A Name for our School
Pumpkin Girl asked me if we would be adopting Rachel today. I had to laugh. We haven’t even begun to start adopting a baby. Apparently they think that Bip is big now and so it’s time for another baby. Pumpkin pointed out that Boo is going to have 4 girls: Mama, her, Becca and Rachel. After some thought he asked if we could adopt a baby boy after Rachel.
We have been trying to come up with a name for our homeschool. We wanted something that reflected our Christian beliefs, but nothing was forthcoming. We decided not to worry about it too much and let God show us the answer. He finally did:
Eagle’s Wing Academy
(Phil wants to call it the Eagle’s Wing Academy for Cute and Gifted Children but I said it wouldn’t fit on a t-shirt) It’s from Isaiah 40:31 – "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." During the Worst Week of Our Lives, my very good friend Tammy gave me a card with that passage written in it. I have carried it with me ever since. I repeated the phrase "I will walk and not be faint" every time I thought I couldn’t go on. Relying on the Lord, hoping in Him was the only thing getting me out of bed sometimes, keeping me from not growing faint. And while we may not quite be soaring yet, our strength is still there. The most important thing we can do for our children is to teach them to hope in the Lord. Everything comes back to this and all else will fall in to place from it. Faith, hope and love. Some day we may all soar again, but in the meantime, we will not grow faint.
