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The "Empty" Nest

images from Pintrest Ugghh, I tell you letting your kids grow up is hard!!! Or at least hard for me.  I still am blessed to have all my kiddos living at home, but that doesn't mean they are always here  This summer they have all reached an age where they have lives outside of their mama!!! Haven't I been praying for this?  Wasn't this my goal all along?  I feel like I have spent more time this summer alone in my house than since before I had children.  They are either outside playing, spending the night with friends, at a practice.....the list goes on and on.  I am missing them.  I am missing the constant questions and demands of having littles.  Really?    I am praying now for peace and direction for this new stage of my life.  I am ready to accept God's guidance to brave these new waters.  I pray for safety and guidance for each of my kiddos as they become more independent and are making more choice...

July Currently

Time again for the Currently.....  Listening to flag core camp (I am writing this on my break).  I love when they practice outside the window.  They are such talented performers and I know I could Never do what they are doing.  Loving that the forecast says no rain!!! I wasn't going to complain about the weather anymore, but seriously it is like we live in Washington.  Rain every stinkin day!! Thinking that there is a lot more to life than what I have been focusing on lately.  I have become a little fixated on the unimportant, the ways of the world, and other things God just has been telling me are not his ways. Wanting to just spend some time mediating on God's word.  It sounds like that would be easy, but it seems like my life is full of just enough distractions to make this difficult.  I want to go to Church Camp like my girls all did, a week of just focusing on God's love and purposes.  Needing to ge...