Ragtag Mama

So this morning I go in to work for this paternity conference at 0730 because that is the time that my boss said I had to be there. I get there and no one is there so I go up to see her and wouldn’t you know that it doesn’t start till 0900? That is an hour an a half difference? She said that she probably read a different paper to get that time and sent me back home. I wish that she would have double checked the time before we went. So now I have to go back to work then. I could have slept for an extra hour and half though. That is so crazy! At least I get paid for my time that I was there. I was trying to not come back home but I wasn’t sure what the heck I was going to do for an hour and half so I came back home to blog and do other things on the internet before I head back in. I will have to go upstairs in a few minutes and get my son going on breakfast since he is awake and bouncing around like a monkey. I was hoping to sneek out without the kids seeing me this morning but that isn’t going to happen since he will see me put the computer back. I wish that I could play all day with them but I have to go to this thing for work. Looking forward to spending the day with them tomorrow though. Well I should get him up and get him breakfast before I go so I will post more later.

Today was a totally relaxing Sunday. I hope that we can continue to have days like this. Chris and I did something that we haven’t done in a long time and that is to sit and just play with our kids. I got to have one on one time playing with Ephriam while Chris entertained Kendra. It was so nice. He kept asking for me when he wanted something the rest of the day. We got to wrestle and build block towers and knock them over. It was really enjoyable. I am hoping that we can continue to do that with them. I am hoping that next week I don’t have this headache. I am hoping to wake up tomorrow morning and it to be gone. They have been happening since I have started taking birth control after my periods since I have had Kendra. I go next month to see the midwife so I will mention it then. We also went to church on the internet. It was really great. We learned about being blessed with burdens.  Chris and I discovered that we are blessed with lots of burdens. If you ever thought about going to church in your under ware you can now! Check out www.lifechurch.tv  You can also download the sermons on itunes. Anyways we got to go over to Matt, Heather, and Luke’s house for dinner tonight. It was great to get to visit with them and see Luke in his own element. We love getting together with them and we miss not getting to see them every other Sunday like we used to before Luke was thought of. However we totally understand that they have to put there family first and we are glad to have Luke here. He is such a sweet boy. Can’t wait till we can have all three of the kids playing together and having sleep overs and doing all the things that Chris and I did as we grew up. Hoping to be able to go to the zoo, the aquarium, and all the other stuff. So it was great to catch up with them.

I have been doing lots of praying about school and I am not sure that now is my time to go back. Not sure what God has in store for us or if I will ever make it back before my kids go to school (all 4 of them I hope) but I am waiting to see what God has in store for me next. If I can get a full time sitter I would love to but for now we just wait. I just want to know that if something happened to Chris and I could take care of my family as for now I couldn’t do it on my own. Getting through school and making a little more money would help. We will see what God has in store and I keep praying hard about it. I am not giving up on long lived dream of being a nurse. It won’t happen. Even if I am 40 and going back to school it WILL happen.

Well I need to take a shower and get ready for bed. Looking forward to another good week.

My spirit has been renewed. I am loving church. I loved singing praise songs tonight. Of course we were running a little late tonight and I missed over half of my favorite song, Shout to the Lord, but it was still nice to sing songs the way they were meant to go. There was no real sermon but they talked about the history of the church and how the guy who started the church is headed to Tampa Bay, Florida to start another church. We got to see a video of the church history of our church and then we got to see where he was headed with the new church in Tampa Bay. Our church is a young church only have been around for 24 years yet is one of the largest church in Cincinnati area. They have extended from 5 people meeting in an apartment to a huge church with 4 services roughly about 4,000 people at each service with  and several other smaller churches in the area. It was nice to see where they have come from. Our church is all about giving out free stuff. They love doing small things to show God’s love. Today after service we as a family ran into the Senior Pastor, Dave Workman, it was really neat that he was receptive to Kendra’s wave hi and came over to talk to us. We also love their new check in system for the kids. We get to check them in at the same time the only confusing thing is that they each have the same number so we will have to check both places for them if something happens. Tomorrow we get to sleep in which will be nice since we will be able to go on Saturday nights to church. Tomorrow night we will be having dinner with Matt and Heather. It will be nice to visit with them one and one and get to see Luke in his own element. Since they don’t have the kids every other week we don’t see them as much anymore. It would be nice to ditch all the kids and go out with them but I don’t think that is in the cards anytime soon. Well I need to get ready for bed and relax before going to sleep. Post more soon.

So the word is out now that Chris and I will no longer be doing Youth Ministry at Park. Things have gone smoothly so far with it but we will see how church goes on Sunday. We won’t be in the actual service because we have nursery duty but we will be attending the new Sunday school that they are starting up for parents. Thanks to Sheri for temporarly running the nursery so that we can be there. So on to the next event.

 This weekend will be a fun filled one. Tonight (Friday) I will be putting my kids to bed and then running to the grocery store. Not my favorite thing to do but much easier to do on a Friday night then trying to do it with my kids. Saturday we will have lunch with my parents as they head back to TN and of course Notre Dame Football is on a 6pm on ESPN. Then to internet church after the kids are in bed. Sunday is Sunday school, church, and a cook out at Chris’ Parents house for his brother Mark’s birthday. So that sums up the weekend. I am looking forward to seeing how non busy are week is now with not doing Youth Group. Chris started gathering up all the stuff that belongs to the youth to take to the church. Hope that we find everything that needs to be taken back.

 Well I have some work to finish up here at work. Maybe I will post more this weekend or at least I will try.

This weekend has had it’s ups and downs. Saturday was not so great for me but as the weekend went on things got better. There was more light at the end of the tunnel. I got to go to church on the internet with Chris. It was different since we were just sitting in the basement and there wasn’t anyone with us. But it was a really good message and we got to talk all the way through it. At least at home I won’t forget my coffee in the car! Sunday was a great day but long day. We got up at 7:30 and went to church, (actual church) and then got lunch and headed up to T-town to visit my family. My cousin Courtney opened up her house to have everyone there. Her house is so cute and just perfect for her and her friend Melissa to live there. She has a huge back yard. It was big enough for us to have a family game of wiffle ball. Things got a little crazy with that but it was fun to watch. I didn’t participate because I have been have pain in my legs since I got my tenus booster which is a kind of allergic reaction to it. Not bad enough however for me to not get it again in 10 years (darn it!) But it was good. We were left there at 10pm at night so we didn’t make it back home till after 1 in the morning. We had a great drive and some really good conversation. We worked a lot of Saturday’s disappointsments out. Of course he reminded me of all the good thing that are yet to come out of minor set backs. Also a really good conversation about where God is going with our family. We made some very import decisions about our family and what is best for us. However we aren’t making them public decisions just yet because we don’t feel that it is time for us to do so but when it is we will let you all know. Today, Labor Day, the kids slept in till 11am since they didn’t get to bed till late even though they did sleep in the car. We got up ate breakfast, took showers, and headed out to Carter’s. They were suppose to be having a 3.99 clearance sale but we only found things that were 50-70 percent off which was still to our advantage. Ephriam got 2 complete outfits along with 2 pairs of PJ’s and a jacket. Kendra only got a pair of PJ’s since she got so much for her birthday. Then we came home and napped and then had Chris’ mom and dad over for dinner and Mark came over around 8 to hang out. It has been a great to see them and hear about Chris’ parents visit to his Aunt Suzie and Mark’s adventure with with Megan. Tomorrow we are back to a “normal” week but we have upcoming events that we are looking forward too. The kids get to take a trip with our playgroup to the firehouse on the 19th, on the 20th I have a conference for work, of course there is Saturday Notre Dame football, and a possible trip to TN to see my parents. Well I should get some rest so that I can take care of the kids tomorrow but I am hoping to get a blog in for the kids. God is Good.

Have you ever gotten comfortable in life? Have you ever reached the pointed where things are going great life is on track and your plans are going smoothly and the WHAM your life gets turned upside down? Well that is where I am at right now. Things were on track as to how they were suppose to be for me and then God drops the bomb of change. Not that the change is bad because it is very good. Okay so now you all think that Chris and I are having another baby well you are wrong! We are not pregnant yet or even trying just mostly trying to prevent. Anyway, Things are headed in a good direction. If you had asked me this a couple days a good that I felt it was good, I didn’t. I really didn’t think that things were fair and that I was being punished but after lots of tears and a good nights sleep the light shown upon me. God is good all the time. All the time God is good. Really he has just delayed some hopeful events and put me in a better situation. One I am not willing to reveal yet to you but it will come soon. It is all about a time for change. A time for God to pick me up and pull out of the trench. Although I thought things were sad a first God has now given me a little piece of understanding. It is a Season of Change. Not just in the weather but in life but don’t I wish it were the weather too. A break from the heat would be nice. Please be in continual prayer for Chris and I as we make these changes. My God’s wisdom shine down on us and lead us down a bright path. On that path may he put his people who need us and we need them. God is so good. I hope that these changes strengthen our family and show them the Glory of God. I am just so glad that God is so good. Thank you all in advance for your prayers and concerns.  You are awesome friends and family and we can’t wait to reveal to you what is going on with us when the details are worked out. Also we are not moving. But we will keep you curious about things for a bit. Well it has been a great trip to see my family today but it is 2 and I need to get some sleep before the monkeys get up in the morning. Love ya all! Me..