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Joy in the Morning

“You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭30:11-12‬ ‭NLT‬‬



Lord, You are the reason for my praise. Because You came near, I all able to be joyful, to sing praise. There are so many reasons to rejoice, and I’m so thankful for all that You do & how You continually come through for our church & our family. But, it’s You that I’m most grateful for. Your presence changes everything. You change my perspective & renew my vigor to press on today. 

What a joy it is to homeschool! I’m so grateful for the call to be around my children all day! Thank you that I get to learn right alongside them. I get to relearn history & math, I get to teach reading right alongside them. 

Oh, Jesus, You are my reason to rejoice. I am able to stay right where You planted me because You sustain, You give life! And You are so good.

We don’t know what the future holds, but we know that You’ll be there. 

I surrender this day to You. Would You lead & guide our family in our homeschool today? Would You raise my children to become world changers? We need You! Let me not take my eyes off of You!
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