Peace In Knowing...

As I walked Kyle out the door for work this morning, the cool, brisk air swept across my face reminding me that fall is definitely on the way. The trees are beginning to slightly turn new autumn shades of color, farmers are beginning to work in the fields, it's darker longer in the mornings and the evenings are getting shorter. The dew is heavy on the grass, the deer are beginning to move about and the garden is pretty much finished with its bounty.

For me, today begins a "new season"...a new Bible study to work/learn/study through...a new candle warmly burning on the coffee table...a new time set on the alarm clock...a new three-ring binder filled with empty, waiting-to-be-filled grade/hour log sheets...new curriculum awaiting hands to grasp...a new school year.

I would admit that yesterday I was in somewhat of a frenzy trying to prepare and get things organized and although I can humbly say that I have done less this year to get ready than any other, I find myself this morning very much at peace. Peace in knowing that God has already gone before me. Peace in knowing that His ways are much greater than my own. Peace in knowing that His standards are all I am asked to meet and His requirements of perfection don't mirror or follow after the standards and perfection of the world. Peace in knowing that I am here at home with the two richest investments I could ever have been entrusted with and their hearts are the most important reality I will ever care for and nurture. Peace in knowing that this is the path that Kyle has chosen for our family through the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit. Peace in knowing that this is the best path for our family.

Today I am deeply grateful that God has filled our home with the presence of His Holy Spirit and that although Reading, Grammar, Math, Zoology 2, History, Chemistry, American Lit & Gov't are on the docket of things to get accomplished, my greatest goal is to love without limits the two lives I am leading, training and impacting.

Love it patient,
love is kind.
It does not envy,
it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects,
always trusts,
always hopes,
always perseveres.
Love never fails.
1 Corinthians 13:4~8