Thy birth, O Virgin Mother of God,
heralded joy to all the world
For from thou hast raised the Sun of justice,
Christ our God.
Destroying the curse, He gave blessing;
and damning death, He bestowed on us
life everlasting.
Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
For from thou hast risen the Sun of justice,
Christ our God.
(picture and prayer taken from Women of Faith and Family)
Silence really is a beautiful thing. I am all alone in the house; ok so I am not actually alone but everyone but me is still sleeping. There can be such contentment in silence. As hard as it was to not crawl back into bed after George's 5 am feeding, I resisted and got myself into the shower. I have already had some time with the Lord and a cup of coffee- both very vital to a successful start to the day.
Today is our first day of school. I had intended for last week to be the start of our new year, but I am learning more and more that our plans our not always what we would have them to be. I am almost starting to hear the Lord laugh out loud every time I utter the words... "my plan for today is..." or "I would really like to do this..."
As I began to read my daily scriptures for the day, I realized that it is the feast of the blessed Virgin Mary, my original start day before I let pressure push is it to when the public schools were starting. My heart felt such a peacefulness and joy, a contentment that the Lord really is in the business of knowing what's best. I really need to trust His time management and organization skills. This summer has been a whirlwind and roller coaster to say the least, but wow has it been FULL of God and His plans.
I had hoped that this was going to be the year that I was "totally" prepared for the first day of school. I had visions of chore charts, detailed schedules, perfect lesson plan, organized cabinets and school space; You get the idea- I wanted everything to be perfect. Well, that is definitely not what I have today, at least by the original standards. My new school room is in complete disarray (actually some of it is still in the garage waiting for me to "organize," two kids are sick and one escaped to her grandparent's house, George is teething, and Gabriella- she's 2 for goodness sakes. So, I am not totally prepared, but I am totally content. One of the beauties of homeschooling is it gets to look different for every family and from day to day. Today will be a quiet day of reading, puzzles, and movies.
Blessed Virgin, please bless us and our new school year. Please pray for us O Holy Mother of God that we would be drawn closer to you and your son Jesus; may we be a witness to the hope, peace, joy and contentment that only comes from being in and doing God's will.
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