So I'm feeling a bit like a dishrag today...all wrung out and used up. Sounds depressing, huh? I was feeling discouraged and downright mad. I said to Kenton this morning, "What did I ever do to God to have to deal with this?" Of course, that question is quite stupid and I KNOW the answer, but just wanted to grumble a bit. So...I grabbed my coffee and headed to the car for the morning commute to work and school.
Now...Skylar was given a little devotional book last year when she graduated from kindergarten and she's taken to reading to devotions to us on the way into town.
"Ready for da'votions?" she asks.
"Um..sure, Honey. Go ahead" I turn off the radio and mentally focus on the words I know she'll not know. And what hits me??? "I need to love other's because God loved me. I was selfish and mean, but God loved me anyway, so I need to love other people the same way that God loved me."
"Okay, Lord. I get your point." I say.
The rest of the commute was rather quiet as I'm SURE the Lord was giving me opportunity to let his Spirit speak to me. So while I still feel little like the dishrag...at least I know that I've been washed clean by God's grace. I know that I have a purpose, but that sometimes it requires "getting dirty" for the Lord. And mostly...I'm thankful for the little girl who sits in the back seat and reads me "da'votions" in the morning. I'm thankful that she looks up each verse in her Bible when she's done and reads it outloud. I'm thankful that God's word is timeless and necessary and that even the mouthes of babes are used to speak God's word to me!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
updates
So I guess it's been a while since I've been on here! Since my last post our lives have changed so dramtically, that it would take several updates to fill you in. Soooo...I'll just try to give you the highlights!
Summer: Tyler and Kayleigh were married July 11th in Zenia Ohio. They now live in Nashville and are loving life! We took a quick trip to the Big Horn mountains for vacation and met up with our great friends, the Ziebarth Family. We took Sammy Olson into our home and have been educated about the wonderful (abiet turbulent) years of teenagers.
Fall: Harvest went really late this year. We had over 12" inches of rain in Octber and November. Kenton finished his last field the day of our 5 day Christmas blizzard. We thank God we were able to get everything in. There were several farmers who were still trying to harvest their crops this spring! Skylar is in the 1st grade and LOVES her new teacher. She was a part of the "Little Eagles Cheerleading" during the basketball season. I stayed busy working in town at Agribooks, shuttling the girls to school and church activites.
Winter: Snow, Snow and more snow. Enough said....
Spring: So, now we're facing another planting season. Several of our fields are wet due to all the moisture from last fall and the snowy winter. We absolutely hate the windy days, but love them too since they are drying out fields and allowing us to get into our fields much sooner. Skylar started Gymnastics right after Easter and just loves it. She wants to do the summer session as well. I'm glad she enjoys the active lifestyle. Sammy has brought a lot of joy to us, but she will be returning home to live with her dad after the school year is done. We're glad she was a part of our lives for this year. Not much has changed with my schedule, but I'm thankful that God has kept us safe during all of our travel.
So...now your up-to-date and I'll try to be more faithful about writing! Keep in touch!
Summer: Tyler and Kayleigh were married July 11th in Zenia Ohio. They now live in Nashville and are loving life! We took a quick trip to the Big Horn mountains for vacation and met up with our great friends, the Ziebarth Family. We took Sammy Olson into our home and have been educated about the wonderful (abiet turbulent) years of teenagers.
Fall: Harvest went really late this year. We had over 12" inches of rain in Octber and November. Kenton finished his last field the day of our 5 day Christmas blizzard. We thank God we were able to get everything in. There were several farmers who were still trying to harvest their crops this spring! Skylar is in the 1st grade and LOVES her new teacher. She was a part of the "Little Eagles Cheerleading" during the basketball season. I stayed busy working in town at Agribooks, shuttling the girls to school and church activites.
Winter: Snow, Snow and more snow. Enough said....
Spring: So, now we're facing another planting season. Several of our fields are wet due to all the moisture from last fall and the snowy winter. We absolutely hate the windy days, but love them too since they are drying out fields and allowing us to get into our fields much sooner. Skylar started Gymnastics right after Easter and just loves it. She wants to do the summer session as well. I'm glad she enjoys the active lifestyle. Sammy has brought a lot of joy to us, but she will be returning home to live with her dad after the school year is done. We're glad she was a part of our lives for this year. Not much has changed with my schedule, but I'm thankful that God has kept us safe during all of our travel.
So...now your up-to-date and I'll try to be more faithful about writing! Keep in touch!
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