10 Minute Writer

1. Why I am blogging today I think I need to check in. I am not writing for a while, nor am I thinking about writing, so any advice or encouragement about writing just isn’t there. However, I do understand that my handful of readers just might be curious about my marginally interesting life. In the most general sense, I will say this: my husband and I are still praying and fasting about our future. Some things are very clear, yet somethings remain to be seen. Please continue to pray for us that this matter is resolved quickly.

2. Today is my wedding anniversary! My husband and I celebrate 13 years of marital bliss today! My prayer for the next 13 is that we are full of joy and blessing. Tonight Marc and I are going out to dinner and a movie. YAY US!

3. A Little Word About Convictions Yesterday, I was given a well-intentioned, but impractical suggestion to a problem that I have. Maybe it’s just me, maybe I don’t take advice well. But I realized that the most painful advice I receive is when someone asks me to question my convictions. Without sounding like a whiner, I do have an unusual amount of restrictions on my life. I make decisions on what is best for me, my husband and my children and I stick to them. Even though I realize that they may cause discomfort in another area, it is my choice. I will stick with my decisions, not because I am stubborn, not because I am proud, but because I can’t afford to chase after the wind with every idea that pops out of so-and-so’s mouth. My trust is in the one who gave me this direction. I will trust only in him to meet all my needs, even though it seems as though I have been forgotten. So if you have some great advice for me (like having Extreme Home Makeover fix my housing issue, or demanding that my husband make more money, or driving 90 minutes to entirely different town just drink coffee with a stranger, or put my kids in school –ballet, soccer, violin, karate, scouts, etc just because it will give us more friends) please don’t take it personally if I don’t jump up and down at the suggestion.

4. Student Of The Day This has been, by far, my most brilliant homeschool idea EVAH! On the first day of our homeschool, three weeks ago, I announced that every day one child would be honored for their good attitude, helpfulness and general willingness to bless Mommy. That child would be declared Student Of The Day and their picture would be hung on our dry erase board for the remainder of the day. Nothing I have done has ever motivated my children more. The first day, Veronica, who you must understand is a 3 year old girl, so her likelihood of receiving this is pretty slim actually WON! Then the second day, 5 year old Perrin (who couldn’t STAND losing to his little sister, won). The next day, Veronica kept herself busy all morning creating her own sign and picture and then declared herself the student of the day. And today, I had five such magnificently well-behaved children, I could not pick the best one! ( I don’t want to start the precedent of “ties”.) This makes my homeschool morning such a wonderful experience. I have great kids and I am immensely proud of them.

5. To the question, “How was your summer?” My answer is: “Quiet. I’ve been praying a lot.” And I’ve experienced some amazing things. I hope I can write about all of them very soon. I think it’s just as thrilling as a trip to Disneyland.

I don’t have anything else to say. Perhaps this season of solitude is making me a little less vocal about life. Maybe I missed my calling. Maybe I should have taken a vow of silence and lived tucked away in a cloister.

But something tells me they wouldn’t Facebook.