I will not be afraid...

Dear Blog readers,

It has been a while since I last posted....more than a month! I would like to catch you up on what has been going on.

My man came home for R & R and stayed for a little over two weeks. We had a great time and the girls were so excited to see him. Lil' P also was excited and welcomed him with a smile, some drool, and a burp! He got to see the girls in the Easter play they performed at school and he was able to be here for his birthday (April 19th). We went to church together, went bowling with the kids, went to visit family, went out to eat, and he took the girls to work a couple of times. We are looking forward to him returning and waiting on the Lord to reveal where we will be next?!

The girls and I have been back at school and I have been continuing to work with the pre-schoolers. I love teaching them and am learning a lot on how to establish authority in the classroom and at home. Maintaining eye contact and attention with each individual student is challenging but what is rewarding is seeing them understand what they have been learning....A is in the class so I get the benefit of seeing her recognize numbers, letters and their sounds, and shapes at home, as she learns all that in school. It is cute and somewhat annoying when she calls me Mrs. J at home like she's suppose to at school.....

So with lots of changes in my life now, and more to come I cling to the verse that I consider to be my scripture verse for this season in my life, Proverbs 3:5, which says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding." I have that scripture framed and right above the words there is a purple flower (my favorite color). I have it right by my bed to remind me each morning to trust in the Lord no matter what. Each move I take and each decision I make I want to trust and acknowledge Him in everything....

I do so often, however, take my thoughts off of the Lord in my day and then when I do that I sink, just like Peter did when he walked on water to Jesus. He took his eyes off of Jesus and looked to his circumstance. I need to look to the One who will carry me through each day no matter what is going on around me...

Another verse I like is, "Unless the Lord builds the house, it is built in vain." or something like that. I like that verse because it reminds me that I can't do anything worthwhile unless I do it in the Lord. How many times have I trusted in myself to do things only to realize that it all counted for nothing and was meaningless? God has a perfect plan for my life, I do not want to get distracted from it by doing things that take me away from His plan...it will not count for anything....

I believe the girls and I are at that school for a reason. I believe the Lord has me there for His purpose. I am developing the gifts that God has given me there as He is being glorified through me. I am continuing to build my house (my decisions, my thoughts, my every move) in the Lord no matter what because, really, what do I have to lose? Maybe a few friends and family along the way but who cares??? "When I am afraid I will put my trust in you, in God whose word I praise, in God I trust. I will not be afraid."

I WON'T BE AFRAID, LORD!
I WILL PUT MY TRUST IN YOU.
I WILL NOT LEAN ON MY OWN UNDERSTANDING.
I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE YOU IN ALL THAT I DO.
WHAT CAN MORTAL MAN DO TO ME?
I WILL NOT BE AFRAID.

Love,
MK