It has been a while. We moved into this house over spring break and the move went very smooth.
Katie got confirmed, the school year came to a close, summer came and went in the blink of an eye. The girls started 7th and 8th grade last Wednesday.
I would put some pictures in here, but I cannot figure out how to download from my phone to the pc. I will have to wait to for Mike to show me because when I googled it, it did not happen the way they said it should.
I facilitated the Women's Evening Bible study for the summer with my friend Amy. It was Stronger by Angela Thomas and was very good. I will facilitate the fall study with Beth Ann and it will be No Other Gods by Kelly Mintor. I can tell it will be powerful. It has already caused me to evaluate some areas of my life and make some adjustments.
Mike is beginning his FINAL semester of school this week. Yay!! He will graduate in December. We will drive up to UTEP and watch him walk the stage for his MSN, FNP degree. He will have to take the board certification before he can work as an FNP. It seems like he has been in school for so long on one hand and on the other is has been a blink of an eye. In another blink the girls will be starting college.....
Frankie is still living with dad at the ranch. He loves is out there and dad loves having him. It looks like he will spend the rest of his life living life on the ranch in doggy retirement. Meanwhile, we bought a puppy golden retriever. Her name is Darcy (and as soon as I can get pictures downloaded, I will post some). She is the cutest thing. She loves to swim and has stayed wet pretty much all summer. She will go and just sit on the top step of the pool and hang out. She loves, loves, loves Binxy. We call him her "feline friend". She always looks so happy and when she gets in trouble, she gives you her paw....hard to stay mad at that :-) Her birthday is the beginning of May (we couldn't remember the exact date, so we say it is May 5--Cinco de Mayo).
Mike and I are training for the Chosen Half Marathon in October (to benefit Melody and Zach's second adoption). I am up to a good 6 miles, but did run 8 today. Actually walked the last 1 1/2. Mike ran 13 today, but he had to walk the last 3 or so. The girls are in cross country this fall. In middle school they run no more than 2 miles in a meet. In high school they run 3.1 miles or so. We will see how it goes this year. This is a big year for Lisa--8th grade field trip, picking a high school (which will most likely be LHS, God willing), Spanish 2, Algebra I and she may qualify to take a college credit US History course in the spring if she does well. She is also taking an elective this quarter that I pray strengthens her faith in Christ.
It is exciting to see their little lives unfold, but very scary too. I know they will have their own lives to live, their own walk with Christ will have to develop. They will have their own faith walk, it will not be mine. My prayer for them is that they choose to walk with Christ, for their lives to honor Him and for them to be "awe-inspired" by Him. I recently had a conversation with Lisa which she said that the Bible is not "awe-inspiring", that with technology today anybody can walk on water and because she has been brought up with it, nothing is new. I wish that I could have said something profound, but all I could do was listen. It broke my heart, though. She said that she has heard all of this since she was a baby. True. I prayed to God that He wants us to raise our children up in Him, this is what He has called us to do, so why does my oldest feel so far away, like it isn't relevant. How do we do this Lord?
In October we will be a host family for a baby coming from Uganda for heart surgery through Samaritan's Purse. They had our information from last year and kept it and gave us a call a couple of weeks ago to see if we were still interested in hosting. We said yes and kept taking the next step and it looks like everything will happen. We are getting the garage room all ready and the Cabana all ready. Our hearts are ready and the girls are ready to have a "baby brother" for about 2 months. His mom and interpreter will be with him. Mike may get to fly with them back to Uganda. I wanted to do that until I found out it would be just me, not me and Mike. I can barely pick somebody up from the airport without getting lost, it would be crazy for me to navigate an international itinerary all by myself.
I hope to blog about our experience with this opportunity.
That is the top layer of our lives at this point. I really need to start documenting our lives because it goes by so fast and I forget so much.
Showing posts with label randomness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label randomness. Show all posts
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Sunday, December 29, 2013
A December Walk at the Ranch
Dad, Lisa and Katie on the hill at the ranch.
Walking with dad to check on feeders.
Jogging when possible.
Stopping in at Grandpa Baker's and saying "hi".
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Summer Recap 2013
School begins in two weeks and we have two middle- schoolers. Wow.
Here is our summer 2013 recap (not in any sort of order, just how it popped into my head):
This summer Lisa ran in a track club. We all benefited from it, but it made for long weekdays. She had practice M-Th from 6-8 pm. I logged over 72 running (OK more like jogging) miles the month of July. Pretty good since I am not training for anything in particular. Mike is training for a rim2rim2rim (R2R2R) at the Grand Canyon in November with Brandon and some other guys. It is motivational to have something to work towards, or at least have somebody in the family working towards something :-)
Katie played basketball this summer. Her games were every Wednesday for 7 weeks at 8 pm usually. Thankfully, track practice was at a high school and BB was at a middle school 1 mile away.
It made for a busy but physically active summer. I am extremely thankful for our health and that God has given us the ability to run and walk. In my job, I review all of the mortality for the hospital system, so I am reminded everyday how precious our lives are and that health is a gift from God. We honor God not only in the food we choose to eat, but also in maintaining an active lifestyle. That is not to say we can control every disease or sickness that happens to us, but it really helps me keep food in perspective. With that being said, I am on day 8 of doing the whole 30 plan again. I did it back in January and it was awesome. I kept it up for February and then started eating more bread products. So back to lots of veggies, lean proteins and fruit. No sweets/white foods/processed food. I feel more energetic and headaches have pretty much disappeared (I had a really bad migraine a couple of weeks ago--so bad that it caused capillaries in my eye to burst--not fun). When I eat healthy, the whole family does too--imagine that!
Lisa got to sew at Threads of Love with our friend Sheila on Tuesdays throughout the summer. She made little outfits for the premature babies in the NICU's around San Antonio. She would hang out with all of these ladies with tons of sewing experience and learn from them the fine art of sewing. She is very creative and the ladies loved having her around. She also went on a mission trip with our church to an area of San Antonio where homes needed lots of work and people needed the love of Christ shown. Her experience was a good one and her pictures were hysterical--for example: stray cats and dogs, the food they ate, the showers they used...Oh the world through the eyes of a teenager.
Katie and Lisa both volunteered at VBS. This same week Evie, Lisa's best friend, came and stayed with us for the week. Her mom Beth, one of my closest friends, came down with Lawton and they stayed with us for a few days. It was so much fun and so uplifting.
Mike took the girls snorkeling at Canyon lake and Landa Park a few times this summer. They loved it. We are thinking about a Caribbean vacation next summer that would involve a beach and snorkeling.
We did go to the coast for a long weekend. We met Brandon, Lisa and their 4 girls and had a great time.
We have been having a wonderful summer with our small group. I have been leading the preteens/teens through a Bible study called Follow Me by David Platt. The adults are going through Ray Vanderlaan's "In the Dust of the Rabbi" and the little one's are being read "The Little Pilgrim's Progress" by one of the adults. It is awesome.
I also took both girls (individually) through Passport to Purity. It is a CD kit from Family Life that I highly recommend. It was a Friday evening and Saturday until about 3 pm (It is recommended for 6th graders, moms take daughters through it and dads take their sons). We listened to the CD's and had discussions and also had projects to complete and then I ended it at James Avery where they picked out a ring. Their first ring. I had it packaged and brought it home where Mike got the opportunity to talk to his daughter about how we are responsible to teach her and help her set boundaries in her relationships, how Christ should have preeminence in her life and how He wants her to remain pure until she is married. He then put the ring on her finger and said that the next man to put a ring on that finger will be her future husband.
Cue the tears.
Oh. My. Goodness. Wasn't it just yesterday we were rocking them to sleep?
Here is our summer 2013 recap (not in any sort of order, just how it popped into my head):
This summer Lisa ran in a track club. We all benefited from it, but it made for long weekdays. She had practice M-Th from 6-8 pm. I logged over 72 running (OK more like jogging) miles the month of July. Pretty good since I am not training for anything in particular. Mike is training for a rim2rim2rim (R2R2R) at the Grand Canyon in November with Brandon and some other guys. It is motivational to have something to work towards, or at least have somebody in the family working towards something :-)
Katie played basketball this summer. Her games were every Wednesday for 7 weeks at 8 pm usually. Thankfully, track practice was at a high school and BB was at a middle school 1 mile away.
It made for a busy but physically active summer. I am extremely thankful for our health and that God has given us the ability to run and walk. In my job, I review all of the mortality for the hospital system, so I am reminded everyday how precious our lives are and that health is a gift from God. We honor God not only in the food we choose to eat, but also in maintaining an active lifestyle. That is not to say we can control every disease or sickness that happens to us, but it really helps me keep food in perspective. With that being said, I am on day 8 of doing the whole 30 plan again. I did it back in January and it was awesome. I kept it up for February and then started eating more bread products. So back to lots of veggies, lean proteins and fruit. No sweets/white foods/processed food. I feel more energetic and headaches have pretty much disappeared (I had a really bad migraine a couple of weeks ago--so bad that it caused capillaries in my eye to burst--not fun). When I eat healthy, the whole family does too--imagine that!
Lisa got to sew at Threads of Love with our friend Sheila on Tuesdays throughout the summer. She made little outfits for the premature babies in the NICU's around San Antonio. She would hang out with all of these ladies with tons of sewing experience and learn from them the fine art of sewing. She is very creative and the ladies loved having her around. She also went on a mission trip with our church to an area of San Antonio where homes needed lots of work and people needed the love of Christ shown. Her experience was a good one and her pictures were hysterical--for example: stray cats and dogs, the food they ate, the showers they used...Oh the world through the eyes of a teenager.
Katie and Lisa both volunteered at VBS. This same week Evie, Lisa's best friend, came and stayed with us for the week. Her mom Beth, one of my closest friends, came down with Lawton and they stayed with us for a few days. It was so much fun and so uplifting.
Mike took the girls snorkeling at Canyon lake and Landa Park a few times this summer. They loved it. We are thinking about a Caribbean vacation next summer that would involve a beach and snorkeling.
We did go to the coast for a long weekend. We met Brandon, Lisa and their 4 girls and had a great time.
We have been having a wonderful summer with our small group. I have been leading the preteens/teens through a Bible study called Follow Me by David Platt. The adults are going through Ray Vanderlaan's "In the Dust of the Rabbi" and the little one's are being read "The Little Pilgrim's Progress" by one of the adults. It is awesome.
I also took both girls (individually) through Passport to Purity. It is a CD kit from Family Life that I highly recommend. It was a Friday evening and Saturday until about 3 pm (It is recommended for 6th graders, moms take daughters through it and dads take their sons). We listened to the CD's and had discussions and also had projects to complete and then I ended it at James Avery where they picked out a ring. Their first ring. I had it packaged and brought it home where Mike got the opportunity to talk to his daughter about how we are responsible to teach her and help her set boundaries in her relationships, how Christ should have preeminence in her life and how He wants her to remain pure until she is married. He then put the ring on her finger and said that the next man to put a ring on that finger will be her future husband.
Cue the tears.
Oh. My. Goodness. Wasn't it just yesterday we were rocking them to sleep?
Friday, February 8, 2013
Catch Up
Random things happening around here:
-Lisa is going to get inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. I cannot tell you how proud of her we are. The thought of NJHS never crossed my mind. Ever. Probably because I was never in it. Also because as of this writing she has a 75 in Literature. Talk about motivation--this has lit a fire in the girl to bring that grade up. She has A's pretty much in everything else, so I know she can bring it up and not be put on academic probation right out of the gate.
-NJHS has also motivated Katie to stay strong in her studies so she can be invited to be in it next year. She has all A's except for one F. In band. Yes, band. She has a 37 in it. How in the world??? She has forgotten her trumpet a couple of times and practicing is not her idea of a good time in the evenings. We have made some subtle changes to her evening plans and are now are all having a good time when she practices :-)
-Mike's last day with Wellmed was this past Tuesday. He is adjusting easily to this lifestyle change. He got up on Wednesday and ran 13.4 miles. Basically a half marathon. Plus he did the laundry and made dinner. If I ran 13.4 miles I would not be able to do anything else that day. I know that because I have ran 2 half marathons and could barely walk that afternoon, much less do laundry and make dinner. What a guy!!
-Besides running half marathons, Mike can also concentrate on school and work home health whenever.
-Katie's basketball team made it to the playoffs. We were quite surprised by that development, but here we are going on to the second round tonight. If they win (at 8 pm--that is very close to my bedtime), they play the championship game tomorrow morning at 9. Two of their strongest players are not playing tonight, so I am thinking we probably will have our morning free.
-We have been going through a strange season lately, one that will require a post all of its own. It has been an extremely painful season but one that God has been so faithful in and comforting beyond words. We have learned so much about the power of a controlling individual. What makes it all the more challenging is when it is a fellow Christian. I am barely coming out of this and am processing emotions and trying to see what God wants me to do, if anything besides prayer at this time.
He is so faithful in his Word; where I am at in writing out the Psalms--timely; so comforting w/ random texts being sent to me with a meaningful scripture; a sermon at church that was just for me---It all feels like God's arms wrapped around me. I cherish this. I don't want to forget. Reminds me of Joshua when he put up 12 stones so the Israelites would remember and tell their children what the stones meant. Joshua 4:24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful and so that you might always fear the Lord your God.
-Lisa is going to get inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. I cannot tell you how proud of her we are. The thought of NJHS never crossed my mind. Ever. Probably because I was never in it. Also because as of this writing she has a 75 in Literature. Talk about motivation--this has lit a fire in the girl to bring that grade up. She has A's pretty much in everything else, so I know she can bring it up and not be put on academic probation right out of the gate.
-NJHS has also motivated Katie to stay strong in her studies so she can be invited to be in it next year. She has all A's except for one F. In band. Yes, band. She has a 37 in it. How in the world??? She has forgotten her trumpet a couple of times and practicing is not her idea of a good time in the evenings. We have made some subtle changes to her evening plans and are now are all having a good time when she practices :-)
-Mike's last day with Wellmed was this past Tuesday. He is adjusting easily to this lifestyle change. He got up on Wednesday and ran 13.4 miles. Basically a half marathon. Plus he did the laundry and made dinner. If I ran 13.4 miles I would not be able to do anything else that day. I know that because I have ran 2 half marathons and could barely walk that afternoon, much less do laundry and make dinner. What a guy!!
-Besides running half marathons, Mike can also concentrate on school and work home health whenever.
-Katie's basketball team made it to the playoffs. We were quite surprised by that development, but here we are going on to the second round tonight. If they win (at 8 pm--that is very close to my bedtime), they play the championship game tomorrow morning at 9. Two of their strongest players are not playing tonight, so I am thinking we probably will have our morning free.
-We have been going through a strange season lately, one that will require a post all of its own. It has been an extremely painful season but one that God has been so faithful in and comforting beyond words. We have learned so much about the power of a controlling individual. What makes it all the more challenging is when it is a fellow Christian. I am barely coming out of this and am processing emotions and trying to see what God wants me to do, if anything besides prayer at this time.
He is so faithful in his Word; where I am at in writing out the Psalms--timely; so comforting w/ random texts being sent to me with a meaningful scripture; a sermon at church that was just for me---It all feels like God's arms wrapped around me. I cherish this. I don't want to forget. Reminds me of Joshua when he put up 12 stones so the Israelites would remember and tell their children what the stones meant. Joshua 4:24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful and so that you might always fear the Lord your God.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Farewell 2010
I cannot believe that 2010 is over. It went so fast.
Random Highlights:
-the girls received electric razors (not the ones you shave with,ha ha) but the ones that are battery operated and can go 15 miles per hour. That is pretty fast. Mike has been riding his bike while they are on these apparatuses.
-I just burned pinto beans on the stove. My house really does not smell pretty like it did just 20 minutes ago. So...I whipped up some oatmeal cookies to bake in the oven. Maybe that will help mask the odor.
-Snickers the kitty got really good at sprinting up the Christmas tree and back down in record time. She only broke 1 wise man from the nativity scene and 4 ornaments. Not too bad considering she is a kitten and all.
-Baking oatmeal cookies did not help the odor. The weather is beautiful to open the windows and light some candles.
-We are about to go to my very favorite church service of the year. The prayer and healing service. I love to feel like we get to start over. A new year. I do not make new year's resolutions because they are hard to keep. But one thing I do want to set my heart on is to get to know Him better this year. The new Ray Vander Laan DVD and discovery guide lessons are about walking with God in the desert. Today's study started in Genesis 1. "In the beginning..." How appropriate. I just smiled. Thank you God for being with us in the details. That is one thing I learned in 2010. Over and over God was in the details--as He always is, but I was more aware of it.
Random Highlights:
-the girls received electric razors (not the ones you shave with,ha ha) but the ones that are battery operated and can go 15 miles per hour. That is pretty fast. Mike has been riding his bike while they are on these apparatuses.
-I just burned pinto beans on the stove. My house really does not smell pretty like it did just 20 minutes ago. So...I whipped up some oatmeal cookies to bake in the oven. Maybe that will help mask the odor.
-Snickers the kitty got really good at sprinting up the Christmas tree and back down in record time. She only broke 1 wise man from the nativity scene and 4 ornaments. Not too bad considering she is a kitten and all.
-Baking oatmeal cookies did not help the odor. The weather is beautiful to open the windows and light some candles.
-We are about to go to my very favorite church service of the year. The prayer and healing service. I love to feel like we get to start over. A new year. I do not make new year's resolutions because they are hard to keep. But one thing I do want to set my heart on is to get to know Him better this year. The new Ray Vander Laan DVD and discovery guide lessons are about walking with God in the desert. Today's study started in Genesis 1. "In the beginning..." How appropriate. I just smiled. Thank you God for being with us in the details. That is one thing I learned in 2010. Over and over God was in the details--as He always is, but I was more aware of it.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Catch up
I cannot believe that October is almost over.
It has been a very busy month.
October 4 was dad's birthday. He is going on the men's STARS retreat the first weekend of November (it is the opening of deer season--but he is still going--reluctantly).
October 6 was Mike's 43rd birthday. In the new bible (NASB Greek/Hebrew Study Bible) I gave him I put for his 44th birthday. I guess I am a year ahead of myself:-) Not that he looks older that 43!! Because he doesn't. Really. He looks no older than 40. I better keep going.
October 8 Pastor Jaeger passed away. He was my patient. I wanted to quit doing hospice prior to him coming onto our hospice services. He was discharged from Vitas and still met the criteria for hospice under another diagnosis, so we took him and I became his nurse. I didn't want to quit while he was still with us. I didn't think it would be as hard as it was, but I became really hard on myself. As he deteriorated in condition I would question my nursing skills. My head knowledge told me everything was going the way it was supposed to, but my heart was not. They were too close. It was almost like taking care of family.
October 14-17 was the women's STARS retreat. I was on team again and got to be the nurse and a table leader. It was an incredibly busy time, but at least I didn't have to spend the night in the ER like the last retreat. However, we did have a lot of issues needing medical attention. I felt like a nurse the entire retreat. I was even calling them my patients instead of retreatants. It was fun to serve again and I did get a couple of moments that were appointments by God. One was with my friend Crystal and the other was my friend Scarlet's (who passed away in June) mother-in-law, Yvonne. God is in the details.
October 18 was Katie's birthday. My little 9 year old. She got a new little fish aquarium for her room and her beta fish "Lucky" proceeded to die in it 2 days later. He was named "Lucky" because Katie got him from Wal-Mart. She saved his little life because Wal-Mart really does not care about the "pet" department. Note to self: Do not get anymore fish from Wal-Mart.
October 21 was our 13th wedding anniversary. We have not done anything special for it yet, but I am so thankful for another year with this man (who is 43 not 44). Pastor and Mrs Jaeger celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary in June and it was so impressed upon my heart and so special. I told Mike that we have 13 down, 48 to go!!
I am training for the relay half marathon. I will run 7.7 miles and Cindy is going to run 5.4 miles. Maybe "run" is a bit of an exaggeration. Perhaps jog would be a better word. Walk-really-fast maybe?? Really I have been training. My goal is to run my part in 1 hour 15 minutes at the most.
My last day at this hospice job is October 28. That is this coming Thursday. I do not have another job lined up at this point. I felt peace about our decision when I gave my notice. Funny thing is our friend Gary Williams had given his notice at the funeral home he was working at for the same day, October 28. I think God wanted me in hospice for a season. I don't know where He wants me now. But I plan to slow down, be still and wait for God to lead me. I pray I do not get worried and anxious but to have clear understanding where I am to be.
It has been a very busy month.
October 4 was dad's birthday. He is going on the men's STARS retreat the first weekend of November (it is the opening of deer season--but he is still going--reluctantly).
October 6 was Mike's 43rd birthday. In the new bible (NASB Greek/Hebrew Study Bible) I gave him I put for his 44th birthday. I guess I am a year ahead of myself:-) Not that he looks older that 43!! Because he doesn't. Really. He looks no older than 40. I better keep going.
October 8 Pastor Jaeger passed away. He was my patient. I wanted to quit doing hospice prior to him coming onto our hospice services. He was discharged from Vitas and still met the criteria for hospice under another diagnosis, so we took him and I became his nurse. I didn't want to quit while he was still with us. I didn't think it would be as hard as it was, but I became really hard on myself. As he deteriorated in condition I would question my nursing skills. My head knowledge told me everything was going the way it was supposed to, but my heart was not. They were too close. It was almost like taking care of family.
October 14-17 was the women's STARS retreat. I was on team again and got to be the nurse and a table leader. It was an incredibly busy time, but at least I didn't have to spend the night in the ER like the last retreat. However, we did have a lot of issues needing medical attention. I felt like a nurse the entire retreat. I was even calling them my patients instead of retreatants. It was fun to serve again and I did get a couple of moments that were appointments by God. One was with my friend Crystal and the other was my friend Scarlet's (who passed away in June) mother-in-law, Yvonne. God is in the details.
October 18 was Katie's birthday. My little 9 year old. She got a new little fish aquarium for her room and her beta fish "Lucky" proceeded to die in it 2 days later. He was named "Lucky" because Katie got him from Wal-Mart. She saved his little life because Wal-Mart really does not care about the "pet" department. Note to self: Do not get anymore fish from Wal-Mart.
October 21 was our 13th wedding anniversary. We have not done anything special for it yet, but I am so thankful for another year with this man (who is 43 not 44). Pastor and Mrs Jaeger celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary in June and it was so impressed upon my heart and so special. I told Mike that we have 13 down, 48 to go!!
I am training for the relay half marathon. I will run 7.7 miles and Cindy is going to run 5.4 miles. Maybe "run" is a bit of an exaggeration. Perhaps jog would be a better word. Walk-really-fast maybe?? Really I have been training. My goal is to run my part in 1 hour 15 minutes at the most.
My last day at this hospice job is October 28. That is this coming Thursday. I do not have another job lined up at this point. I felt peace about our decision when I gave my notice. Funny thing is our friend Gary Williams had given his notice at the funeral home he was working at for the same day, October 28. I think God wanted me in hospice for a season. I don't know where He wants me now. But I plan to slow down, be still and wait for God to lead me. I pray I do not get worried and anxious but to have clear understanding where I am to be.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Random Pictures from Mike's phone
Summer blast. Sydney, Lisa and Katie.
Lisa at her first swim meet.
Lisa sliding off the slide at Heather and Bob's house. They are hosting our small group for the summer. We are studying 1 Thessalonians.
Katie and "Blue". One of my cousin Melissa's Great Daines in D'Hanis. Those dogs are TALL. They are also so sweet.
Lisa turning in her swimming race.
Mike and I got to go on a date. Guess where? I thought this picture was hilarious.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Random Highlights
-Lisa is on the swim team at the JCC. The Stingrays. She is a good little swimmer. She is learning alot, especially the diving into the pool part. The first time they were diving into the pool she told her coach "Coach, I am a swimmer, not a diver." I thought that was hilarious, like the coach was going to say "Oh, OK". But he is working with her, and we are not talking high platform dives here, no, it is basically the platform 12 inches from the water. Her first swim meet will be in 2 weeks.
-Katie played soccer for the YMCA. Her team was "The Crushers". So far they have won 2 games. One more to go for the season. I don't know if she will do it next year. She really wants to play volleyball. The girls look so cute running out there. Now there really are some parents who take this very serious. Their girls have been playing soccer since they could walk. We told Katie to have fun, to do her best and to be a team player. She is not really a runner, so when she would come by us we would say "run like the wind, bulls eye" (from Toy Story).
-In BSF we finished the study of John. It was very good. We all learned so much about the earthly ministry of Jesus, His death and resurrection. Next year is Isaiah. I hear that it will be challenging.
-Lisa is moving up to 4th grade. She is turning 10 this Friday (the last day of school). How exciting. We have some special surprises planned for our baby.
10 years old. I cannot believe how fast time has gone. We really do not have a lot of time to prepare her for the world. To make sure she is equipped. I have been praying so much for God to touch her heart so she wants nothing more than to live for Him, to glorify Him in all she does. This world is a scary place and I will have to leave it at that for right now--trust in God, trust in God, trust in God.
-Katie is moving up to the third grade. She is a natural student. Except for this past week--I think she checked out of school already. Thankfully she has done really well this year so she had some room for an off week. Too bad it was the last week of school:-(
-Katie played soccer for the YMCA. Her team was "The Crushers". So far they have won 2 games. One more to go for the season. I don't know if she will do it next year. She really wants to play volleyball. The girls look so cute running out there. Now there really are some parents who take this very serious. Their girls have been playing soccer since they could walk. We told Katie to have fun, to do her best and to be a team player. She is not really a runner, so when she would come by us we would say "run like the wind, bulls eye" (from Toy Story).
-In BSF we finished the study of John. It was very good. We all learned so much about the earthly ministry of Jesus, His death and resurrection. Next year is Isaiah. I hear that it will be challenging.
-Lisa is moving up to 4th grade. She is turning 10 this Friday (the last day of school). How exciting. We have some special surprises planned for our baby.
10 years old. I cannot believe how fast time has gone. We really do not have a lot of time to prepare her for the world. To make sure she is equipped. I have been praying so much for God to touch her heart so she wants nothing more than to live for Him, to glorify Him in all she does. This world is a scary place and I will have to leave it at that for right now--trust in God, trust in God, trust in God.
-Katie is moving up to the third grade. She is a natural student. Except for this past week--I think she checked out of school already. Thankfully she has done really well this year so she had some room for an off week. Too bad it was the last week of school:-(
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Spring Break and Life Decisions
This is spring break week and this is what we have done:
1.) Lots of yard work--Mike took the leaf blower and blew the trillion leaves into piles and the girls and I took them via garbage cans to the back and we have a huge pile that we will take out every Tuesday and Thursday until the pile is gone--which I am guessing will be around 2011.
2.) We are being entertained by Katie's three class mice: Mrs. Jumpy, Spot, Speedy. Katie's teacher sent out an e-mail asking for volunteer's to watch the mice over spring break. Mike and I thought it would be fun for the girls, but I also thought there would be a lot of volunteers. Wrong. Not even one--except us. So as I am carrying the aquarium with the three "homeless for spring break" mice out to the car, Katie's friends and classmates were saying "Katie, you are so lucky!!" as their parents were smiling and I'm sure thinking "glad it's you and not me." I clarified what the liability of the life of the mice was before we agreed to bring them home to two excited girls and two cats. We have no worries:-)
3.) Dentist appointment. All is good for another 6 months.
4.) Cleaning out closets, washing windows, getting oil changed in truck, trying to be domesticated I suppose.
5.) Deciding what my next job in life is going to be. Last Friday was my last day as a quality coordinator. I am hired by Mike's company to work home health and there is a hospice company that I am interested in. My heart is really leaning toward hospice. Our experience with mom was so beautiful and I felt so close to the Lord during that time. I know that I can do hospice. I am just not sure the time is right now. Cindy and I are in week 3 of Griefshare and it is very good. We have had two friends in the last week ask about our experience with hospice. One of our friends, her mom was in hospice for 1 1/2 days before going home to be with the Lord. The other just went home on hospice yesterday. I love to talk about it and to talk about God and how He gave us Psalm 116 at that time.
6.) Having fun with the girls. We did manicures today. It has been fun to stay around home and do things with the stuff we already have.
Isaiah 30:21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, "This is the way, walk in it."
1.) Lots of yard work--Mike took the leaf blower and blew the trillion leaves into piles and the girls and I took them via garbage cans to the back and we have a huge pile that we will take out every Tuesday and Thursday until the pile is gone--which I am guessing will be around 2011.
2.) We are being entertained by Katie's three class mice: Mrs. Jumpy, Spot, Speedy. Katie's teacher sent out an e-mail asking for volunteer's to watch the mice over spring break. Mike and I thought it would be fun for the girls, but I also thought there would be a lot of volunteers. Wrong. Not even one--except us. So as I am carrying the aquarium with the three "homeless for spring break" mice out to the car, Katie's friends and classmates were saying "Katie, you are so lucky!!" as their parents were smiling and I'm sure thinking "glad it's you and not me." I clarified what the liability of the life of the mice was before we agreed to bring them home to two excited girls and two cats. We have no worries:-)
3.) Dentist appointment. All is good for another 6 months.
4.) Cleaning out closets, washing windows, getting oil changed in truck, trying to be domesticated I suppose.
5.) Deciding what my next job in life is going to be. Last Friday was my last day as a quality coordinator. I am hired by Mike's company to work home health and there is a hospice company that I am interested in. My heart is really leaning toward hospice. Our experience with mom was so beautiful and I felt so close to the Lord during that time. I know that I can do hospice. I am just not sure the time is right now. Cindy and I are in week 3 of Griefshare and it is very good. We have had two friends in the last week ask about our experience with hospice. One of our friends, her mom was in hospice for 1 1/2 days before going home to be with the Lord. The other just went home on hospice yesterday. I love to talk about it and to talk about God and how He gave us Psalm 116 at that time.
6.) Having fun with the girls. We did manicures today. It has been fun to stay around home and do things with the stuff we already have.
Isaiah 30:21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, "This is the way, walk in it."
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Random Thoughts
1. This is the first Christmas without my mom. Her birthday was December 19. She would have been 61. I think about her alot. I pray to God to tell her that I love her. Will probably go through Griefshare with Cindy at church.
2. The other day the girls and I were shopping for boots for them. We went into Payless shoes and looked, to no avail. While I was searching down the aisle, I glanced over at the girls and Katie was crying. I said "What are you'll doing?", Katie looked up and said "Mom, Lisa kicked me in the nuts." OK. A little explanation of anatomy was given. "Katie, you are a girl, you don't have nuts." Katie "Oh." And she was fine. Makes me wonder what is said on the playground.
3. We watched the Nativity Story last night. It was very, very good.
4. Our family present is the New KJV Audio Bible. It is FANTASTIC!!
5. One of my goals for 2010 is to read the bible in a year.
6. Another goal is to run the half marathon one more time, to do better that 2 hours 44 minutes.
7. This morning Lisa came out of her room and said "I laid in bed for a little while to grow more." Did it work? She said it did. I would like 2 more inches of height-maybe I will try it too.
8. Finished a Karen Kingsbury book "Shades of Blue." It was very good. Just started "Waiting for Morning" by her.
2. The other day the girls and I were shopping for boots for them. We went into Payless shoes and looked, to no avail. While I was searching down the aisle, I glanced over at the girls and Katie was crying. I said "What are you'll doing?", Katie looked up and said "Mom, Lisa kicked me in the nuts." OK. A little explanation of anatomy was given. "Katie, you are a girl, you don't have nuts." Katie "Oh." And she was fine. Makes me wonder what is said on the playground.
3. We watched the Nativity Story last night. It was very, very good.
4. Our family present is the New KJV Audio Bible. It is FANTASTIC!!
5. One of my goals for 2010 is to read the bible in a year.
6. Another goal is to run the half marathon one more time, to do better that 2 hours 44 minutes.
7. This morning Lisa came out of her room and said "I laid in bed for a little while to grow more." Did it work? She said it did. I would like 2 more inches of height-maybe I will try it too.
8. Finished a Karen Kingsbury book "Shades of Blue." It was very good. Just started "Waiting for Morning" by her.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)