Some powerful thoughts

I have had revelation after revelation this week and it's only Tuesday!!  My Abba Father is SO GOOD!!  Sunday started with a wonderful message at church that encouraged me to forgive.  I realized that I had someone that I needed to forgive that I didn't even realize I was harboring unforgiveness towards!  Wow!

Monday found me riled up about a variety of things.....unschooling and college came to mind.  I shared how proud I am of my grandpa who only went through the 8th grade and made a great life for himself and his family.  THAT sparked some interesting but heated discussion.  I also attended the online Schoolhouse Expo, which I had been waiting for since February when I purchased my ticket!  It's a week long homeschooling conference from the comfort of your home!  "Webinars" every day in the afternoons.  It's been really fun and I've gleaned some good info along with some GREAT freebies!  I hope to win a door prize!

Then today had me reflecting more on our lives.  Well, this thought REALLY came into play yesterday.  For the last year, I have been trying out the "unschooling" lifestyle.  I have several friends who very successfully live this way and it seemed so intriguing to me.  The more I learn about home education, the more inclined I am to steer clear of anything that resembles "school".  You will not find me saying that we "home school" any longer, because that is NOT what we do.  Most won't understand unschooling, so I just say that we "home educate" our children.  I can't begin to explain what I'm learning about unschooling as I'm still trying to absorb it myself.  What I know is that it feels right for us.  A blog I saw today really summed it up: Unschooling is NOT.  This is good stuff!!

So my "powerful thoughts"....well, I am so sick and tired of living up to what others think I should be and not following the path I feel led to follow.  I'm always on a mission to have a house that looks perfect (it never is), the most perfect children (they are far from it), the perfect body (ha! yeah right...can you say FAIL?) and the perfect level of "spiritualness" (blah!).  In searching some new blogs, I came across one that had this quote:

I keep an open house. Anyone is welcome to drop by — anytime! This means you’ll take us as you find us — neat, messy, well-behaved or not. But we’re real, and this blog is too. 

That is from this blog: Sparkling Adventures

WOW!!  I wanna be real...I want to stop worrying about whether or not my house looks nice enough to invite someone in, or whether I look like "you" think I should.  Oh and my spiritual side, that's between my God and me.  I am so glad I don't feel like I have to report to anyone on THAT issue anymore!!

That being said, I DO want a life that reflects Yeshua in every aspect, home, body and spirit.  So I'm working on that.  File that under "31 Days to Clean".  Great study, btw.

I feel like I had the BIGGEST revelation of all time with that one quote above.  It encompasses so much more than just a house!!  SO....my goal this week is to continue to explore who I am.  I'm really enjoying everything Yahweh is teaching me this week!!