Today I am thankful for: a misty morning, Darrin sleeping in so long (he needed it!), cool nights & warm covers, a yummy dinner, talking to my mom on the phone, Madi making her bed without a fuss, our new CD of hymns, hearing my babies try singing the chorus of "To God Be the Glory" at bathtime
I absolutely love how my kiddos naturally make connections to God through His creation! My #1 goal in homeschooling is to teach Darrin and Madi about God; to nurture a budding relationship with Him. I truly believe that we should be in an active and continual process of teaching about our Lord. We try to accomplish this by genuinely being awed by the natural world around us. I am always commenting on one thing or another and saying something like "isn't God wonderful?" or "how amazing is it that the God that created that star/flower/etc. also made you and me?" And now my precious children are also doing the same! God created us with a NEED for Him, yet so many doubt or reject His presence and existence. All of creation is screaming aloud, proclaiming His authorship; how is it that so many do not see or hear? Psalm 19 so beautifully tells how God's majesty and power are revealed in nature--from beauty, to order, to power, and more. I get excited reading this psalm. It reminds me just how small and worthless I am, yet how much He loves me. This psalm makes me yearn for repentance and to be whole and blameless before my Lord. Cleanse me from secret faults (Psalm 19:12) and let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer (Psalm 19:14). Amen!!
I absolutely love how my kiddos naturally make connections to God through His creation! My #1 goal in homeschooling is to teach Darrin and Madi about God; to nurture a budding relationship with Him. I truly believe that we should be in an active and continual process of teaching about our Lord. We try to accomplish this by genuinely being awed by the natural world around us. I am always commenting on one thing or another and saying something like "isn't God wonderful?" or "how amazing is it that the God that created that star/flower/etc. also made you and me?" And now my precious children are also doing the same! God created us with a NEED for Him, yet so many doubt or reject His presence and existence. All of creation is screaming aloud, proclaiming His authorship; how is it that so many do not see or hear? Psalm 19 so beautifully tells how God's majesty and power are revealed in nature--from beauty, to order, to power, and more. I get excited reading this psalm. It reminds me just how small and worthless I am, yet how much He loves me. This psalm makes me yearn for repentance and to be whole and blameless before my Lord. Cleanse me from secret faults (Psalm 19:12) and let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer (Psalm 19:14). Amen!!
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