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......
