Changes... again....

So here we go... Things are changing again...

In 9 weeks the kids will be out of school, and getting the final things together for the Canada trip and Super Summer shortly after that... In a week and a half, things at work change, and will continue to do so for a while with some leaving and new people coming in... If you know me well, I am not one who likes change... I don't like that unsettled feeling in my soul that comes with it... I think it's more the transition time I dislike the most...

Change has to happen I just like it better when it been a bit and all is as it should be... I know in the end all will be as it should be, but I like things lined out, I want to know what will happen... That is the control freak in me... I think that is why God throws things at me from left field... I think He enjoys stretching me beyond what I think I can do... And I always end up agreeing and thanking Him for the stretch...

In just a few days Greg will have been at his new job for 1 year... I can't believe it's been a year already... It seems as if it was just yesterday that we were talking and praying about this and then making the decision that this is what God has for us... It was scary and exciting all at the same time...

Now if i can make it through my baby boy getting his permit and driving I might just be able to make it through anything!

Jen :)

Session 6...

As I sat down today in Bible study I had that anticipation I get almost every time... It's that "I'm about to gain new insight on the scriptures" anticipation... Well... today was different.... It was more like an English lesson... now don't get me wrong I'll use some of what I learned in my further study of all things biblical... but I felt like we could have gone a more in depth way with chapter 6 of the book of Esther... I know it's only 14 versus, but heck some very important things happen! You see King Xerxes sleepless and after having a "bedtime story" read to him, realize that a man who saved his life was not give "proper" credit. You see a slimy ego hungry man, give his idea of how a man should be honored, and then thinking it's gonna all be done for him, CRUSHED and be told by the King to go and do this at once for Mordecai, the Jew... Then after the parade through the streets of Susa, he goes home and whines to his wife and "advisers" about it all and they are not to sympathetic, and then he's dragged of to his soon to be un-doing that he doesn't even see coming... See there is sooooo much to tear apart and dig into! Don't get me wrong, I can do the digging, but it's so nice to see I'm understanding it all! Oh well, lets see what week 7 and chapter 7 will bring...

Jen

Banquet day...

So it's Banquet Day for those at the middle school... for some it's just a big party to go to and hang out with friends. Others it a chance to dress up and, well hang out with friends. For my child it's the latter. She has tried on 5 or 6 dresses, brought 2 home from a friend, and then tried on 4 or so more and ended up with a new one (which is very cute btw). So today Ally & I are going and getting her hair cut, then to a friends to borrow a jacket to go with the dress so it passes dress code, then to find the "right" color of nail polish, then home to fix her hair, do her nails, and apply make up just so...

I say all of this just because I had hoped for 1 more year of "little Ally"... but the time has come... she's now "teen Ally"... with all the joys and heartache that comes with it... She will look beautiful and I'm sure I'll wipe a tear or two... just not in front of her... it's her day to shine... Still I wonder how Daddy will react to it all after we drop her off... :)

So what to start with...

Well how bout my family... That's them up there...

Greg... where to start... he's the love of my life and i would be lost with out him... He's been there when I needed him most and even when I'm sure he'd rather be somewhere else... He's a wonderful dad and husband... We married very young and made it through 6 yrs of Naval deployments of being apart for months at a time while we should have been having fun in our "newley wed" stage... He's my anchor who keeps me grounded!

Kyle... My first born... He's almost a foot taller than me but he will always be that little one I took home from the hospital 15 yrs ago... He loves to run... He makes it look soooo easy... and if I could have his abs I would be a happy woman! He has a wonderful heart for his friends and family... even if he doesn't want us to know most of the time! it's hard to believe that in 3 and a half yrs he will graduate and move on to College... he has a heart for God and is growing closer to Him daily... what a joy that is to watch!

Allyson... aka Ally, Allyboo, Brat, hey you!... She is my sweet little girl on the way to being all grown up... Her friends mean the world to her and God is the center of her life... She loves animals of all kinds and I can't figure out if she'll be a teacher, nurse, or vet... time will tell... and it will also tell us if she will get any taller! not looking so hopeful at this point... It's such a joy to sit back and watch her "minister" to her friends... what a heart she has! It's growing closer to Him each day...

Me... well I'm and only, child who married an only child, and both of our dads are only children... and we had 2 kids... go figure! I love my God who saved me and shows me mercy each and every day!

So that's a fairly good start... we'll see what the next one brings!

"The lord is good to those who seek Him, to the soul who seeks Him"
Lamentations 3:25

Here we go...

Okay so I did the Xanga thing for a while, but that kinda died off... Soooo lets try this. I truly enjoy reading about my friends lives so why not share mine!

Time to pick up a kid so i'll come back to this later and share some "deep thoughts" of mine... :)

Jenhomemom