Sacred Sunday

The LORD is my fortress,

protecting me from danger,

so why should I tremble?

Psalm 27:1

Happy Sunday, y'all!

Spring Break

The kids are on spring break from school right now. I couldn't afford to take off work for this entire week, so they are mostly just hanging around the house.

Jacob has been over at his friend Jake's house quite a bit. Those boys are funny when they get together!! All the silliness and giggles come out of hiding and go full force. Jake is a good kid, and he has a clubhouse at his house, so they get to play in there.

Thomas goes to Boys and Girls Club daily. It's such a great thing for him to participate in! It's helped him keep his grades up; they teach the kids how to be part of a "family" by setting up chore lists and responsibilities; they get him involved with some fantastic activities - he's part of Botball, which is amazing! It teaches the beginnings of programming, which can plant the seed in young folks' minds and lead to huge futures.

Work is...how do I describe it? INSANE!!! IN. SANE. I'm sure it seems busier because of the lack of people we have working. But I know yesterday's numbers were pretty good for a Monday, especially since the first of the year. Plus the shifts are shorter (to save hours), so the days go by super fast. My Monday shift is still during the day, but my other shifts have me getting off work late in the evenings, so dinner has been sort of tough. Easy dinners are the plan, but even those happen later than I want dinner with the family to happen. I have been searching for dinners that can be made ahead of time, but also that don't use the oven. Any tried and trues? Send them my way!!

If you could spare a prayer for me too, I'd appreciate it. I've been on a medication for awhile and was having some unhappy side effects. My doctor is weaning me off that one and starting me on another one, but the weaning process is difficult. I'm dizzy and have vertigo much of the time...if I look from one thing to another, my eyes stop but the whole room keeps moving and takes awhile to stop moving. YUCK! I can deal with it at home where I can take it easy if I need to, but at work it's next to impossible to just stop and chill for awhile if my eyes go wonky. I've had sort of an icky feeling...not bad, really, just sort of...there. My healthy eating has sort of lagged too, which is NOT helping. So spare a prayer, friends.

Fun Day Sunday!

What a relaxing weekend! With my father-in-law in town, some of the normal weekend stuff has fallen to the wayside (I did do the dishes, and at least started in laundry yesterday!). The kids have enjoyed swimming in Grandpa Terry's hotel pool, and I haven't had to cook much because we've eaten dinner out (or ordered in) since he's been here (MAJOR blessing!).

All the boys went to the mall across the river yesterday to hang out and get Thomas's late birthday present from Grandpa Terry. Thomas used his birthday money and Grandpa Terry pitched in the rest to get a skateboard from Plan Nine, the skatepark in the mall. He's been wanting one for awhile now, but his old one was still good, and they're expensive! But he kept hold of his birthday cash just to purchase it.

Jacob was surprised by the entire Sly Cooper Collection for Playstation 3, although Patrick likes it so much that I think it was more a present for both of them! We used to have them for the older gaming system, and we remember it taking a LONG time to beat - now they breeze right through a lot of it!

Tonight we plan on dinner and more swimming, as Grandpa Terry heads back home tomorrow, and the older children start back to school. I will catch up on housework, run some errands, grocery shop to restock the fridge, and finish some paperwork before work on Tuesday. I so enjoy these times at home with my family and hate for them to come to an end. Sometimes it makes me wonder what the Lord has planned for us, and why things are working out this way. Jeremiah promises that it is all a part of His plan:

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13

Lord, help me to know You are in control of my life and the lives of those I love. Give me peace even during the hardest of times, and help me to provide stability, comfort, and a cheery disposition for my family at all times, whether I'm at home or not. Give me strength for my weakest times and allow it to flow through me to those around me when they are weak. I pray this in Jesus' Holy Name, Amen.