Well friends, we are back to school this week. At least, half days for now, which in truth is the beauty of home schooling. We can take things at our own pace. Yesterday we began with our memory work, serious piano practice, math and a new and improved chore list. It was a refreshing start. In fact, we had a really great day. Truthfully there have been years when I couldn’t say that, so I was relieved at the end of the day.
You can only imagine that as I relived the day late in the evening, my humility left the room. Surely the rest of the year would go so well, with my incredible teaching skills, my creativity genius and my general awesomeness…
oh dear.
But the truth is, a few words from Scripture brought me back to an appropriate reality. And I am thankful for them. I may tattoo the passage on my forehead so I can see the words in the mirror when I am admiring myself a little too much…
Here they are, from Jeremiah 9:
Thus says the Lord:
23 “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Let not the mighty man glory in his might,
Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
24 But let him who glories glory in this,
That he understands and knows Me,
That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
For in these I delight,” says the Lord.
And that is all I have for today! Back to reality: a busy day ahead of learning, swimming, piano lessons and much, much more! Happy Tuesday to you all!
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