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29 luglio DressBarn We went camping with some great friends of ours, John and Melina, a few weeks back and one evening we were kicked back in their motorhome watching a DVD of a Christian comedian. Tim Hawkins. My son LOVES this kind of stuff and I knew that not only would I be watching the DVD tonight, but that James would be acting out live replays for days to come.
The routine comes to a bit on taking his wife shopping that made me and James come undone. It was on the DressBarn and James has been in that store with me many times. I'm afraid to take him in there, now!
This is the other part that James is still laughing about:
This is one that Jennifer thinks is "terrible" because she is a Carrie Underwood fan
 :25 luglio Jennifer gets her ears pierced!Jennifer has been asking for a couple of years how old she will have to be before I would let her get her ears pierced. I have always told her that it's not about her age so much as it is her level of responsibility. Can she make responsible decisions? Will she be faithful to take good care of her ears? I was thinking that maybe when she turned twelve, she would be ready, but Jennifer came home with straight A's on her first report card from public school. Chris and I are so proud of her! I also figured that if she is responsible enought to get straight A's, then she's ready to take care of her ears. So to celebrate her achievement, we arrived at the date to go get her piercing. She had waited anxiously for so long that when it was finally time, she almost chickened out. She brought her cousin, Ashlie, with her for support. We made a girl's date out of it. Jennifer was so nervous when she sat down in the chair that I thought that she was either going to cry or be sick. I told her that she was in complete control of this decision. She didn't have to do it, but she was determined. On a side note, the lady that pierced Jenny's ears was finishing with us and then immediately going to call her doctor to get the results back on her 3-year old little boy to see if he had cancer. My heart was just breaking for her and she has been on my heart ever since. Her name is Kristi and no matter how the results came back she and her little boy could sure use our prayers! I plan on making another stop by her store in a few days just to see how she's doing. I'll post an update if I can get one. 24 luglio My spiritual dry spell.I know, everybody always says this when they haven't written in a while, but I can't believe how long it's been! I just haven't wanted to take the time to sit still long enough to do this computer thing. So much has been going on.
Summer started off kind of rough for me with my health. I won't bore you with the details, just some sinus trouble, back, and knee issues. All I'm going to say there is that I'm finally on the mend and making some real progress. The bummer of it though, is that I lost the fitness progress that I had been making at the gym because I had to quit working out for awhile. I think I'm finally ready to get going again.
On the fun end of things, we have been busy doing lots of memorable things. We went camping with our old and dear friends, John and Melina, for the first time in years. I hope that we get to start doing a lot more of that! We've been to fireworks, BBQ's with more old friends, Robert and Michelle. We took the kids to a rodeo. We participated in an awesome vacation Bible school at our church. We enjoyed a Page family reunion, spent time at the beach with Chris' mom and husband and sent the kids off for another experience at camp.
On the difficult side, I'm having a struggle with my relationship with my son. I have to find a balance between holding James accountable for his decisions and behavior and knowing what battles to pick. I don't want to kill my relationship with my son by being too hard on him, yet I don't want to just give up on some of the things that we struggle with. Anyone out there found the answer to this one? I'd sure like to hear what some of you have come up with. By the end of the day, I'm worn out and not much fun (at least that's what I've been told!).
We have gone through a really slow period with our business. The economy is hitting everyone pretty hard. People have been putting off their car repairs for as long as they possibly can and we have felt it. Business is picking back up. People can only put it off for so long! But we are going to have some time of working really hard at catching back up. I'm having to trust that the Lord knows exactly what He's doing and many times when we go through a season of need, it's to remind us that we are to be dependent on Him.
As far as my personal life is concerned, I have been feeling like I'm in a state of limbo. I have sensed that my season of life is changing, more like I've been clobbered over the head with that revelation! I am no longer a homeschooling mom and that has been hard to get used to. I would really like to know what God wants me to be doing now. I don't have as much confidence in knowing my purpose. I have been applying for some jobs that would allow me to work and yet be home when the kids are home, but I won't have any answers for a while yet. I do feel like they are still my first job! I do know that much still, but that's about all I know right now.
So I'm dealing with this season that I like to call a dry spell, the only way I know how. Sometimes I'm too impatient with my family. I see that now. But I am digging deeper into the Word. Spending more time seeking the heart of God. That is the only way that my personal dry spell will find relief. I need a fresh flood from Jesus. I think that's where I'll start! If you think of me, please pray that I will keep seeking God instead of trying to force my own solutions into things. |
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