They are watching....

Hi friends! I feel like it has been too long since I have posted! It has been busy as we prepare for our home study this weekend. We have been working on the mounds of paperwork and just plain working overtime! Life is hectic to say the least! Well last Friday I started the book club with Priscilla Shier, Resolutions for Women...talk about an eye opener! The first section for this week has been on contentment! Are you content? That is a hard one, and she spells it out in black and white....makes you really think! I am enjoying the study though and one of my best friends is also participating and I have a "pen-pal" from the book club so the journey together is going to be great! I hope at the end I will be a better person after looking into myself and working on changes that I need! I will keep you posted!

I got to thinking this week too after reading an article about what we are teaching our children, I wanted to share a piece of it with you that had me thinking alot!

We are teaching our kids what we think is worthy of being burdened with. We are leaving a trail that will fill their hearts with beauty, justice, truth and a fiery desire for Jesus! What an honor and responsibility- one I hope inspires you to walk boldly ahead, ever mindful of the small hands behind you that are waiting to be filled. Today, pray that you will choose wisely leaving much good fruit to share with your children. (excerpt from Mom's life by Angie Smith)

This had me thinking.....what examples am I showing my daughter? Can I look back and be proud of what she is learning at home? Have you ever heard the song by Mark Schultz She Was Watching? Read the lyrics below...

He always called her daddy's little girl
She was four years old
Waiting by the door to run into his arms
Each time that he came home

And every night he tucked her in and read to her in bed
When she'd fall asleep he'd close his eyes and gently bow his head

[Chorus]
But she was watching
Her daddy praying
And thought someday I wanna be like that
She was watching what he was saying
And the way he bowed his head
And though she can't recall the prayer
She was watching

Late one evening he was coming home from work
He called to say he'd lost his job
And after dinner they excused their baby girl
She knew they had to talk

But from inside her bedroom
She could hear them down the hall
They were dancing in the kitchen as momma sang his favorite
Song

[Chorus]
She was watching
As they were dancing
And thought someday I wanna be like that
She was watching
Her momma singing
As they were dancing hand in hand
And though she can't recall the song
She was watching

Faith can't be taught
It's just something that is caught along the way
No faith is never taught
It's just something that they catch from watching you along the way

He always called her daddy's little girl
But now she's twenty-three
He walks her down the aisle to give away his world
Oh but he can hardly speak
And when he kisses her goodbye he tries to hold it in
But as he turns away she pulls him close and whispers in his ear

I was watching
And I've been waiting
And finally found someone just like you
I was watching
My whole life praying
For God to see it through

And as he kissed her one last time
He said a prayer and closed his eyes
And she was watching

I pray that one day our girls will be proud of what they were watching and learned by our examples! Have a great and blessed day friends!