Hope you are doing well, and enjoying the spring weather where you live.
It has been a rather cold start to our spring here in Ohio, but we are hoping with anticipation that we will start seeing blooms on the trees and warmer days for more enjoyable walks.
A lot has been going on in our life lately, good things mostly. It all has been keeping me away from writing. My lovely husband has been gracious to me and let me take some time for myself and work on this post. It is a great outlet for me to be able to share with like minded mammas about the wonderful things we are learning and experiencing in our daily life.
I started a Charlotte Mason Book study! We are going through The Charlotte Mason Companion by. Karen Andreola. Lovely book that got me started on the path we are on today. I love Karen's insight and her writing, she really inspires me in our homeschool journey. I also read her blog and I have to say it is also very lovely. Check it out! Although, if you are a serious fan of Miss.Mason's work, you must read her Original six volumes.
My goal for this study was and is, is to encourage other moms in their journey of schooling their children. God has given us such a privilege to be able teach our children and I feel like the Lord has blessed me so much with this wonderful information, that I cant help but share with others. Our first meeting went well, we had tea and coffee and
Italian Puff Pastry . We meet once a month and I'm looking forward to our next meeting in April!
Another new thing to us is that my husband started a ministry a few months ago. We have prayed and continue to pray about where the Lord is leading us. We want to be intentional with our time and the things that occupy our life. The Lord has supplied everything needed to start this ministry and I believe lots of lives will be transformed by The Lord through this new and amazing journey. Not by anything that we will do, but by what God is willing to do through us. The Lord put it on our heart to feed and clothed the least and love people like we love ourselves and to share the gospel to anyone who will listen. To have our children next to us serving and loving people all around us.
This spring we are stepping out in faith, we are starting a garden to be able to provide fresh organic produce to people who are in need. While we share the love of Christ. God has been working in my heart for some time now and I have to say that there are times when he asks things of us that we might not be to happy about doing. But I know that when I don't do what he calls me to do, I simply miss out on the blessing that he has for me. As I sat in the morning a few weeks ago during my quiet time, my heart was so stirred by a simple verse that I had read many times. But that morning it was really on my heart. Mark 12:32 You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. How do I love my neighbor? Was my question. Have I ever loved them as I do myself? A honest answer, No. Yes sure, I like to be kind and invite people to my house for tea, to help here and there, but would I or could I love my neighbor as myself? Only by Gods Grace could I love people the way the Lord loves. So here we are, empty vessels being used by an all powerful all amazing God who has the power to transform any and every life he chooses. I am so grateful he transformed and continuously is still transforming my heart daily. All glory to Him. Glory to my precious LORD and Savior. May I always have that desire to serve him no matter the cost.
1 Peter 4:10 As
each has received a gift, use it to serve one another
as good stewards of God's varied grace.
Luke 3:10-11 And the crowds asked him, “What then shall we do?” And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.
I am so grateful to be able to take my children to the grocery store and buy healthy food, my heart is heavy for those who have no choice, but what little they can afford. And most of that is processed unhealthy food like products. Nothing nutritious for the body. do?” And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.
Ok, so that was long.. hehe.. I promise we have been doing school as well as everything else.
I will be writing about some Herbs and what we are currently learning in the next post coming soon. I also wanted to start incorporating some herb facts in each post and a recipe loved by us. Can't wait to write again soon. ~Blessings~
Acts 20:35-38 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him, being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship.
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