It's already February and I haven't sat still long enough to jot some reflective thoughts of these past wintry months. Yet, perhaps now is the perfect time. December was full of the holiday activity. As well we had a record snowfall so I was consistently working in the snowblowing into my schedule.
January began with a festive New Year celebration with both parents/grandparents. And, then more quiet days followed as we began to implement and consider what new goals and activities, this year would hold.
It was somewhat of a transitional month. It did hold more spontaneous activities like our women's latte & scrapbooking, a family church movie night for my daughter and me while my husband and son took in a semi-professional ice hockey game, two holiday events with my husband's work teams, a sleep-over where one of my daughters friends spent the night with us, another scrapbooking Friday evening while my husband met with the church leadership team, and a family ice hockey game.
In addition, my husband and my son were able to help one of our church families move, one of my son's friends will be joining us for Awana each week, I am jumpstarting a phase of the church pre-teen ministry this year, I am continuing to lead Children's Church on the 3rd Sunday, and we began our 10 week small group with Dr. David Jeremiah's, "What in the World is Going On?"
With the extreme temperatures last month I am glad that we didn't have lots of running around during school hours. We are officially signed up for summer soccer and next week we re-commit to the local football club for the Fall.
Eighty-two school days left till summer. Come Spring, I will join a friend for a moms weekend conference/retreat. We will have a family vacation for Spring Break this year, my parents will be back in April, and my husband and I will attend a Homeschool conference in May.
For now, we have plunged into February by watching the Super Bowl, will be celebrating my hubbies birthday, a Valentines concert, attending a Children's Ministry conference, and of course homeschooling, supporting my husband in his profession, leading in the Church Children's Ministry, and connecting with family and friends. What fun blessings!
In the midst of all these "temporal" activities, I seek to pursue the Father's will and purpose. These events and activities, each hold meaning but not in and of themselves. It's the Kingdom Building which truly matters. Knowing Him, giving hope in the relationships, and investing the gifts He has bestowed upon us are amongst what truly matters.
These events and activities represent... gifts we have been given, gifts that either represent something we will be using in the kingdom or ...vehicles for the here and now. These vehicles are intended to be used for the kingdom, to draw us closer to who He is and opportunities to reinforce with others whose we are, so that they too would be drawn to Him. And, they can be drawn to Him by how we glorify Him. As far as the gifts, depending on how we cultivate these gifts now will drive how He entrusts us further with them then. And, the quality of the cultivation will not pend upon only a skill, in and of itself, but on how the fruits of His Spirit were used to cultivate them.
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