Saturday, May 31, 2008

It's over!

Yes it's over... we have moved. We are in the middle of staying with my parents(ra) because we can not move into our new house until July. What a crazy week of moving, trying to finish and did just one hour before our closing. It was sad to leave the house for the last time, we did bring our son home there. We have had great memories too with him crawling, walking, and just being a kid there. We are excited about a new chapter, new house and new area. We are praying that our next house will be a house of praise to God and place where we will continue to raise our son and teach about Jesus.

Speaking of being over, the end of week we spent with rach's high small group girls at a cabin in the Smokies, it was a graduation gift. They are all leaving for college and starting their lives with completely different directions. I pray that they will continue to grow in their relationship with Christ, they will seek His face and become godly women. I love them and will miss them. Congratulations girls! You did it!

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Firsts


In the first two years of AA's life , there have been a lot of milestones and funny stories. However this weekend I was able to take my son to his first MLB game. As a man, since I have wanted children, I have wanted a boy and I wanted to take him to the ball park. PERFECT, I can check that off the to do list for life. On a side note, they played the theme to Superman over the PA system. He got so excited and looked towards the sky and asked where Superman was. Then he asked about Lois Lane. I loved ever minute of it. I look forward to many more dreams and decisions I hope I am there for in my son's life.

Braves vs. A's May 17th, 2008

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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I NEED
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I NEED A JOB
I NEED A JOB OR
I NEED A JOB OR THE
I NEED A JOB OR THE SUMMER
I NEED A JOB OR THE SUMMER WILL
I NEED A JOB OR THE SUMMER WILL STINK!

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

God's will (my Isaac)

I just came home from my ladies small group from church. I must say that tonight was a difficult class, only because of the chapter in the book that we have been reading. We are reading Satisfy my Thirsty Soul by Linda Dillow. It is a very good book, but I must say, it will open your eyes and make you look deep into your heart. I needed this, especially during this difficult time in my life. Sorry, I am getting to my point. Anyway, the chapter this week was about bowing my will, my will verses God's will. In the chapter she talks about Abraham and his desire for God's will, whatever the cost might be. It is taken from the book of Genesis when God asks Abraham to take Isaac to be used for a scarifice. Let me say as a parent, this is heart wrenching, unbearable to think of, but Abraham was willing to do it. He was going to sacrifice his son, trusting that God knew what he was doing. All of my life I have heard this story, but never from the perspective of Isaac. He was old enough to carry the wood, old enough to know there was no sacrifice with him and Abraham, but my heart broke when he probably knew that he was going to be the sacrifice. My heart broke, I just cried as I was reading this part, the fact that he probably understood what taking place and questioning his father as he tied him to the altar. This had to be heartbreaking for Abraham and Isaac too. There have been some tough times in my life, but I can thing of none in comparison. It makes me also think about God giving up His only son for me, I do not deserve it. He sacrificed His son and asked us each day to give up our wills and lives to live for Him. The chapter concludes about us giving up our wills for God, taking a look from another perspective. God is in control and He knows what is best for us, we have to trust Him, even when life does not seem fair or we are not sure what is going to happen. There was a question in the chapter that just hit me hard... what or who is your Isaac? What do I need to sacrifice to bow my will(anything that takes the place of God or what is Lordship in my life)? Wow! I know that this past year I have been consumed with wanting another child, but I had to let go and give it God. When I do not understand why things are the way they are, I have to trust God. He is my hope, strength, my life. I know that He is taking care of things. I pray that if you have any Isaac's in your life, you will seek God and bow to His will.

Friday, May 2, 2008

Congratulations!!!

Congrats to my hubby for graduating with his Master's in Education tomorrow morning. I am so proud of him!