Prayer and high anxiety

We are praying for the closing on our house which keeps getting put off because of verification requirements for our buyers' financing. My husband seems like he is not worried. I am incredibly anxious and praying for resolution all the time. At this point it looks like we won't be closing until the end of this month (it was supposed to be last month) and I am just praying that it will all come together for all parties involved.

We had our first college worship service this week and it was so great to be back. I taught and led an interactive discussion and it was so nice. When I am with my college students--I feel like I have the best job in the world. When I am homeschooling my kids--I feel the same. As we transition out of here, I probably won't be a college minister anymore (although I expect never to stop ministering to collegians) and I may or may not be a homeschooler depending on how we feel God is leading us. My identity is so tied up in these two jobs, that it makes me nervous to think of who am I without these tasks?

In the meantime, God is providing for all of our needs. We have joy and meaning and purpose. We have a church family that we love. We are constantly making new homeschooling friends. We have new college students in town to love and care for.

And who of us by worrying can add a single hour to her life--or hour to her week for that matter?

Micah Girl

Fall is here...

Well, maybe not by the calendar, but I'm in full Fall mode.

Had a big party with my college students last night at my house. About 20 students were there eating and laughing and playing and filling up our temporary "mansion" well after dark.

Working hard at homeschool with the kids. Looking for some new curriculum. I am investigating what kind of web-based things I might consider trying, especially for math. Right now I'm seriously looking at Time4Learning. My kids tried out the demos and it looks like a possibility for us...

Looking forward to our big move to Lexington, KY and started making virtual friends with some homeschoolers there. It seems like there will be lots of places to connect.

Also can't wait for some cool nights when we can light fires in one of the three fireplaces in the house where we are living temporarily. How exactly we got to me living in a beautiful mansion with three fireplaces is a story for another day...

Micah Girl

Working homeschooler

Thank goodness the sun is shining today. I wither without natural light and yesterday's "wintry mix" nor'easter was dark and gloomy. Snow I don't mind if there is sun bouncing off it.

I thought yesterday I might catch up on work I've been putting off, but instead did mostly school and hanging out with the kids...

Today I need to carve out some better work time after athletics.

It's been a challenging semester juggling school for the kids and work because I have both pretty much everyday and no single day completely devoted to work. I am falling behind! The kids are thriving which is good. My work is not suffering, yet, but I am exhausted this semester. This will all change when my husband is no longer in school full-time, of course, and I see that light at the end of the tunnel in just a couple months!

Perseverance with good humor is my goal in the meantime.

Micah Girl