Deep Thoughts

It's late, and I don't have an original thought of my own, so I thought I'd share a couple of Jack Handey's.

Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words - "mank" and "ind". What do these words mean ? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.

If you go flying back through time and you see somebody else flying forward into the future, it's probably best to avoid eye contact.

:-D

Top 10 Signs that School is Drawing to a Close

10. It's light before the alarm clock goes off.

9. Homeschool conference has come and gone, but you left more there than you took home.

8. Your list is planned out for next year, even though you are struggling to finish this year.

7. You are looking forward to any used curriculum sales coming up.

6. Several subjects are completed.

5. You are counting down the hours or days left until school is done (ok, I've been doing that since February).

4. You tell yourself that next year you will be done by the end of April so you can enjoy the beautiful weather more.

3. You clean off your shelves to make room for all of the new stuff coming.

2. You catch your kids reading when they are supposed to be doing science, and you don't care.

1. Your tadpoles are all dying, and even though you are sad, you are delighted that you will have your counterspace back!

My Saviour Lives!

Under His Mercy

We've really been enjoying our morning devotionals together. We've returned to using Character Building for Families, only we are in Volume 2. We used Volume 1 about 2 or 3 years ago, and it's nice to see the maturity that has taken place since then. The current topic is "Mercy." This followed "Desire for Jesus." We also usually cover 2 days at a time, because the attention spans are much longer now. An added blessing is that my personal devotions have often prepared me for what we are studying together.

Today as we discussed the topic of forgiveness and recognized that sometimes this is really hard. Corrie ten Boom shared about meeting one of the meanest guards from the concentration camp, and how he asked for her forgiveness. Relying on the Lord's strength, and not her own, she was able to extend her hand and grant that forgiveness and was blessed with feeling the Lord's spirit through her body. I'm reminded that the Lord gives us strength when we are weak, and that our strength will be renewed when we wait on Him. May we each trust in Him to do what we must.