God is Good

God is so good. As I set here reflecting on the day and all the things that went wrong or put me in a bad mood, I am reminded that God is always a good God. A good friend of mine made me a tile that says, God give me the patience to deal with my blessings. That is so true. I get frusturated that my house is dirty sometimes, at least I have a house, my kids and I disagree sometimes, at least I can have kids. People at work drive me nuts, at least God has blessed me with a job. You get the idea.I just feel so thank-ful tonight for everything that God has given me. My heart is really feeling full right now kind of bursting at the seams and I can't put my finger on the reason.

I have been going to church on Wednesday nights and that just really helps keep me centered. My oldest son is liking it mainly because he can skate board after wards but HEY whatever it takes to keep him interested right? My youngest son doesn't like it as much but I am seeing him meet more and more kids his age and really coming into his own circle of friends instead of hanging with his brothers friends. It is neat to see them grow into young adults-I am so very proud of both of them.

I have lost 24 lbs and went shopping yesterday-it was so much fun. I want to loose about 45 more pounds. I can do it. I probably should have lost more then 24 by now but I am not being as hard on myself on the weekends. i figure that I have to make it fit my lifestyle if I am going to continue with it w/out being bored or wanting to quit. On the weekends I might eat just a little bit more than usual-sometimes I stick to the plan religiously on the weekend it just depends on what my body wants or needs at the time. So far this has not ever resulted in a gain on Monday just a maintain so I am happy with that. I am feeling so much better about myself and am really proud of myself as well.

All the glory to God to helping me stick to this program, like I said...God is good

Watch out for that deer.....

Yesterday my husband called me and told me that he had been stopped at a stop sign and a deer just ran into the side of his truck really causing some damage. I usually would get upset about something like this but I just prayed to God that we would be able to get it fixed and that everything would fall into place. We were just very lucky that noone was hurt. I can't fathom getting a phone call at work saying that my husband or children were in the hospital. (I guess if I think back to the bus crash in July I can kind of remember-see earlier posts) Anyhow it just really made me reflect on how lucky I am to have the children and husband that I do. My husband is not perfect but he is such a good person. He is very giving and patient and sorry ladies he is very much taken. We have our moments but in all I really do appreciate our differences and think that is what makes US work. Thank-you God for giving him to me.

Here is a shout out praise for our mighty king. My oldest was dreading going to church tonight-he isn't into the whole Wed night thing. BUT when we got done he was already talking about next week, now he wasn't really talking about studying with his group next week rather the skate boarding that takes place outside after church but I figure whatever it takes to get him there he is bound to learn and grow while attending.

I love our church and that they have so many different things for the youth. It is really cool seeing Trey getting involved in the middle school. Our church really puts an emphasis on that age and I am so glad as I think it is a critical age. They have a real cool hangout now and it is fun seein Trey involving as a teenager right before my eyes.

I love my family God Thank-you Thank-you Thank-you for them.

School Time

School time is here. I can't believe that I have a middle schooler. Where has the time gone? For the first time in a long time I wanted to keep Trey home and keep him close to me. As I watched him get ready for school taking pride in his long hair and "Hip" clothes I saw how naive he really was. He thinks he has all the answers and I know that this is when things are going to start changing for him. People will start becoming popular and friends may start to change. Trey has been blessed to have a really tight knit group of friend since Kindergarten. Kids that I hope that he will stay with all his friends throughout highschool. I am sure this is the year where he realized that he doesn't know it all and that he will change tremendously. He is growing up so fast.

Conner is awesome. I am so proud of him. He was fine going to school for the first time without his older brother. Conner is so laid back and so sure of himself and I love that about him.

Last night Mike and I went out side several times looking for the meteor shower that was supposed to be. Talk about being overwhelmed by our Lord. We were out on the deck in lawn chairs at 2:30AM just watching all of the stars twinkle. It is amazing to know that God knows where each and every one of those stars is. He knew which ones would twinkle and which ones would stay put. I felt so connected to Mike and God laying out on the deck in the middle of the night. It was very peaceful. This was
Just a quick update, I will post more later. i have lost 20lbs on my diet since July 9th. I am loving it and thank God for the courage to stick to it. I am loving it and feeling so much better about myself. I still have 53 more to go but know that I am headed in the right direction and that God will remove temptation and keep me going forward.

God Bless you