Needing to get out!

I am soo looking forward to being home for Christmas! It will be nice to have somewhere to go during my moments of stir craziness. Like today! We currently have a team here from TX. The are doing some ministry/soccer camps down south, a little over and hour away. So with the kids still in school I get to stay home with them (which I usually don't mind, unless we get past 3 days of having to stay at home:) I was going to try and take them today, Saturday, but again Carsten woke up with another runny nose and asthma issues.

Days like today, home with the kids, all day, I find myself sitting here wondering if I am really ready to home school this next year (starting in Jan.). I wish there was a mall or somewhere to go just for an hour or so, but no, there is just Pick n' Pay our grocery store. It is pretty sad when I try and come up with things I need just to get out and go to the store, then end up spending money on pepsi or other things we really do not need.

I honestly do feel strongly that my main ministry this season of life is my family and raising amazing kids, but there are weeks where I am on skype with my parents and wish I could send the kids through the screen for a few days or weeks:)

I am excited to home school, since I do really miss teaching (I have my BA in elem. educ.). So the thought of turning our spare room into a school room and decorating it all up and getting my creativity flowing again, is pretty exciting for me!

I will miss my freedom for tea with friends and stuff! I will need more structure! I will need more patience! Maybe that is why God lead me to do a study on the fruit of the spirit this term before school starts, hmmmm.