Busy, Busy, Busy

Life is really busy right now, that is why I haven't had time to think through and write much lately.
Audrey said last night, only one month left and I move out.  Joey and I will be all alone for the first time in 28 years.  Audrey has never left home before and I think it will be a bigger adjustment than she realizes. The time is right, she is ready, but she is thinking about the changes that are coming.
She has been home early alot lately, we have played cards a few times, (this is one of our family things we do), she is excited and nervous at the same time.  She was really proud that their marriage counseling has gone well, Pastor was real surprised that they have talked through so many areas for their lives and future.  He told them you would be shocked at what simple things couples have not discussed before he sees them.  We are a very talky family, we discuss all kinds of things so Audrey doesn't know any better. He covered so much with them last week that he said he could cut their session down to one more instead of 3.  That made Wesley very happy since he is not one for getting in other peoples business. I was on the phone with my sister last week and she heard me tell Joey, just think in one month you can run around in just your underwear if you want, you see Joey doesn't like for me to say things out loud, he is a very private person when it comes to things like that, I like to throw him off his game every once in a while. There will be many adjustments for us all!!!!HAAAAA

Dangers of Prosperity

I have put this verse up at the storage building desk, I told Josh the other day that things are starting to turn around for all of us a little and I need to remember this. "When God, your God, ushers you into the land he promised through your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you, you're going to walk into large, bustling cities you didn't build, well-furnished houses you didn't buy, come upon wells you didn't dig, vineyards and olive orchards you didn't plant. When you take it all in and settle down, pleased and content, make sure you don't forget how your got there.God brought you out of slavery in Egypt." Deuteronomy 6:20-12 I am well aware of where my strength, peace and comfort comes from in time of need, but I have to remind myself that when I am doing good I need to remember where God has brought me and who is the one who provides. It is easy to forget and think that I have done this myself. That I have worked hard and deserve a easier time, (pleased and content) but not one ounce of this thinking is scripture based. God provides all we need when we need it.

I Need to Smile

I really like Uncle Kracker, I have hooked Harper too.  Today is a day to smile...with all the sadness around we have to make the time to look at things and smile....

My Oldest

He is my oldest, he laughs when he sees this picture because he can't believe he went to a wedding in a ninja turtle t-shirt and shorts

This is his element

This is who he is most of the time

Loves the snow and cold like his dad

Wants to live out west with his beautiful wife

He is a great dad for Miss Harper

Happy Birthday Josh

May 20

 

A Fog

You know that sometimes life becomes a fog, a day goes by and you don't remember much about it, a week goes by and you forget what you did the week before, and month goes by and you think what have I been doing this last month.  That is the life of many of the people I know.  We are all so busy, so stressed, and so in a fog that we are not really able to see where we are going.  We are as I call it managing. We are trying to survive, deal, succeed, keep control, and achieve in our life.
Most of us who are doers work through fog, we sometimes go a little slower but we drive on through.
The sad part  that I have noticed is that the ones who follow us doers, lag so far behind we lose them in the fog.  With our church leadership being hit so hard lately I have noticed that the doers in the church are in a fog, and the what I call watchers of the church are getting farther behind. I guess my question is what happens when the fog shuts some of us down, will the followers pick up or stop completely.  I believe this is Satan's way of slowing progress down in a church, are the followers strong enough to drive through the fog on their own or are they just going to sit and wait on the lead cars.