I heart the library.

Gabe and I go to the library on average 3 times a week.  We love it.  I homeschool him, and we don't have space in our home for a school room, so we use the library as our school room.  It's amazing!  It's huge!  It has everything we could possibly want, and more!  And if they don't happen to have a book we want, we just put it on hold, and get it eventually.  We were on hold for the Halo Encyclopedia for about 3 months.  Gabe asked about it at least twice a week.   We finally have it, and we are not returning it any time soon.  We can check out as many books or dvds or cds as we want for 3 weeks, and then we can renew them twice!  How fun is that?!  Our particular library is about 5 minutes from out house, and it has rooms and tables and secluded places everywhere that we can use for school... or whatever.  James comes with us and does very well.  He takes naps in his stroller and snacks on biter biscuits and bottles.  Did I mention we love it at the library?  It's probably our favorite place away from home. 

Emotional

Two Sundays ago I taught the Vineyard Church of Savannah 9:00 service Kids Church for the last time.  I've been teaching some of those kids for 6 1/2 years (well, 3 of them... 2 being my own).  It was an emotional Sunday for me.  And the following Sunday was also emotional for me.  And it may just stay that way until I get to teach again.  I love those kids so much.  I absolutely believe God has called me to teach the children.  I'm not a Children's Pastor, but I am definitely a children's pastor!  They give me such joy!  And they make me so frustrated!  And they give me such joy!  They make me want to be a better person.  They make me want to be more patient.  They make me want to be more kind and loving.  They make me want to serve my neighbor.  They make me want to trust that God can do miraculous things.  They are the kind of Christians I want to be!  So they don't really know the deep whys and hows of things, but they believe! and they have faith!  As I get older, my faith changes.  It's still there, maybe stronger because of trials and awful sadness, but it will never be childlike as it once was.  I suppose that's okay, but it's so wonderful to be in the presence of children every week who raise their hands when they don't really know the answer.  They just want to please!  I will miss them.  I look forward to teaching again in Richmond Hill... only 5 weeks away!  So soon!