Still Praying

Well, I'm still looking for full-time preschool / day care kids.  This has certainly been an exercise in trusting God.  I do not consider myself to be entrepreneurial by nature, so starting my own business and not having a regular paycheck can tend to cause slight panic attacks until I remember that I'm not in this on my own.  God has given me a passion for this little corner of Northern Ontario and a passion for educating children to high, Christian standards.  There are so few teaching jobs available in the Public or Catholic boards, and we don't have a local Christian school... yet. 
What does a Christian preschool mean?  It means that every morning, we start the day off with prayer, trusting God to lead us into the learnings He has for us that day.  We thank Him for the weather, whatever it may be, knowing that by the "word of His power" He is "upholding all things" (Hebrews 1:3).  We thank Him for daily providing for our needs - our snack, our lunch, the roof over our heads, our families.  We read Bible stories that tie into our theme - Jonah for Oceans, Noah for Rainbows, Joseph for Clothes...  We listen to music that honours God and reminds us of who He is and what Jesus has done for us - Jesus Loves Me, For God so Loved the World, He's Able...  It means that we look at all of our science experiments through the lens of God's Intelligent Design of the world - monkeys climb because God made them that way, ice melts because God knew we wouldn't want it to be winter all the time, God gave whales blubber to keep them warm in the cold water... In everything we do, we want to "remember our Creator in the days of our youth" (Ecclesiastes 12:1).  It is not my job to force kids to make a profession of faith.  It's not even my job to lead them through that process.  It is God's job to capture their hearts and lead them to Himself through the work of His Holy Spirit.  It is their parent's job to daily live out their faith at home, to answer their kids' questions about God, and to lead them in prayer when the time comes.  If I can keep on praying for them and encouraging them to see God's hand at work in their lives and in the world around them, to live their lives for His honour and glory, I will have produced much fruit!
This entry may have turned out to be more mission statement-y than I originally intended, but it was good for me to stop and consider why it is still so important for me to advertise as a Christian preschool, when that "label" may turn some people off.  I am a Christian and this is the only way I know how to live.  God honours faithfulness to Him.  Jesus, let me be faithful. 

Jennifer