Another New Blog …

Well, I’m officially tired … tired of trying to manage multiple blogs that is.  So I’ve created a new one that will be a catch-all blog.  I also moved back to Blogger because I wanted to be able to customize it more.  Anyway, you can read it here, and here’s a screen shot –

Blessings!

~Heather

New Year … New You … and Me … and My Family …

That was the most clever title I could come up with at the moment. We have some big changes coming this new year – Little Buttercup is going to public school. Yes … you read that right. After much fervent prayer our oldest will begin attending the school up the street. How did we come to this, you ask. Well …

If you know me or have read my blog for any length of time then you know the troubles that I have with my oldest. We butt heads … constantly. And homeschooling her, quite literally, is a daily battle and a struggle for who has the power. It’s me, right?!?! LOL …

There have been many days that I excuse myself and shut the door to my room, call Brandon and tell him that I can’t do this any more. But it’s always a “in the heat of the moment” comment, always a reaction to a difficult situation, so I’ve never really given it a 2nd thought. Until now …

We (she and I) had a moment that left me broken and crying out to the Lord for help, for change.  I began fervently praying about the situation and not very long after I knew what needed to change … Me.  In the meantime, however, we need some separation, a break from one another, some time to heal, some absence to make the heart grow fonder.

Is this my #1 desire?  No, it isn’t, but sometimes the Lord has us set aside our desires for the greater good.  My family needs peace.  They need love from me.  They need to see Jesus in me.  I want to delight in my daughter.  These things aren’t happening and haven’t been happening.  I need to take some time and work on me.   My family deserves that.

So, there you have it.  A new year and some big changes.  I wonder what the future holds…

Blessings!

~Heather