God Is So Good!

God is so good! I will never forget when I was in the Philippines, and I was in the city of Davau, which is this tiny little dot on the map. Well, I remember walking down the street, and seeing shoulder to shoulder people as far as you can see. And I remember so clearly thinking, "Wow God, you are amazing" Here are all these people, each life filled with some measure of pain and suffering, and yet you see them all, you hear them all, and this is just a tiny dot on a map on the other side of the world. The world is filled with billions of people calling out to God, and yet He cares for each one, the smallest request to the most dire are all heard by Him. I write all that to say, God is so good. Yes, a simple little prayer for my children's first day of school was heard, and He blessed me beyond measure. A day I thought was going to be difficult and emotional, turned out to be completely wonderful. The kids popped out of bed today, excited for the unknown adventure that awaited them. We all buzzed with excitement as we got ready, and there was a special feeling in our house this morning, a peace that I know was an answered prayer, and I quietly said, "thank you Lord". By special request, I made them their favorite breakfast and Jon took over devotions while they ate. Thankfully, my camera was sitting on the kitchen counter, and I snapped a picture while they were deep in conversation. Sarah's nails were painted, her hair was curled, and I even put a small spritz of my perfume on her, just for fun! She loved that! As I stayed up late last night making sure all their clothes were ready, school supplies packed, lunches packed, complete with a special note for each of them, I realized that I can take all the energy and work I put into homeschool and put it into making the time we do have together, GREAT! One thing I am so thankful for is that their school (which is five minutes away) doesn't start until 9:15 and Jon gets home from work at 8:30 am. We told the kids, that every morning they will be completely ready for school by 8:30, and when Dad gets home we will sit down and have devotions together. And also, Jon doesn't leave for work until 9:00 pm, so we will be able to have dinner every night of the week together.
God is so good!


When we picked the kids up from school, their faces were beaming, and they had these huge smiles on their faces! They excitedly told us every detail of their day. Sarah even said, "I was having so much fun, I kept forgetting I was at school!" They both had a great day, and can't wait to go back!

God is so good!

And although it looks like Olivia is off to pre-school....no, not yet. She forgets she is two, she wants to go to school so badly!