Blended Life of an Educator

I've been pondering God's faithfulness lately; He's so gracious to us. He wants to use us when we don't have everything together. God wants to use us when we don't look the part, or maybe we don't even feel like we know what we're doing. He's looking for our willingness. Our open heart to hear his voice. To follow His promptings. Last month was extremely full... preschool ended the same day my parents flew into town, our oldest daughter turned 17, our oldest son graduated from high school-- graduation party, graduation dinner, and graduation itself... one of our twins had a band concert, we attended preschool dance recital, and 5 of our 7 kids were getting summer plans nailed down for work and sports camps, as well as summer school. School let out May 27th... YOU might even have had a fuller end of the school year than me, or you're about to... that's not the point. The point is: WHERE is my heart? Where is my heart resting? Where is my heart fi

 This morning I took a PAUSE.  Yes, I was that Mom in her car with the music cranked up. Eyes closed. No kids in the car. Shoulders dropping. Heart engaged. Reengaging with the One who called me to be "here" right now at this point in HIStory. Sometimes we just need to BREATHE and remember, recenter our heart's affections, to SEE what Jesus sees... to celebrate the breakthroughs inside yourself and also what He's doing in and through you to bring breakthrough in the lives of others. Remembering to PAUSE to remember. To give thanks! To continue to surrender to His heart for YOU, and then those you're called to love and serve is paramount to being people of purpose.   Do you need to hit PAUSE to the noise? The noise in your head. The noise of the voices around you. The noise of the NEWS.  Do you need to hit PAUSE on the busyness? Do you need to slow down and PAUSE to turn-up the Rest on the INSIDE with a PAUSE for your own heart health?  What do you need to surrende