a good year

Well today was the official end of our school year. We had a final party at our co-op. It in itself was bittersweet. I am so looking forward to a break so I can get some stuff done around here. But I will miss the fun and anticipation of Wednesday. The ladies in the co-op are my sisters in Christ and in education. They are my friends. My goal next year is to get to know someone I didn't know this past year.
My oldest will be 16 in November. Where did the time go. Here I have a young woman in my home and an infant and in between two other young boys. It boggles my mind how God trust me with raising all of them. I am so inadequate for the job, yet Christ calls me to train them up in the fear and admonition of the Lord. Lately I have been challenged in my parenting attitudes and philosophies. I do not want my children leaving my home needing years of therapy but knowing that they are loved and cherished. I want them to have the confidence that they will become what Christ has set out for them. I feel like this summer is a time of refreshing and revitalization. Last summer, we were preparing to move, to have a baby and start a new curriculum. I am praying that we will all prepare our hearts and lives for what God will bring.