Day 133

Last night I got this overwhelming sense of peace. I closed my eyes and could see us in Jacksonville, Florida. I have to admit until last night I had no idea how we would get there, where we would stay, how we feed our family while we were there and still manage to pay all of our bills here. I know how awesome our God is, but still I worried. Last night The Lord brought to the front of my mind Matthew 6;25-34. Several years ago I memorized that entire passage of scripture. We needed in the past and God knows how we need it now. I will not worry or even try to figure out what I can do to make it happen. I just know He will provide and I trust Him, because if I can trust my husband and children who are human and will make mistakes, how can I not trust God? He is the only one perfect and  sense I know my family will do what they tell me they they will, I must know above all else that God will do what He promised through His written word.

On a lighter note, Noah has all he needs for college taken care of. He goes next week to honors orientation, and it won't be long before he heads to LA Tech. It is hard to believe my little man is now grown into a man. Hope is busy this summer too. Between drivers Ed and color guard, summer camp and band camp, leading VBS at Faith and spending time with her friends; she is one busy young lady with a 4.0 GPA. This October will be her sweet 16 and I don't know how I am going to top some of the amazing birthday parties we created for her in the past. Then there is my sweet Elijah. I ordered his second grade homeschool kit from Timberdoodle and we are both very excited. It is more of a hands on approach that allows free thinking along with covering basics pretty far advanced for second grade. He already uses big words in proper concept, like, "I am parched." And, " according to my calculations..." You never know what is going to come out of that boy's mouth. When he was 3 he explained the rain cycle and did it right just by observation. Noah and Hope are smart in their own ways, different but brilliant. I cannot begin to tell you how proud of my kids I am. Noah graduating with Honors as one of a few Valedictorians. His speech was amazing and is on my You Tube channel and my Facebook.  He also played the guitar during the slide show and that morning they told him that his 3 minute song he had been working on for weeks needed to be 6 minutes, so he composed the song on the spot and it was if he had been practicing that one for weeks. Then there is Hope, who as the end of the year act on drama was supposed to write a poem and she went above and beyond, turning it into a rap, arranging background music, and added a dance she choreographed in the middle and at the end. Elijah made it through the first grade with flying colors. He has decided we are going on a camping trip in less than a month and I hate messing up his master plans, he always has elaborate plans and he doesn't like it when things don't go according to his exact plan, but he will learn to deal. 

Like I said last time I have had some rough weeks but I am really hoping this week that I can get the things I need taken care of done. I woke up at 4 and Elijah is still sleeping in his room, something I never thought would happen, but as long as our dog Ella will sleep on there with him, he feels safe. I think I need to go back to sleep now. 

Lots of Love

And Laughter,

Betsy