LOVE these kids of mine!

Life as I know it is about to be insanely crazy... Natalie graduates from high school June 2, we plan to move back to Cincy/NKY soon after, and Krysta gets married September 3 in Texas! These are all happy times, events, milestones in our lives and I just hope that in the business of it all, I can enjoy them and keep the balance with everyone. To do all this, I know I need to keep my focus on Him! Continue to improve in my prayer life and give it to Him. Afterall, He is in control and everything is in His time. So thankful to Him for these kids of mine... they are my biggest accomplishment in this life and I pray I do the job of being their mother to best of the ability He has given me.

The thoughts of a child...

I suppose I'm blogging this because it's something I want to look back on and remember the sweet, sincere thoughts of my 8 year old son. Jake is such a typical boy... all about sports, especially baseball, annoys his sisters, so very happy to be outdoors playing until he absolutely has to come inside. He does have his moments of not the very best behavior, but there are moments when I know his little mind is thinking and wondering and he knows what is right and what is wrong. He told me one day that he really thinks that he is the only one at his school who goes to church. He has also told me that there is a boy on his bus who is Indian, and he's really cool, be we don't worship the same God. When I asked him who does his friend worship, he said he thinks King Tut! :) I do my best to say prayers with Jake every night. He lets me know if I've drifted off after reading a book, that we didn't pray yet. I have tried to get better in my daily walk with God and pray more throughout the day for things that weigh on my heart, or for others who have requested specific prayers. Or for thankfullness for all He has blessed me with. This is definitely a continual area of my life that I need to improve. We had some really bad storms come through last night... and I honestly kept waiting for Jake to come in our room, but he never did. This morning as he was getting ready for school, he wrote me this note. It's one of those that is a keeper. And such a good reminder that no matter what storm we are going through... whether its really bad weather, or the storms in life we are certain to face, all we have to do is pray! No, we are not guaranteed they will stop immediately as Jake's note indicates, but the inner peace we can find by giving it to HIM, can calm the storms in life. Oh, to have the mind and heart of a child.