Anna1111 wrote:
http://welcomehomeministry.com/christian-living/the-value-of-living-a-small-life/
I really liked this post - thot it made a great point : )
Lovely family!
I got to go out with a couple of friends last sunday and one of them admitted she was a heroine addict! (Because of the context i knew the spelling!)
She has always dreamed of living on property with horses, chickens, maybe a few other animals, and growing a large garden so she'd be able to bless others with her abundance. (Good and lofty ambition, right?)
She pursued opportunities, even when they were difficult to manage - and now they are deeply in debt, might lose their house, one horse has died and the other is blind. Their garden has been eaten or otherwise failed - weather, placement, etc.
It's been a great learning experience for them but caused unnecessary hardship. They do live in a beautiful place, tho', so maybe it's all been worth it.
The thing is, she is "addicted" to living the "larger" life. She homeschools a challenging student with Asperger's. She gets herself entangled in homeschool "co-op" groups and also public school" after school" programs because her son is in sports in the school. The sports in and of themselves have her running all over the place - karate, basketball, football practices and games. And she's a very hands-on parent.
We've tried to be friends, we ARE friends, but she has no time for anything. Until sunday.
She was adamant that her 14yo son go home with dad and work on the chicken coop and fixing the lawnmower while SHE just went off with us.
I think i got off track.