Psalms 37:3 says, "Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness." This verse has brought much strength and comfort to our family in these days of change and uncertainty. Thankfully we don't have to hope God will be faithful-His is faithful and our responsibility is to rest in it, feed on it and rely on it. Over the past month we have found God's faithfulness to be satisfying. Jess has been able to do a little day worked and this week started helping a friend that has a fencing business. He is building fence and enjoying coming in physically tired at nights and not just mentally and emotionally tired. We are so grateful for God to provide for our needs in this time.
We are uncertain as to what all the future holds but are confident in the sovereignty of God and so we wait patiently to see what our great and mighty God has for us. For now, Donna continues to teach school, the girls are back in school and Jess is day working and building fence. Our family is happy, content and confident God is in control.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Back to School
Tomorrow summer is officially over for us. The "Little Women" start back to school. We love summers because the girls are home and we can be together and do things together. This summer was full of fun family bonding. We went to lot's of 4H Horse Shows, Jr. Rodeo's and Playdays.
As school starts Morgan will be a Freshman...that's a reality check for us as parents. Lauren will be in 7th grade and our baby, Landry, will be in 4th grade. Hard to believe but time does fly. One thing we are realizing is just how signifigant each and every day with our girls is. We don't believe in just spending "quality" time with our girls but in spending "quantity" time with them. We have come to realise you can't dictate when "quality" is going to happen but that "quality" happens in "quantity". The more time we spend with the girls the more "quality" time we expirience. We are so grateful to God for blessing us with 3 wonderful daughters and we love spending time with them as a family.
As a Freshman, Morgan will be taking a step up in her rodeo. This Fall she will be competing in Tri-State High School Rodeo. Now she will have to compete against girls much older than her. She plans to compete in breakaway roping, barrels and poles. She will have a rodeo every weekend in September and October.
We have been doing something as a family we have never done before--looking for a church. Since Jess' resignation in July we have been visiting different churches in Amarillo. It has been a different experience for us and given us a new understanding of what others go through in trying to find a good church for them and their families.
Jess has been doing some day work and trading to help earn a living during this interim time as we wait to see what God has for us in the next chapter of our lives and ministry. We have found a house to rent and plan to move across town in the next few weeks. Our plan is to stay here in Claude for the time being as Donna has a teaching job here.
As school starts Morgan will be a Freshman...that's a reality check for us as parents. Lauren will be in 7th grade and our baby, Landry, will be in 4th grade. Hard to believe but time does fly. One thing we are realizing is just how signifigant each and every day with our girls is. We don't believe in just spending "quality" time with our girls but in spending "quantity" time with them. We have come to realise you can't dictate when "quality" is going to happen but that "quality" happens in "quantity". The more time we spend with the girls the more "quality" time we expirience. We are so grateful to God for blessing us with 3 wonderful daughters and we love spending time with them as a family.
As a Freshman, Morgan will be taking a step up in her rodeo. This Fall she will be competing in Tri-State High School Rodeo. Now she will have to compete against girls much older than her. She plans to compete in breakaway roping, barrels and poles. She will have a rodeo every weekend in September and October.
We have been doing something as a family we have never done before--looking for a church. Since Jess' resignation in July we have been visiting different churches in Amarillo. It has been a different experience for us and given us a new understanding of what others go through in trying to find a good church for them and their families.
Jess has been doing some day work and trading to help earn a living during this interim time as we wait to see what God has for us in the next chapter of our lives and ministry. We have found a house to rent and plan to move across town in the next few weeks. Our plan is to stay here in Claude for the time being as Donna has a teaching job here.
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