Dec 19 2008
home again – one last burst before the holidays!
In mid-December of last year, I was visiting the Curreys, and Carolyn and I were looking over the year ahead and detailing our plans. Two ballet/performing arts productions to create, rehearse, and tour; promotion and publication of our book Tales of the Heartily Homeschooled, publication of my book Burning Light, the launch of Soli Deo Gloria Ballet as a business and ministry, plus various personal goals. I looked at her and said, “This time next year, I am going to collapse on your bed and just lay there and palpitate.”
Well, “this time next year” came, and I was so busy I forgot to palpitate! That’s ok … the holidays are just around the corner. I finish the semester with WriteAtHome on December 24, and then I have three weeks “off” (which is not really “off,” just doing other things). During this season, one of my cousins and oldest friends returns from a long time away in Bolivia, another of my dearest friends comes to visit from Florida, yet another of my dearest friends drives up from Virginia with her beautiful boys, and well, I suppose even the holidays are shaping up to be busy!
But as I look back on the year, on the launch of Soli Deo, the productions of Emmanuel and Father, the books published, growth experienced, and experiences grown, I look back with satisfaction and joy. It is a good life, and I could not be more blessed.
Today I made use of my still-new driver’s license, spending five and a half hours on the road on my way home to my wonderful family. The sky was cloudy and wintery and glorious, with the sun pouring through in cream and yellow streaks. I listened to music and prayed and missed people and looked forward to seeing others. What a beautiful, wonderful life.
