I can honestly say that this past school year has grown me in ways I didn't know I needed it.  God has taught me a little more patience, although my children may not have experienced it...so they think.  Grace, grace, marvellous grace...I am pretty sure that's an old hymn I used to sing.  If they only knew how many times I wanted to get up and walk away, but chose to bow my head, count to 10 (or a 1000) and keep plunging forward.  Trust me, I wanted to throw down and tell them they were about to taste the rainbow in true Madea fashion, but instead ate a bag of skittles in the quiet recesses of my bed at night just to survive sometimes. (for my Madea fans you will get that.  Your welcome!)  Teaching is not my gift...if you didn't guess that.  Neither are a lot of other things God asked us to do, right? BUT, He never gives it to us without Him right beside us.  Southern comfort ain't got nothing on some Jesus Comfort.

It has also taught me how much I absolutely, whole-heartedly LOVE TEACHERS!!!

God may have shown me a glimpse of how He has made me a little stronger and a little stronger!  Stronger only because of Jesus, not because of me.  It's funny to see what you run to the cross with sometimes.  "Lord, give me the strength to run the course set before me and not KILL someone in the process."

Praying whether you homeschool, private, public, charter...or whatever the case it's been a year of reflection and growth.  Possibly a year you have been at the cross more than you realised, but hindsight saw the need and strength it's given you for the next chapter in your life.

I am excited to be able to have some more time on my hands to get back on track for updating you all on here and the blog www.surrenderhappens.com where you can catch up and follow us down this beautifully, messy road we are on together!  I promise I/We our children included couldn't do this without you!  Beware I have so much to share and update you on I will be sending out a "few" newsletters as not to cram it all into one.  

Make the most of your summer, it could be your last!
Lacey