Thoughts on Halloween

It's the season of scariness once again. Yes, Halloween is almost here. I came across a very interesting article that expresses my view of it here: http://heartofthematteronline.com/2008/10/23/halloween-for-christians/#comment-19247

I wish more people would take a serious look into the experiences they choose to spend their life on. It's easy to follow the crowd, the accepted routine. But I prefer to know what I am choosing.

"Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD." Joshua 24:14-15

Persistence

Excellent article about homeschooling and why some oppose it.
http://heartofthematteronline.com/2008/10/breaking-mirror.html

After 2 weeks of having each person in our house come down with some form of sickness, we are all healthy again. We've kept up with our school work, mostly. The part we are struggling with is getting the routine to be "routine" again. Here's what I've realized: rather than striving to get where we want to be, staying the course will get us there. Flexibility and persistence are key. So what it comes down to is this: DON'T GIVE UP!

Oh, and also, pray. But that's a given. :-)