New Beginnings

What a summer! I can't believe my last post was in April. A lot has been going on - I guess enough to keep me too busy to blog.

If you know anything about our family, you would know that we practically live over at Beachmont in the summer! Our kids go to camp there of course, but along with that, some of them were helping out with various skits and Bible stories, all of them were taking swimming lessons every Monday night, our two oldest kids went to Teen Night every Tuesday and if that weren't enough I helped to run the concession stand for Friday Family nights!

Although it was a busy summer, it was a wonderful break from our regular routine (I use the word routine very loosely) and we are all ready for the begininning of a new school year.

Okay, so I am ready, along with 2 or 3 of the kids. Some of them are not too thrilled about things like pre-algebra, literature and waking up early every morning!

But - ready or not here they come! Want them or not, like them or not, changes are right around the corner! Here are some of the new beginnings that are headed our way.

~New school year. (We are adding a pre-schooler to the mix of 8th, 5th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st)

~New school activity. (We joined our church's Homeschool Co-op and are looking forward to the fellowship each week.)

~New Teenager. (We could look at it one of two ways - either Julia is our first teen at 13, or Jim is our second teen at 12 - either way...HELP!!!)

~New schedule. (Gone are the care free summer days when waking up is somewhat optional!)

~New job. (Sort of - Julia is on a soccer team this year so I am joining the ranks of Mom's taxi services!)

~New quiet times. (I confess that I have slipped back into a lazy quiet time schedule - back to early mornings!)

~New mercies. (Thank God they come every morning!)

... may God be the Force behind me, the Goal before me, the Protection around me and the Life within me!