Turns out living deliberately keeps you kind of busy! I didn't mean to neglect our blog for so long so I'll give an update on what we have going on...mainly for myself to log things.
John: John is staying busy with stepping up being the leader in our home. He has joined a men's group that meets weekly and it has really been helpful for him. We just celebrated our 12 year anniversary and that is a true testament to what God can do if you shut up and get out of the way. Continue to pray for John as he leads our family.
Patrick: Patrick has his first real job this summer. He is working at an animal clinic from 7:30--5 each day. It has been a big responsibility for him but also teaching him a lot about budgeting and how a job in the real world looks. He has a fantastic boss and seems to really be enjoying the work. Who knows? Maybe this will spark an interest in the medical field for him. He gets his driver's license in November and I keep having to explain to him that just because the great State of Alabama says he is eligible to drive doesn't mean I'm going to just hand him over the keys. We are working on balance of him growing up and me realizing he is growing up. Pray for Patrick to continue to strive toward being a young man of integrity. I want more than anything else for my boys to be men of character when they grow up.
Josh: Josh is enjoying his summer by spending time with friends and laying around in his pajamas as often as possible. We are being very deliberate about setting aside time for Josh to work on reading this summer. He has had a few struggles in the past year so we are all over it by having him tutored for the summer in an effort to catch up and give him more confidence with his reading. Josh has the most compassionate heart I have ever seen. He really hears things and holds them close in his mind when most people forget and move on. Perfect example...our church lost a very special young man to cancer last year. Josh went with us to the memorial celebration. Every single night he prays for this boy's family without fail. He mainly says he hopes they aren't too sad and that they are holding on to good thoughts and for God to help them be happy again one day. We never prompt him but every single night he prays for them. Pray for Josh to continue to always have the heart for people he has now.
Colin: Colin is my smiley face monkey butt. He will be 4 in July and he is definitely moving from that baby/toddler stage to a big kid stage. He knows all his letters and most of their sounds, colors, shapes and can count to 20 without much trouble. He is the first to call you out if you start to eat without saying the "blessings" and he likes to pray at night for random things. Some of my favorites: Animals. Bicycles. His Spiderman nightlight. The city. Chickens. The Kona Ice Truck. His friends. Pray for Colin to continue to learn to listen and for us to always encourage his curiosity.
And...Me: Oh boy. That anger and bitterness I mentioned in the last post? Still there. I see this person continually hurt my family and it is a struggle to try and move past it. But that's where I am...asking God to help me let it go. For me to understand that hurting people hurt people. Also God has revealed to me that even when we are forgiven for sinful choices we make there are still sometimes earthly consequences. This situation with this person is an indirect consequence of some of my earlier choices. That is a bitter pill to swallow but it doesn't make it any less true. It also doesn't justify some of the hurtful things they have done and continue to do time and time again but that is where I am on it.
I have been spending time investing in women and children at The Lovelady Center lately and it is a place that I am coming to love more and more. I have met some amazing ladies and each time I visit I am so overwhelmed with how God transforms lives. I prayed a while back for God to break my heart for what breaks His and Lovelady is where I keep being drawn to.
Celebrate Recovery continues to grow and thrive. I have taken some steps back and there have been others that have stepped up to fill various leadership roles which is a huge thing and a good thing. We celebrated our 3 year anniversary at WWBC recently and I cannot wait to see where it goes in the next 3 years.
We leave Monday for a week at the beach. I am looking forward to some downtime with my husband and boys.
Prayers needed for me: Patience. Remembering it isn't all about me. Wisdom in so many areas. For God to temper my pride. And for me to always try to be: the wife and mother my husband and children deserve; the employee my boss needs...even when it is difficult; the daughter my parents and inlaws need; the friend my friends need me to be and the leader God needs me to be.
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