded!).
4. Say NO! ~ My husband was not pleased with my physical condition after devoting so much time and energy to a recent project, and has asked that I
take some time away from say "no" when I am asked to help with projects in the future. I don't know how long this
sabbatical will last, and he didn't know about the Proverbs 31 verse, so it was just a confirmation that I need to be at home more.
Sabbatical: from Hebrew shabbat, i.e., Sabbath, literally a "ceasing") is a rest from work
What changes are you making this year?
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In 2005 the Lord told us, after a 12 day total fast (water only) in the Arizona desert to return to Coweta and "Redeem the time". We did and have been doing just that with all that is within us and plan to continue until He tells us otherwise. He has not.
Learning to say "no" is a very important word to learn. One thing about the gray hair, you have learned it by then!! It was a hard lesson for me to learn though, and I would find myself involved in things that my heart was not really in and was not my gifting or calling at all.
When God's truly in it you do not grow tired or weary.
Susan
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