And right below that one

This is difficult; but whatever is wrong to correct is made less burdensome by patience

A really useful thought to carry into the present moment - God is Good ~ always

Encouragement from the homeschool desk

Marking my youngest's Latin, not that he is that young..everything is relevant right.

I came across this sentence Does your heart lack empty ambition? Does it lack anger and fear of death? Do you pardon your friends? Are you becoming kinder and better, with old age approaching?

Really really like that quote, really need to keep working on it, so grateful to be in a place where i am willing to see the possibilities. 

Perspective

I keep coming back to this idea, courtesy of Tolkien that how we see the world, colors everything. 

I love how he describes that they had a chance at destroying the ring..becasue the idea would never enter Sauron's mind...

CS Lewis plays with the idea as well, both as Aslan takes Edmund's place but also in Screwtape where the main characters find it impossible to understand love.. especially unconditional giving of oneself..

For me it describes how Jesus managed to get His enemies to put him on the Cross, for the greatest surest victory ever imaginable.

In the last few months mind games have coloured my world, shaken my perspective, shaken what was good and beautiful and true...

Time to refocus, time to remember.
 

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:8-9 ESV)

A Messy room, the start of a morning ...

not my mess, a room that's been used and left uncleared before a class on Sunday morning,

left by someone - well someone I'd rather not deal with,
 because there is a bigger mess sitting behind it,
 one I can't clean up..
 I know I've tried

It takes a while to get past the need to clean it,
The person who left it well they would encourage me to have left it spotless,
barbs amongst the paperwork

and

Then as grace breaks through the equation,
the realization that it is I that need to say thanks for all the messes I leave behind that His grace covers.

Funny as I head out for my walk this morning the mess behind the mess seems clearer, thanksgiving, truth, grace

 ...God is always Good.

In Christ all things work together for Good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.