After receiving some sad and for some heart-breaking news this morning, some of the words to this song immediately came to mind.
You give and take away
You give and take away
But my heart will choose to say
Blessed be Your name
We had a lot of flooding in our area last week, and the elementary/middle school I went to was completely flooded! There was water up to the ceiling and Everything was destroyed....all the curriculum, books, computers, desks, supplies, everything. This is a small one room Christian school, so for all of this to happen was devastating!
Church leaders and some of the families of the school held a meeting last night to decide whether or not to re-open the school. Members of the church have been fasting and praying this week, asking for the Lord's guidance as to what to do.
My mom called this morning to let me know that the decision was made to close the school.
My heart is aching for my mom who's been working there since I went there. The other teachers, families and church members who were so heavily involved in this school. It was more than a school but like a small family.
I am praying for all involved!
I thought this song was appropriate, no matter how hard, sad, heartbreaking the circumstances.....my heart will choose to say, Blessed be Your name!
my husband and I said "I do". We committed our lives and our love to each other, "'til death do us part." So much has happened in the past 11 years. We've grown from 2 people beginning their married lives in an apartment to a family of almost 7 living in the farmhouse my husband grew up in.
If you would've asked me, even on our wedding day if I thought we'd be where we are now I would've said, "no". I never imagined I'd have 5 children, it was only a dream that has now come true that we are living where we are today. Although, I have to say the experiences of marriage were many times much harder then I expected!
Learning to cook and keep a home....well let's say through much trial and error and the Lord's help and grace, I think it's safe to say I've come a long way! Ha! Thinking back to my cooking days when we were first married makes me a little twitchy, but I'm thankful for all I've learned and am still learning! Keeping a home, again, those early days make me a little twitchy, and with each baby we've added to our family, it seems the learning process, in a way, has started again. I'm bracing myself for that learning process to begin again sometime this September and I'm hoping to have it "mastered" again by Thanksgiving....or at least make it look like I have it mastered! :) I have to say though, through gaining ideas from friends and so many times praying my way through the day, I'm happy with how I've learned to keep our home clean.....and while it usually lasts less then 24 hours, it's at least getting done. :)
This past week I spent some time reflecting over the past 11 years of marriage. We've been through a lot in our young lives and marriage. We've had so many fun times, many amazing times (4 soon to be 5 of which top the charts), sweet times, sad times, times of sickness, thankfully many more times of health, stressful times, times of anger with each other, times of wonderful talk and fellowship and we've had our share of stormy times....some of those storms severe!
The day we got married on the front of our wedding programs was typed, "God is Faithful" the theme of our wedding. And as I was reflecting this past week, it truly is God's faithfulness that has been the constant in our marriage! We are 2 imperfect humans who are living and building our lives and family together, and things are not always happy and cheerful, but Praise God, He is and always will be faithful!! That is one thing we can depend on and believe in!
Truly it is God's faithfulness that has brought us, carried us and seen us through these past 11 years! Through the good times, the bad times, in sickness and in health, our God is faithful!!
I am so thankful for the Lord's faithfulness, it is because of Him that we are celebrating 11 years of marriage today!!
♥ ♥ ♥ To my, Bear, I love you more today then the day we said, "I do" and I want to love you more with each passing year! Happy Anniversary!! ♥ ♥ ♥
This song is perfect for our anniversary....He's been so faithful...
I've been meaning to post these pictures for a while, but just haven't gotten around to it. These are pictures of what the boys made for their teachers as part of an end-of-the-year thank you. The class as a whole gets the teachers something, so these are optional gifts, but I love doing it because we are so blessed with the teachers our boys have had! It's small, but we are so thankful for them and all they've done for the boys throughout the year!
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These are pictures of J2's gift for his teacher. He painted the pot himself and picked out the flower too. We were so blessed to have Mrs. H for J2's teacher this year! She is wonderful, you could tell she just loves her students! She was wonderful in keeping us up to date with J2's progress throughout the year. So thankful for her!
These are pictures of J1's gift for his teacher, Mrs. H. He painted the pot and picked out the flower himself! My involvement was planting the flower. :) We absolutely love Mrs. H! She is the perfect transition teacher from K to 1st grade! She is just wonderful, she's great with the kids, but keeps them on their toes, and doesn't let them get away with anything. The kids adore her! We were so blessed to have Mrs. H for J1's teacher this year!
This was for Mrs. D she's the school's computer teacher. J2's class "adopted" her to give her little "perks" throughout the year. This was part of her end-of-the-year gift from the class. J2 picked out the flowers and I had a sweet friend paint the pot, she said it was therapeutic for her and she enjoyed painting it. I think it turned out beautiful! :)
