Being Thankful

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Cor. 15:57 Why a photo of my kitchen sink? Well, after tending to a very sick little girl all day, homeschooling, laundry horse and chicken chores I was feeling so thankful that my kitchen sink was clean!! It is time to celebrate!

Life has been so full here lately, as I am sure that you too experience all the time. Yesterday, I attended a ladies retreat for homeschool mothers. It was nice to get out of the routine of things at home but I must say that being with my friends was far more refreshing than the topics being taught. I am so thankful for the friends that I have that encourage me to continue striving towards the goal. To be more patient, gentle, strong in times of weakness and steadfast.

I remember a post that I placed on my blog a couple of months ago about being "honest" about the realities of life here in the Schnoor home. When this came to mind today I realized that I stopped blogging when things were in a whirl-wind for me. I constantly am challenged to multi-task to a degree that boggles my mind. I have recently experienced a day that I just didn't think that I could do it anymore. I felt so pulled...one child whining about the reading assignment, one not on his/her schedule, one asking for his ten o'clock snack and three needing to ask my questions so they could continue their independent study. Of course, this doesn't include the phone ringing and the lunch needing to be prepared! I'm sure this convinces all of you that everyone should homeschool! Ha Ha!!

Thankfully, Dave just "happened" to call during my crying spell in the bedroom. As I poured out my soul..."What are we doing?" "Who ever said that I could do this?" he listened quietly. When I finally took a long breath, he said the best thing..."Dawn, we can get help or send them to a private school. Your well being is far greater than anything else!" Wow! Did he read that somewhere? It was the best thing for him to say during such a difficult time. It gave me an out that I could choose if I desired. Now I feel encouraged to press onward and continue on this journey of homeschooling.

I have been thinking about the process of purifying silver. They heat it to an intense heat so that all the impurities surface. It seems that God allows me to be heated to bring my impurities to the surface so that He can remove them from my life. My problem is that the fire gets too hot at times and I jump off too soon. Thank goodness He doesn't give up on me!

Wow, I kind of chased a rabbit. Goodnight! I hope that your sink is clean before you go to bed tonight! Of course, I won't tell you what my living room looks like!! HA HA!