Reminicing the Old Paths and a little on Work

It's been ten days since my last blog. I really don't mean to be so spaced out, but I guess making a home has kept me busy.

This morning as I got ready for church I began thinking about camp meetings. I thought about good old fashion preaching, about the Lord descending upon services and feeling His very presence amidst. About altar calls that drew me to my knees and helped me make things right. About the peace of God that causes the praise to stay within one's heart. About the state of the church and how that you can't throw the old paths away because of it. No- you can't throw away the old paths, not when they're in your heart. Not when they have become part of your heart. The love of God constrains one to walk in the old paths of His Word. Perhaps when I finally get to Heaven one day, there will be a reunion for the saints like never seen before and it will be better than camp meeting days ever were or could possibly ever be!

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A Word on Work

I've been thinking about the work ethic as of late. I would like the children to grow up to have qualities of good workmanship. This is a hard task for man, I think. Everything takes work- gardens, dinners, playing the piano or the violin, raising children, the maintenance of a home and of personal property, organization....you name it. I'm preaching to the choir here. But I think about what you don't or won't have without it. I think about the ruin that comes to things and even people in neglect or procrastination.
My children are very blessed to have opportunities that were not available to me. They have a 2 parent home (that desires God). They have several siblings that provide company and friendship. They have been afforded the opportunity to play piano and violin. I've been able to home school them.
All these wonderful things require work. As they grow I want them to see that work is beneficial and not a burden. That one day they will have a chance to work at whatever God so brings their way, and that they can and should do it to the best of their ability.
All this said, we as parents have a large task ahead of us.