On Knowing Jesus, Too!
How faith and trust gives grace and peace
I don’t rightly know how we did it, but we did it. Between road trips, buses, trams, elevators, and flights, my entire family (plus grandparents and an uncle) gathered together on the field of The Master’s University for my eldest son’s graduation. We arrived there quietly, but somehow (wink wink) word got back to Logan.
“Hey, your family’s here.”
“Oh. Wait,” he says, “How do you know?”
“Trust us. They’re here.”
We weren’t hard to miss with our florescent yellow shirts that said, “We know Logan too!” For every time someone in our family had visited the campus during the last few years, that’s exactly what we would hear as we introduced ourselves: “Oh, Logan! I know Logan!”
I admit that when I first saw him, I was a little overcome. And it wasn’t his academic credentials, as impressive as they were (Summa cum Laude, with a BS in Biology). Rather, it was the fact I now had four grown, homeschool graduated children making their way in the world. My eldest daughter was there with her family, so I now had two little sweet grandsons, too.
And, perhaps, it also had something to do with the fact I had just finished publishing here all of the chapters I had written on Slow Schooling. I was reminded of all of the hours Logan had played with Lego, my eldest girls played with their dolls, and all of them explored the woods. I was reminded how often (still!) I second guessed myself and if I am doing enough to prepare them academically. I was reminded, overwhelmingly so, that although I may have influence, it is God who sets the paths of men, and my job (still!) is to faithfully show up, stay present, and look to the needs of my family and household without comparing what other people are doing, what culture is doing, or what fear would have me give up or embark upon.
Throughout our time together, I basked in the goodness of God and how little He needs my help, how His grace was (and is) sufficient, and how I can trust Him to continue to light the way before our feet. Even for today. And tomorrow. I felt encouraged and refreshed.
Home now, and I am taking a deep, deep breath. Because I am still a work in progress and sometimes God’s pruning really hurts. Because I am still homeschooling a 16yo, 11yo, a 5yo, and two of my girls who have Down syndrome (8 and 14yo). Because I am still homemaking, cooking, cleaning, gardening, and kissing boo-boo’s. Because I am still my husband’s wife and trying to help him with our business. Because I am in a new-to-me house and property that needs attention. And, because I still have other interests I am curious about and educating myself in the meantime.
In other words, I have a lot to write about. I’m grateful for your companionship in the journey, and I hope when you walk with me you’ll know what we’re really doing is walking by faith and taking it one step at a time, one day at a time. May we take the time to stop on occasion and reflect on His many blessings, and may it be said of our trust and our walk in Him throughout our life that we know Jesus, too!
If you’re looking for a simpler, more purposeful life outside of the rule of technology, perhaps you can glean from my experimentations in seeking a more present life. Learn more about the book (and how to get it) by clicking on its image.
