January feels like spring cleaning season to me. The excitement of the holidays and Christmas has passed and it is time to pack up the decorations and get back to normal life. Rearranging and organizing and then re-organizing always energizes me. My main priorities are seeing re-newed energy from me in getting our routines and daily living hammered out into a workable lifestyle.
I'm working on feeding my family well. Hubby and I are adapting our diet to be more anti-inflammatory and lower carbs/sugars. I spend a lot of time cooking these days. Often at least an hour in the kitchen. I haven't mastered being a chef by any means, but I have developed many new skills and am starting to learn shortcuts to help me do things more efficiently. My newest short-cut is a food chopper. No more crying from the onions and I can hand the chopping off to one of the kids to help me too.
Our homeschool routine got revamped and we are tweaking our subjects to fit into a Unit Study format so that all of my kiddos can participate in learning at their own levels. It is helping us to be more productive with our learning time.
I'm also in the process of viewing an online video recording of a recent High School Seminar so I can learn what I need to do to successfully graduate my oldest...she's almost a high-schooler! It seems so odd to say that, but it is true! I'll be logging hours, creating transcripts and all that fun jazz next year.
I'm considering going to a Total Elimination Diet for my little guy. We'll see how the next couple weeks go. He has had some really bad diapers lately and I think I need to cut out most grains if not all of them for a period of time to see what else might be triggering him. I hate to do it for my own selfish desires of enjoying food and I hate to have to do it because it means he is struggling, and I am concerned with how old he is and the fact that he doesn't have any safe foods yet.
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Being Ready
A frequent thought on my mind lately is my loved ones who don't follow Jesus. I've been praying for them a lot lately. Our world is quickly falling deeper into chaos and sin, His return is coming soon and I can feel it deep within my heart.
Bible prophesy doesn't mention the United States in the end times. But we won't be able to support Israel when they are attacked. Watching our country become more and more divided makes me wonder what is to come that prevents the US from being involved in that battle. The pieces are mostly in place and we are simply waiting on God's timing.
Watching and being ready, isn't simply standing back and passively letting things happen around us. God has called us to be actively anticipating His soon return. It's something I have been pondering lately.
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