Monday, June 27, 2016

Update

It's been over three weeks since my last post.  Life has been busy; busier than I thought it could be as a stay-home-mom. 

We've been practicing homeschooling for several reasons.  One to get to know my children's skill levels, two to learn how the online system works, and three to have a routine in place for when we implement a full schedule of schooling versus a few classes.  We also have a bible time each morning after breakfast and they are enjoying reading their own bibles and learning more.  So far it is going well, it only requires a little preparation time on my part and the girls are loving it!

We've also been trying to do a field trip each week as well as a trip to the library and grocery shopping during the week to free up our weekends and evenings for family time with daddy.

A minor plumbing block ended up ruining our basement carpet in May, so we've spent a good amount of time making phone calls, getting quotes, and finally, finally! we will be replacing our flooring this coming week.  Our whole basement is empty -meaning the rest of the house has to absorb the additional furniture and misc. items we used to store there.  I haven't had a chance to work on the baby's nursery yet.  It is currently doubling as a toy room and play area for our girls.

My hubby and his father fixed our air conditioner -we had survived the first two weeks of summer without any!  Being 8 months pregnant made that a bit challenging, but we made it!  They also removed a dead tree from our backyard, and it will be a few weeks to get all the branches out to the curb for the trash company to take away.

The girls impressively passed a two-week session of swimming lessons...another challenge to sit in the humidity of the indoor pool as big as I am!  This pregnancy I am definitely much warmer than usual!  They brushed up on their skills and gained more confidence.  It's amazing how prettily they can swim when swimming for their instructors!  They certainly put more effort into their skills when trying to impress someone else. :0)

One month down, one more to go until baby arrives, and then the final month of summer will be adjusting and prepping to be a stay-home-mom of three!

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Pain of the Past - God's Amazing Work

Dealing with painful memories isn't any fun.  Thirteen years with a previous employer, there are so many people I love and I don't want to fully leave them behind me.  At the same time, it is hard to walk into that building again (had to be there to pick up some important paperwork).  Most are pleased to see me and I am just as thrilled to see them.  A few avoid me like the plague and remind me of the pain and also how much my life has changed in just a year.

A year ago, I was in a job that was outside of my God-given gifting, and terrified of the prospect of leaving even though I knew things were not working.  I didn't realize it at the time, but the words of prophesy that my charismatic friend had spoken into my life two years prior were coming true.  He had told me God would move me out of my job into a position that brought more joy.  He had told me I would have a son.  He told me that somehow I would care for babies, but he didn't know where. 

The process has been incredibly painful, and God did exactly what He said He would and moved me from that job and brought me to a job where I had more joy and I was caring for infants.  It wasn't until I became pregnant with this third little one that I remembered those words of prophesy...I have a son, coming soon!

It is amazing to know just how much God has changed my life, and in ways I never would have imagined.  The painful memories hurt when they are brought back up.  They bring a little less of a sting each time, but they aren't fun all the same.  I wish I could share all that God has done with them, and learn what God has done in their lives too.  However, I will try to simply be thankful for what I have and let God handle the things out of my control.  He always knows best.