Margie posted this and I thought I would link her so you could read it too, especially if you are a homeschooling family! Quite meaningful and something us moms really need to remember. 
It took me a long time to realize the message in this special "verse" but once I did it was glorious freedom and chock full of rewards.I subscribe to Nancy Campbell's devotions and this was mine this morning. Oooooo.....Isn't it something when you know the Lord is speaking directly to you?!?! No one will ever convince me that there is no God and that he does not have everything all planned out. You know what I mean don't you? For a day or two or even a week you keep coming across the same verse or the same topic and you know...you just know, He is trying to teach YOU something. How can I be so self righteous to think..."oh if only so in so would see this or read this or be convicted by this"...when it is ME who needs the lesson? I share this only because it meant so much to me and perhaps it may to you as well. Nancy is a beautiful Godly woman and one of my dearest mentors. If you have ever heard her speak you can just picture and hear her saying this in her beautiful accent and with her mannerisms. I could sit at her feet and listen to her all day long for, to me, she is a true Titus 2 woman who gently but firmly steers you right in line with the words of Jesus. She reflects his precious image for us women and I so respect that.
WEAR THE RIGHT
CLOTHES!
Ephesians 2:22-24, "Put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which was
corrupt according to the deceitful lusts and be renewed in the spirit of your
mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in
righteousness and true holiness."
When
you were born again by the Spirit of God, you received a new wardrobe. It is a
very expensive wardrobe, paid for by the precious blood of Christ. You have so
many beautiful garments hanging in this wardrobe. You have lovely dresses of
love, joy, peace, longsuffering gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness and
self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23). You have delightful garments of tender
mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering, forbearance and
forgiveness. (Colossians 3:12-17).
The
strange thing is that although we have this expensive wardrobe, we don't always
bother to wear the clothes. We are so used to our old shabby clothes of the
flesh. We feel more comfortable in them. They feel familiar, so we stick with
them instead of trying out our new wardrobe. To put on a beautiful dress of
gentleness or patience can seem foreign because we are not used to wearing them.
But
they belong to you! They are yours! Imagine if your husband purchased a very
special and pricey dress for you. You couldn't believe how posh it was. But you
never wore it. You thought it was too good for you. How would your husband feel
when he paid so much for it and wanted to be proud of you wearing
it?
I
wonder how God feels when He gives us this glorious wardrobe, purchased at an
enormous price, and we never wear the garments? He gives them to us but He
doesn't put them on us. He tells us to PUT THEM ON. "Put on the new man
..." I love the
J. B. Phillip's translation which says, "Fling off the dirty clothes of the
old way of living ... And put on the clean fresh clothes
of the new life ..."
Make
sure you put on a new garment each morning. Have you had a lousy night with the
baby waking all night? Are you going through a fiery ordeal? Put on the garment
of praise. (Isaiah 61:1-3). Let me tell you a secret. You won't feel like
putting it on. You'd much rather put on your dirty old dress of grumbling and
complaining. But do it by faith. Don't worry about your feelings. Put on your
praise garment. Start praising and thanking the Lord. As you do it by faith, you
will actually wear it.
You
can change garments as you need them throughout the day. Are the children
getting on your nerves? You feel your anger rising. Quick! Change into your
garment of long-suffering or patience. Put it on by faith. Thank the Lord for
His patience which is in you because He lives in you.
Are
you starting to shout and yell because everything is getting on top of you? Put
on the garment of gentleness. Thank the Lord for His gentle spirit which lives
in you. This is the new man. It is Christ in you, the hope of glory. He lives in
you now.
All
these beautiful garments belong to you. They are yours. All you have to do is
put them on by faith!
Strip
of your old shabby garments. Wear your new ones each day. Live in them. Let
Christ live His beautiful life through you.
Love
from NANCY CAMPBELL
PRAYER:
"Thank, you Lord, for all the beautiful garments that you have given
to me. I am sick of my old rags. They look so ugly to everyone. Help me to put
on your beautiful new garments which reveal your beautiful life in me.
Amen."
AFFIRMATION:
I
may have little in my literal wardrobe, but I have access to the most glorious
garments in my spiritual wardrobe. Praise God.
PS....Don't forget to vote for your favorite boat photo! *Iliveinmycamera*
This $3.00 hammock led us to find some other hammocks and now we each have one and we've managed to hook them all up from the same trees. Will bought his super light backpacking one at a bargain price and it was such a good deal we got two of them. It is made out of parachute material and is quite versatile. You can lay in it sideways or the other, you can be all cocooned or not, you can hang your legs out over the sides or keep them inside.
Here is just a snibblet of the tip.
Oh
But that sure did not stop the crowds. And for the first time in a long time, it did not rain..which I am not sure if that is good or bad...rain might have been a great relief. But we got what we got and we made the best of it. 
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