There May Possibly Be.....

A HiNt OF GrEeN!!!!

I am one that absolutely loves warm weather and while I was standing at the kitchen sink this morning, I looked across the horse pasture and there was a faint hint of greeeeeen!:)

I was thrilled,no actually I think ecstatic would be the word!

I have been swamped (as I am sure you have already concluded from my lack of posts) as I prepare for my very busy spring. I have baby goats due very soon (my Nubian doe is due first and she looks like she is going to pop:), I am preparing several of my students for a state-wide piano competition, I am getting music ready for my competition and two recitals, ordering vegetable seeds and making plans for my spring garden, and getting ready for my graduation.... and the list goes on....smile***

I am looking forward to each and every one of those things that are looming ahead of me, but I guess when I look at them as a whole I get a bit overwhelmed!

I was thinking the other day that I am going to be really glad when I can have all those things behind me but I know that I will just have another list after that one is completed. I have learned over the last year that I can either drag my feet and ignore the fact that there is much to do, or I can stand up straight, dive in and get 'er done!

As I am quickly approaching the end of my home schooling I have found myself thinking a lot about how I want to spend my single years at home. I have decided that for right now home is the best place for me to serve the Lord. I have had the desire to further my education after high school, so this past December I took the SAT at a local college. I prayed that if the Lord wanted me to pursue the college route that He would map out the way, allow everything to fall into place (i.e good scores on the SAT:), and that my Dad would have a peace about me taking college courses.

Well... taking the SAT was a learning experience in itself. I had major test anxiety the days that led up to the test. The day I went to take the test I found out that I was a lot different than most my age:) I was pretty surprised to find that most of them looked like they had just "rolled out of bed" and while waiting for the test to be administered it was OK and even humorous to use foul language. No, I am not kidding. The young lady behind me thought very highly of herself as she used language that was obnoxious and inappropriate. I am a prophet by nature so while those around me snickered I felt like turning around and quoting "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouths, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Ephesians 4:29

If I didn't think that it would have caused her to use worse language, I might have:)

My scores came back and there was no need for me to retake the test. A good friend of mine helped us get my high school transcript together and we mailed it along with my application to a college. The Lord has continued to show me green lights, so Lord willing this fall I will be pursuing a degree in history through a local college's online program.

My goal for the next however many years that I am at home, is to continue to further my education, learn and develop skills that will be useful in my own home one day, and find ways to serve in my home, church, and community. As Jasmine Baucham put so perfectly in her book "Joyfully at Home", I desire to be a intercontinental ballistic missile for the Kingdom of God!

On my side bar I had a survey that asked you what your plans were after high school. For those of you that clicked other, you have pricked my curiosity and I would love to hear about your plans! Please share if you would like!

Well, my dear readers, I really have enjoyed rambling on so....

Have a very blessed rest of the week!

Much Love and Many Blessings...

~M.E.~

Look at that glorious green grass... Come to me my most beloved spring I miss you greatly! :)