I have thought of so many things over the past days that I wanted to write about, but of course seemed not to have time to sit and write. Now..a few stolen minutes.
The other day the UPS man came to our house. Jane called him the PBS man. Does anyone wonder what kind of cartoons?
Charlie has really begun to read. It amazes me how the human mind is made. He completely knows all of his sounds and works very hard at sounding out words and then saying it correctly.
Kendra’s vocabulary is growing everyday. I notice more and more how she is putting words together and making more complete sentences.
I have felt and, I suppose, am feeling very overwhelmed these days. As if running a family of five is not enough hard work, I have been working on cleaning out the house and filling out applications for our visas. I have been encouraged by many. Often they don’t even know that they are encouraging me. I am reminded of the blessings that I have been given. As I seek to meditate on the Gospel. I deserve God’s full wrath. Yes, here I am living, breathing, and enjoying His handiwork. With Memorial Day just passing I did reflect on the men and women who have served, who have given of so much including their lives for the freedom of this country. I know many don’t agree with the military or even what the governement is “doing”. My thoughts are this: God is sovereign. He has created all. He has allowed the wars and the deaths. Do we always understand? No, and we are not expected too. We are expected to rest in the mighty work of His Son on the cross and know that the “trials” that are faced on this earth are nothing compared to the wrath and death that we truly deserve from Him. Personally, I am thankful for the blessing of living in a free country. I am thankful for the men and women who have served faithfully over the many years. Their road has never been an easy one.
I am also being taught, once again, that His timing is perfect. There are so many things coming at us, as a family. So many forms to fill out and so many expenses to pay in order to get to Scotland in August. I am my father’s daughter..and so proud of that…but that also means that I have to be taught over and over that He will supply my every need in His (and only His) timing. Pray that I will be faithful to glorify Him through my daily life and through my continual desire to rest in Him for each of my needs.
