Hello Friends!
If today is any indicator on how the rest of the week is going to be we all better buckle our seat belts and hold on tight! LOL

The fire has been resolved and the roads are open to the public again. I praise God for His faithfulness to us! However, we are still trying to clarify with the insurance company what they want done in order to reactivate our insurance. We had done everything they originally told us and now they decided the home has  to have a different roof and another railing has to be installed on the stairs. Keep in mind these are the same stairs and the same roof they approved last year. Dealing with things like this can be quite frustrating to me- it seems to take so much emotional energy! Thank you Cheryl for the name and email of your insurance agent, I sent an email to them today and hope to hear back quickly!

On the homeschool front, I am working on getting all my paperwork in order to file our affidavit. I have mentioned in past posts that the Lord is renewing our vision for our home education. We have always felt that our purpose for home education has been to grow and learn with our children to walk with them daily and teach them as we live out our faith. Yet, sometimes life seems to interrupt this process. For our home the Lord is reminding us of the freedom we have in Him. How His yoke is easy and His burden is light yet, in my foolishness I can make what should be a joy and a delight simply difficult! This year, I have recommitted myself to truly seek Him and His leading daily. I use to be so diligent about asking the Lord what math page to do or not do with each child daily. I know that He is the one that knit my baby in the womb. He knows exactly what to require from them each day. He will never require too little or too much. There is such freedom when I let go of all my own goals and desires and seek His!

On a different note, Bekah has her friends from out of state here with us and they are quite a joy! We have really had some good times with them. I pray that they can return home and feel blessed by their stay here with us. This year as been busy for the Wood family with guests. We don't normally have such a busy life. I know that sounds funny coming from a mommy of ten but truthfully, Joe and I monitor our activities closely and have found that our family does best when we have quiet schedules. Sometimes life doesn't allow as much as we would like however, the Lord is always faithful to lead us to those green pastures eventually. Friends did you ever notice that it is not in those green pastures that He anoints our heads with oil rather it is on the battlefield-it is in presence of our enemies? Retreating is not an option for the Christian Solider yet we are promised that He will bring us to those green pastures if we faint not in well doing. Oh how refreshing those times are, don't you agree? I know I enjoy when my pastures here on the ranch are green. They seem to call me to take long walks through them, smelling the freshness and hearing all the new sounds of life. I love green pastures both spiritual and physical! My heart seems to cry out for them and yet I take comfort in knowing that it is HE that anoints my head with oil in the presence of my enemies. If God be for me then who can be against me?!

The little ones are needing mommy to tuck them in bed. Sammy is so excited that his birthday is in two days he can't wait to go to sleep so it comes faster! What a Joy he is!!!

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