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Saturday, June 21, 2008
Laboring in vain
Psalm 127
1 Unless the LORD builds the house,
its builders labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the watchmen stand guard in vain.
2 In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
for he grants sleep to those he loves.
3 Sons are a heritage from the LORD,
children a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are sons born in one's youth.
5 Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their enemies in the gate.
Well, guess what?
I've been "laboring in vain" again.  (Rolling my eyes!)
I have been so concerned about meeting Katie's medical needs,
(and God has been so faithful there, )
that I have only been praying half-heartedly about what to do for school for her.
I just charged ahead with my own plan, without giving much prayer to it.
And then I became frustrated when I met obstacles. (Go figure!)
I am blessed with a 'quiver-full', and so I have been worried about adding a third child
(and one with 'difficulties', no less) to our homeschooling schedule for this fall.
I needed something 'easy' and I had planned on using B4FIAR for Katie, but I was having the hardest time finding all of the books for it. (We are on a budget, and so I am limited to what I can find at the library/ Goodwill/ Ebay/etc.)
I just wasn't finding what I needed to make my plan work.
(Notice I said MY plan!) ;-)
I was literally laying awake at night /losing sleep over what I was going to do if I couldn't find all of the books I needed. (Notice verse 2!)
One night as I was tossing and turning, Paul turns over and says..."Just pray about it!"
Well I lost a little more sleep that night - but it was well worth it.
I cried out to the Lord to help me to know His will for Katie regarding school.
And my loving, faithful, Heavenly Father answered my prayers.
As I mentioned before, our local homeschool group's used-book sale was last weekend, and as I was browsing through the tables I spied a brand new copy of "Little Hands to Heaven". Truthfully, this was a program that I hadn't really even considered. I have heard other people say how much they love HOD (Heart Of Dakota) curriculum, but I hadn't really looked in-depth at it because I had my heart set on FIAR. But God, in His wisdom, led me to the perfect program for Katie!
Not only is it a nice, gentle approach for Katie, (since I will have to make sure Katie has time for all of her therapies that she needs.) But best of all, unlike FIAR, it is 100% Christ centered!
I no longer have to 'labor in vain' to find the FIAR books, and when I went to the HOD website to ask a question about if this was the right 'level' of HOD for Katie...the author herself wrote me back and assured me that she thinks this is exactly the right level of HOD for Katie!
I have such peace about using this for her, and the Lord has 'granted me sleep' once again!
I cannot thank the Lord enough!
For leading me to this program,
For answering my prayers, (for Katie's sake,)
and most importantly... for forgiving me for foolishly trying to do things my way.
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