Neglectful

I have been a neglectful blogger as of late, but my life consist of homeschool, housework, and work at the old house. That is where Nate is at this moment. I'm pretty stressed out but that seems to be the story of my life. I am learning to be content in all circumstances, but some are harder than others. I am trying to remind myself on a daily basis what a blessing it is to be able to work, raise my children how I see fit, and be able to worship with a wonderful church family. I don't want my children to grow up in a bubble, so I have to make an effort to bring the world inside our home, since we don't venture out into it very often. What I mean is that I am bringing magazines like Voice of the Martyrs into our home classroom, I also read to them what is going on in the news, like hurricanes, missing men in utah mines, things like that, so that they don't forget why we homeschool (so they can make a difference in the world), and so that they don't think the world doesn't resolve around them. My greatest concern is raising fabulous children that grow up to raise fabulous children but never impact the lost world. My goal isn't just to make them smart, good fathers, and husbands that love the lord in their homes, but fail to take the love of God outside. I want them to understand and see the vision that God has for them. I want them to know WHY they specifically were created. We are always discussing what they will be when they grow up, but also what role they will have in the kingdom, and what can they do now to help them achieve those goals.