I took a little break from blogging due to a hectic few weeks of end-of-school craziness. I am experiencing the blessing of having the kids home for the summer, and we are just getting settled in. God has been working with me on patience and mercy with my children. It is so easy to get fed up, irritated, and upset when others, especially your children, don't do things the way you want them done. I have been experiencing such conviction in this area, and God is opening my eyes to the importance of modeling the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22&23), especially to my children. I desire to be more like Christ in each of these areas; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self control, and I realize that these fruits begin at home, with the family God has so graciously given me.