Oh my!

8 months!?!? REALLY!?!? Wow. That's all I can say. Wow.

See, I have another blog that I'm really good about updating. Sort of. Mostly. But since the last post here, I have taken my children to Africa, shared Christmas, Easter, and Mother's Day with family, there have been 4 birthdays.... a LOT of life has happened!

I think it's because I want to blog in a little more detail than I actually feel free to do "online" with this being out there for just anyone to read. Perhaps I should think about making it a private blog.

Anyhow, for this next year, I want to instill the Mission Heart of God in my children! We have been doing Perspectives since January, and by week 4 we had committed to going into full time missions. I was astounded with realizations that our God is a missionary God, and that "the end of the age" won't come until we have "made disciples of all nations, teaching them and baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit" (paraphrased) The last lesson was last night, and Paul Borthwick spoke of how important it is that we teach our children the missionary heart of God from a young age.

When Paul said that, and started explaining the importance, I was completely blown away, because God had already laid that on my heart, and I had already been looking into which curriculum would best do that. I don't know why I "look around" every year. I do.... every single year. And every year I come back to MFW.

AND! God has even blessed my 'perfectionist' tendencies by having my homeschool plan fit in PERFECTLY with His! LOL. I had planned when I started with Pre-K, and worked everything out so that the 4 yr cycles fit in perfectly before DD's final HS graduation, and this year was slated to be an "Exploring Countries and Cultures" year anyway!

So, I was very excited to order the curriculum this morning, and was completely blown away when the box shipped before the end of the day. MFW is truly a shining example of dedication and great customer service. What wonderful testimonies of what it means to do everything as for Christ they all are!

We're expecting the box next Wednesday. We will be going on a bus ride on a real live school bus (which is the only reason my kids ever cite for even considering going to PS) for the earlier part of the day, and will be home just in time to get our box. So exciting!

Of course, we will hit the ground running....