Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

Mike Farris:
Sally, your newest book, Dancing with My Father, is your personal journey toward experiencing spiritual joy in the midst of disappointment. What word of encouragement can you give to a homeschooling mom who is struggling to overcome disappointments in her life?

Sally Clarkson:
You know, it would be so easy to be discouraged in life, but I realized I didn’t want to walk into heaven panting and out of breath and saying, “well, I made it&helips;”

And I realized that in His presence is fullness of joy. And it says that joy is the fruit of the spirit. And so I did, really, a 2 or 3 year long study about what it really meant to experience God's joy. When I look in through the grid of my life for joy, for cultivating and planting seeds of love, for developing a heart of gratitude, for looking for the color and the beauty that God has provided, it began helping me to understand that the trials in my life were a part of God's preparing me to become suited for heaven.

But I would just encourage a mom to get good books, to really study Scripture, to see God and make joy an issue in her life, so that her children can live in a joyful home.

Mike: Sally, I'm sure your book, Dancing with my Father, is a tremendous source for women who want to learn about joy. I’m Mike Farris.