H as it been that long since I've posted something....my oh my!! I guess I haven't "made the time" to blog lately, let alone really spend much time on my computer. Life raising my family can be big rush. Between homeschooling and mothering, my hours are consumed with family life. All good of course... I've been meditating alot on what took place this past year. Not that I want to go back and retrace my foot steps but I wanted to evaluate what I learned from this past year's trials. All I know is that last year was a year of pruning in my life. Ouch and double ouch...!! Sadly the Lord revealed to me that my responses didn't please Him. As I stand back and re-evaluate I realized that I definitely do not want to respond that way again. I bet you are all wondering.....hmmmm, what does she mean by her responses." What I mean is that when I went through the trials, did I respond with faith and love.....With hope and Joy? Absolutely no