Ramblings on a mile stone day.....

Today marked a mile stone....Ethan started 6th grade today....Emily, 8th grade....2 kids in middle school.....wow, where has the time gone.....Emotions are running through my head this morning....Excitement, sadness, anticipation......and sad.....My babies are growing up, this window is getting smaller, time is getting shorter before things will change again......

Have we done everything we could do to get them to this point, have we taught them everything we could to be ready to face this phase of challenges, temptations, experiences, have we prepared them enough, have we prayed enough, have we poured in enough????? These are the questions I'm guessing every parent thinks and asks themselves on a day like today......Will there be a bully, will they get picked on? Will they have good friends, will they be a good friend? Will they feel accepted and loved???? Will they accept and love others? Did we do all we could to set them up for successes instead of failures?

All these things are racing through my mind.........I know I will never be a perfect parent, Some days I struggle to feel enough.......I want to be the best parent for my kids......have I done my best?

Well, the bottom line.....where I have to rest is......I pray I've done the best could.....now I have to trust God for the rest.....We dedicated our children to the Lord when they were babies.....we committed to care for them, train them, teach them, love them.....we've tried to do all those things.......I have to leave them in His Hands! He has the best ones!

So, I pray my kids have a great day at school....that they like their teachers, do their very best, get along with their classmates, make new friends, connect with some old friends......be a good friend to someone who looks lonely or sad......and most of all be the person God created them to be.......

I love my kids and want whats best for them......

Jesus, walk with Emily & Ethan today.....keep them safe and protected.....

I love you Emily & Ethan........

2 months

New home

So it is very late and I can't sleep....it has been this way for a long time.....

So our life is changing.....we are buying a town home.....we close on Friday the 18th.....I can't believe it.....I'm not sure I'm excited....I just don't know what I feel.....Some friends are coming over Monday morning to help pack some boxes.....

I know God has a plan and a purpose.....I'm trusting Him to provide for us, to work everything out.....All the concerns I have in my heart, I'm trying to give to Him....to turn them over.....to leave them in His hands.....some days are better then others, but I'm on the journey and doing my best...God is in control.....

I want to be excited, to be looking forward to the future and the journey we are about to embark on....it's scary....but I know it will be worth it....God has this! He is going to be in control!

So, in less then 2 weeks we will be living at a new address.....

"Cold" day

Well, school was cancelled today....not because of snow, but because of cold....the high for today here in Centennial is like -2.....last I checked we were at -7.....it is hard to believe it is so cold, standing inside with the door closed....the sun is shining and it looks so sparkly.....open the door and you know that it is cold.....since cold like this is not good for asthma, we will be staying indoors....

Ethan knew before he left school, he said his teacher told him to go home, watch movies, TV and play video games.....of course the kids wanted to stay up late last night since they could sleep in....so we watched Madagascar 2 and hung out....slept in today.....

Emily was very happy to sleep in.....she is watching movies and hanging out.....she took a bad fall yesterday morning on the way to school, it was so slippery.....today her wrist is hurting just a bit....

Ethan has been playing in his room, watching movies and hanging out.....

I have been trying to work, hang out with the kids and get some laundry done.....Ted went to work, I think when he left this morning it was like -15 or something crazy.....he said the roads were pretty clear and didn't have trouble getting to work.....

So, we will continue to enjoy this "cold" day snuggled safe and warm in our house.....

Enjoy your day......

a little random....

Wow, it has been a long time.......so much is happening.....more of that in a later post.....I really need to post some recent pics.....

Tonight I drove Emily & her friends to their cheer leading practice....she is on the Panther's team....it has been a blast! She has the best coach and team mates.....Her coach had nice words to say about em....she has been working so hard on her tumbling and making amazing progress! She is always happy and friendly to everyone.....it's nice when other people see the good things in your kids.....

So I finished reading "Choosing to See" by Mary Beth Chapman.....what an amazing book.....so open and honest about what they have been through in her life, the adoptions, the crazy life of having a husband on the road and the loss of their beautiful daughter Maria.....I love the way she shared, so transparent in her struggles of life, how to handle life when it doesn't go the way you plan....it's about choosing to seeing God at work, in every situation in our lives....not just the happy ones, but the painful, heartbreaking, really hard ones....It reminds me that I have a choice....to let God comfort, carry and change me on the journey, no matter how hard it is... so, if you haven't read it, I encourage you to.....

Now, I'm reading "In a Pit with a Lion On A Snowy Day" by Mark Batterson....another great book....reminding me to be courageous.....to chase lions....I want to be more courageous.....so I'm reading and working on trusting more and asking God to be miraculous in our lives.....some days aren't easy.....but I keep moving forward, choosing to trust, and to hold His hand....

I've struggled with some frustrations lately....I'm trying to let them go.....they aren't really important, definitely not worth letting affect my day....but that is also easier said then done....but I'm trying.....Sleep has not come easy the past few months.....more nights then I can say I'm still awake after midnight.....I need more rest.....it's hard to be patient and nice when you haven't had enough sleep.....

I love my husband, love my kids and I'm excited for what God has next......

School is almost out! How will you celebrate the end of the school year?

On the last day of school we will be going to get ice cream. We have done this every year since Emily started kindergarten. We usually go with friends, sometimes that changes every year.....

This year, after ice cream, we will be heading to our Niece's graduation party. That will be a lot of fun! We are very proud of Kayla-Ashley and all she has accomplished!

That is what we do on the last day of school.....

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Happy Thanksgiving

Today is Thanksgiving, we have had a lot of fun....The kids and I are in Springfield, CO at our friends, Paul & Lori's house.  It snowed!  It has been so beautiful!  The boys played basketball, Wii, watched a movie, and played checkers.  The girls read books, watched a movie, played Wii had a tea party and went out in the snow.....Lori & I have cooked an watched the kids.  What a fun day.  Ted couldn't get off work, so he was at home.....that was sad.  But, we have had fun.....

We hope all have had a wonderful day and taken a moment to be thankful...