Here I Go Again...

So I am trying my hand at blogging again. I have missed it, but, in all reality I haven't had the time. This is funny, because I have even less time for it now, but I do enjoy it and want to have a way to recall the things that we experience together as a family. So I am really going to try to make it a priority. We'll see how this goes. Bear with me!

I named this blog Scenes From the Rearview Mirror for two reasons. First, we spend a lot of time in the car. I catch little glimpses of each of them in the mirror and most times I can see them without them knowing that I can see them. I can see them for who they are, without them trying to please or put an act on for me. Most times I like what I see, but there are the moments that I catch them in their weaknesses and pray that my example and others in our life can help them to become the men God wants them to be. I have a lot of reflection time in the car and most of my ideas for writing happen then. My second reason for the title is that I feel we need to look in the rearview mirror to see how far God has brought us, and most importantly to see how faithful he is. I know this firsthand and plan to write extensively about our family's recent experiences. Stay tuned for that...

The reason that I am starting back up at this particular point in time is that I feel our family has been given a new lease on life and we have conciously decided to live our lives with God outloud. We want to live like today is the last - because you really don't know when your last will be. We are in a transition point in the story of our lives that we are truly at peace about. We are excited to see what God's plans for the Bates' are and how the next chapter, in particular, will read.
We do know that God has put it on our heart to homeschool Ayden for his Kindergarten year. And, we are going to be doing some preschool stuff with Levi too. We are thrilled at this opportunity and can't wait for the adventures that we will have together. Life is good and we have so much to be thankful for. I pray that this blog will be a blessing to anyone who happens to read it, and that God will be glorified in the process.