My Georgia Life

My pastor's wife posted a single, simple verse on her Facebook page last week and it has yet to leave my mind:   "Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently ..." James 5:17.   Whenever I think of Elijah I think of a man of great faith and great power.  The story of him going face to face with the prophets of Baal is one of my favorites (1 Kings 18) .    The thought that he was "a man with a nature like ours" rattled me...and gave me hope.   I've been fighting the flesh for a while now...feeling weak, defeated, and a whole lot of self pity.  Homeschool was/is one of the major causes of my emotional turmoil. The following verse sums up how I've been feeling about the situation (the "we" being "me"):   "For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. 9  Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of ...

#1 The title of this post is inspired by The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events #12) by Lemony Snicket . #2 It's also the best way to describe some bits and pieces of life in general. Homeschooling - "Wrong!" Our first day of homeschool was the worst by far.  Everything about it was wrong.  It started with one kid in tears, and ended the same way except a different kid.  If my hubby hadn't been home for backup I would've been the one crying in my bedroom.  I was ready to run to our nearest public school and call it quits all together. This isn't the first bad day we've had, of course, and I'm 100% sure it won't be the last.  I've considered other options plenty of times, but I know, that I know, that this is where the Lord wants me right now.   If nothing else, it keeps me leaning on Him...everyday...all day long. Running - "Wrong!" The first training run for my fall half-marathon was just ridiculous. ...