Encouraging Moms Who Homeschool

 First, a big --- fat --- hefty dose of encouragement for you, my wonderful homeschooling friend.  As you get ready to roll into the fall of 2020...stop for just one moment and hear what God's Word has to say to you right here, right now, on the brink of the last stretch of what has possibly been the most turn-your-whole-world-upside-down year ever.  Psalm 125:2 - As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people both now and forevermore.   You are surrounded.  Completely & totally, that's exactly how surrounded you are.  Going into the great unknown as, say, a working mom whose children are going to be doing school online at home (or a working mom homeschooling and working from home for just the next several months, but not planning on continuing to home educate after things "normalize" again).  This is God's promise just for you as you embark upon this season of life. I really, truly believe He wants you to know that He has yo...

  1 Chronicles 5:20b says this: "... they cried out to Him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in Him. "   Oh that's a good word for us homeschoolers, isn't it?    None of us ever has to battle it out on our own.  Hey, there will be times when you will not even need to prepare for the battle! Just cry out to God and trust Him to help you, the exact same way that He did for Israelite's in the fifth chapter of 1 Chronicles.   God is trustworthy. He really, truly will aid you as you seek to home educate your children for His glory.  Now, I can tell you this over & over again - and in spite of the fact that this is absolute truth, it won't move from your ears into your heart until you decide that it's not only true for me, but it is also absolutely true for you. Because truth that is left "outside" somewhere, as in "Sure, that's true...and I am encouraged that God moved on your behalf...but I'm not tot...

Just a super quick reminder about the online prayer retreat which starts Monday, August 3rd @ 9am in the Facebook group (search for Praying Through the Storm - Online Prayer Retreat --- or click the link below!)  Here is the "schedule"... and no worries about not being able to be there for all the live sessions - you can watch any of them later on (they'll be available in the group forever!) Monday, August 3rd 9am (Central Time Zone) - Facebook Live "Welcome" & "What Is Prayer" 10am - Facebook Live "Psalm 91" 11am - Facebook Live "A Quick Look at the Sermon on the Mount" 11:30am - 1pm - BREAK - (Solitude & Personal Prayer Time) 1pm - Facebook Live "Luke 11:1-13" 2pm - Facebook Live "Day 1 Prayer Session" 3pm - BREAK - (Solitude & Personal Prayer & Listening Time) 8pm - Facebook Live (I will pop on and wrap up Day 1) Tuesday, August 4th 7am (Central ti...