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One Day...Alone

    It is not very often that I get to have a day alone. Being a home-school mom requires me to be constantly with my kids. Don't get me wrong I love to be with them, they are like close friends that I get to hang out with daily, but sometimes we start rubbing each other the wrong way. They need that break from me as much as I need it from them. There are not a lot of people that can really say they know their kids as well as I do, after all I have been spending most of my time with them the past 6 years and counting. I know each personality as though it were my own. God truly did bless me when He gave me these kids for His safe keeping. I can only hope as a parent that I am doing the job He expects out of me.
    These kids are great kids, they have funny and kinda weird senses of humor, each different and unique in their own special way. They are caring and kind when they want to be, even to each other. I mean they have to get along if they are going to be with one another on a day to day basis. I pushed that early on in their life to keep their hands to themselves, and while they may occasionally horse around and play smack, they are not allowed to fight. They may argue, but I don't put up with that either. I know what it was like in my own house with 2 older sisters...violence doesn't even begin to describe our love/hate relationships. LOL.
    SO today I get to be alone, and they get to get rid of me for the day. Usually I feel the need to clean and organize BUT NOT TODAY! :) I am going to sit and watch Netflix, relax and just enjoy the quietness with no other human being in my house! I love that! I still have to deal with 2 inside dogs and 2 outside dogs, but I will take whatever form peace comes in. Not grading papers today, no lessons to prepare, and no one breathing but me.
    Thank You Lord for giving me the opportunity to relax and just take a break today. Guide my mind to what You would want me to do. Make my day worthwhile and bless it with quietness and peace. I thank You Lord for all that You do for me...Amen

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