Job 38 (partially)

1. Then the Lord answered Job out of the storm.  He said:

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4. Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me if you understand.

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12,13. Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn it's place, that it might take the earth by it's edges and shake the wicked out of it?

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22.  Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail...

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24.  What is the way to the place where lightning is dispersed, or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth?

25.  Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm...

Terry Fox Run

So, on Sunday the 18th, i participated in the Terry Fox Run again.
this year my dad joined us.

it was a family affair.

My mom wasn't able to run or walk it with us so she stayed at the start/finish line cheering us all on.

Dan and the boy biked the 10km.  the boy loved it, riding his bike attached to the back of Dan's bike.

My dad pushed the girl in the jogging stroller as he ran & walked the 5km.  I was very proud of my dad for doing this with us.

I had our dog, Jack, with me as i ran (with a little walking) the 5km.

What awesome weather.

beautiful sunshine and  the temperature... so warm.

we all did it separately but we were definitely a team.

i was honored to run it again to help cancer research.

date night 2

i had date night with my daughter.

we went biking.
we brought our dog... he loves when we go biking.
we just rode to an orchard nearby and spent a little time there before having to head back to our home before the sun was down too far. 
we had a great time that night.

i love our date nights...
dan took the girl canoeing.

school

So, it's September.

Schooltime.

we made the decision to:   
wait for it.......
send our boy to Public school.
collective gasps all around.

Why public school?
don't you know homeschooling is an option?
don't you know christian schools are an option?
do you know what they teach in a public school?

i know.
we're the minority - or at least it seems as though thats the fact these days.
especially in the Christian circles.

i know great people who were homeschooled, and attended Christian, and even, public schools..
i also know weird people who did each as well.

Sure, my son may be taught things in the public school curriculum that i do not agree with or goes against our values and beliefs.

i have to remember what my husband reminds me of:
i have to trust God.
I need to give our kids into God's care as they leave our house and go out the door each day.
I need to be pro-active in knowing what our kids are learning at school.

i am their mother.
I am their caregiver.
but
i am also their teacher. 

and just because I send my kids 'to the wolves' it doesn't mean i relinquish my role as teacher too. 
i can't back off and expect them to learn everything they need to know from their teachers or friends.
i need to be involved.  I need to teach the Biblical Truths so they are able to make wise decisions and choices as they grow. 

i love my kids.
we have decided to send them to public school.

who knows, maybe homeschooling might be an option, but currently it is not.