So I finally updated my profile picture and some of my information on my profile. I can't believe that the picture I had was still from 2009 and I had on there that Scott and I had been married for only 6 years. That means I was almost 4 years behind on some information on my profile. Crazy how fast time goes and how quickly things change in life.
We got back from our vacation and are now preparing to leave again on Friday for one more trip. My niece is graduating from high school and we just can't miss that. But I am ready to be home for awhile.
In two weeks I also have a concert in Garden City. It's my annual Stevens Park concert and I love doing it. I've been doing these concerts for like 15 years now. Wait...am I really old enough to have been doing something like this for that long? I'm getting old!!!! :)
After the next trip and before my concert we will move Martie out of the house. I can't believe that she's actually old enough to be moving out of the house and will be starting her life as an adult very soon. How time flies.
After all of that going on, things finally settle down as far as traveling, singing, and moving. Then I get to move on to the fun of fixing up the house. We will be moving some rooms around and doing some painting. I love doing this kind of stuff to our house. It's like getting a new house...or the closest thing to it for the moment.
I hope to have a bit more time to blog and keep things updated once things slow down. But then again, we have an 8 month old crawling all over our house, so I don't know that things will really "slow down". But one can only hope.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Vacation
We've had such a good time on our vacation. It was a good choice to come to Michigan to see my husbands brother and wife. They are so good to us while we are here. They drive us around to what we want to see and they don't complain that we take up all their time. It's also been very refreshing as we haven't stayed busy the whole time. We have had plenty of downtime and relaxing.
We went to the mall yesterday and just had a good time. Today we went to Shipshewana, Indiana, which is Amish country. We saw amish stores, people, horses and buggies, and so much more. We went on a buggy ride, went to some farms that have stores that sell their products...the popcorn farm, the cheese factory, and a honey farm. We went there a few years ago when we were up here on a vacation and it was great to have Lizzy experience it.
Tomorrow we plan to go to the zoo and to a place called Craigs Cruisers (it's like a family fun place with lots to do). It will be nice after today to have a day close to their home and not as crazy and rushed as today was.
It's also been really neat to experience Johns first vacation ever. I know he won't remember any of it, but we have plenty of pictures we will share with him. He has been such a good baby this whole time (even on the planes and in the airports).
I love our yearly vacation time. I've always loved to travel, to experience new places, new food, and see new sights. I don't think I will ever stop enjoying this. I want Scott and I to be the retired couple that just travels all over the country having a good old time!
We went to the mall yesterday and just had a good time. Today we went to Shipshewana, Indiana, which is Amish country. We saw amish stores, people, horses and buggies, and so much more. We went on a buggy ride, went to some farms that have stores that sell their products...the popcorn farm, the cheese factory, and a honey farm. We went there a few years ago when we were up here on a vacation and it was great to have Lizzy experience it.
Tomorrow we plan to go to the zoo and to a place called Craigs Cruisers (it's like a family fun place with lots to do). It will be nice after today to have a day close to their home and not as crazy and rushed as today was.
It's also been really neat to experience Johns first vacation ever. I know he won't remember any of it, but we have plenty of pictures we will share with him. He has been such a good baby this whole time (even on the planes and in the airports).
I love our yearly vacation time. I've always loved to travel, to experience new places, new food, and see new sights. I don't think I will ever stop enjoying this. I want Scott and I to be the retired couple that just travels all over the country having a good old time!
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Endings and beginnings
This weekend Scott and I, once again, embark on a new journey in life. We are about to learn what it means to be parents to a child that no longer goes to school, a child that has her own ideas about life; and in just a short couple weeks, a child who doesn't live at home. This is a tougher role to take on than I thought it would be. I find myself being a bit of a control freak and I worry constantly (already)about the decisions that she will make. I guess we just hope we did most of the right things and that she knows how to be a productive adult in society.
One of my biggest worries is that she will get out there (oh, and she is living with her birth dad when she moves out) and she'll decide never to see us again. I don't know if this feeling is normal, but it would kill me if she decided to make my worst fears a reality. There's more to this story than I can share on here that makes my fears a bit more legitimate, but I can't go into it on here.
Of course on the other hand we will be starting a journey with our middle daughter that we do understand...and that would be high school. We know whats involved in that. Lets see how this next 4 years goes with our 2nd child. I hope it's a bit less stressful than the last 4 years.
And then there's John and his whole life has been a new journey for us. So I guess we have learned that new journeys can be fun and exciting even in the midst of the uncertainty. So I can see how our newest journey might be a bit exciting and maybe even a bit fun. Fun in the way of seeing our oldest child make something of herself in the world. To follow her dreams and make them come true.
So here's to embarking on our new adventures in life.
One of my biggest worries is that she will get out there (oh, and she is living with her birth dad when she moves out) and she'll decide never to see us again. I don't know if this feeling is normal, but it would kill me if she decided to make my worst fears a reality. There's more to this story than I can share on here that makes my fears a bit more legitimate, but I can't go into it on here.
Of course on the other hand we will be starting a journey with our middle daughter that we do understand...and that would be high school. We know whats involved in that. Lets see how this next 4 years goes with our 2nd child. I hope it's a bit less stressful than the last 4 years.
And then there's John and his whole life has been a new journey for us. So I guess we have learned that new journeys can be fun and exciting even in the midst of the uncertainty. So I can see how our newest journey might be a bit exciting and maybe even a bit fun. Fun in the way of seeing our oldest child make something of herself in the world. To follow her dreams and make them come true.
So here's to embarking on our new adventures in life.
Friday, May 10, 2013
New ministry and a busy life
So I've added a ministry to my life in the past couple months besides my singing. The one thing I've always disliked doing and felt that I wasn't any good at.....I've become a speaker! I went to my 3rd women's encounter at the end of April (my 2nd that I've spoken at) and it was even more of a blessing than the other one I spoke at. I added a teaching as well as doing my testimony. I could really feel God moving through the place as I watched the Holy Spirit speaking to the ladies at the encounter. What an awesome weekend full of healing and freedom.
I plan to go back to my next encounter in July and I can't wait. And not only is God using me at these encounters as a server and a speaker, but I am actually speaking at my church this Sunday for mothers day. I love how God is taking me outside my comfort zone and then using me in ways that even I never thought. I still plan to sing, but I also plan to keep the speaking up. I guess the saying is true, "God doesn't call the equipped, He equips the called." Totally true!!!
It's been very busy in our family besides singing and speaking. We are getting ready for graduation and family vacation...all coming up within 2 weeks. Martie is graduating from high school and Lizzy is graduating from 8th grade. We are planning the party and trying to figure out graduation gifts for the girls as well as the others we've gotten announcements from. It's crazy busy, but good.
I'm excited for our vacation, too. It will be the first time on a plane for all our kids. Martie and Lizzy are scared about it, but it will be fun. We are going to Michigan to visit Scott's brother and his wife. They have not met Lizzy or John yet. We were there in 2010, so it's been a few years since we've seen them. Last time we went on a train, so it will be fun experiencing going on a plane.
Our baby is now almost 8 months old. Can you believe it!? He is crawling all over (army crawling), saying a few words (dada, ba, and I swear yesterday he tried to say dog but it came out "doook"). He is wearing pretty much only 12 month clothes, so he's a big boy. He's almost 20 pounds and he's probably about 29 inches long. He tries to pull himself up to furniture and he's almost there, he just needs a little help to get up. It's been amazing to watch him grow and learn things. He is so smiley and he loves kisses. He will "ask" for a kiss by opening his mouth, grabbing my cheeks or hair and kissing me right on the mouth. But I love every slobbery kiss he ever gives.
So it's been a very good year for us so far. Time just keeps going by so fast, so we try to cherish every moment of it. What a blessing God gives our family each day as we celebrate life together.
I plan to go back to my next encounter in July and I can't wait. And not only is God using me at these encounters as a server and a speaker, but I am actually speaking at my church this Sunday for mothers day. I love how God is taking me outside my comfort zone and then using me in ways that even I never thought. I still plan to sing, but I also plan to keep the speaking up. I guess the saying is true, "God doesn't call the equipped, He equips the called." Totally true!!!
It's been very busy in our family besides singing and speaking. We are getting ready for graduation and family vacation...all coming up within 2 weeks. Martie is graduating from high school and Lizzy is graduating from 8th grade. We are planning the party and trying to figure out graduation gifts for the girls as well as the others we've gotten announcements from. It's crazy busy, but good.
I'm excited for our vacation, too. It will be the first time on a plane for all our kids. Martie and Lizzy are scared about it, but it will be fun. We are going to Michigan to visit Scott's brother and his wife. They have not met Lizzy or John yet. We were there in 2010, so it's been a few years since we've seen them. Last time we went on a train, so it will be fun experiencing going on a plane.
Our baby is now almost 8 months old. Can you believe it!? He is crawling all over (army crawling), saying a few words (dada, ba, and I swear yesterday he tried to say dog but it came out "doook"). He is wearing pretty much only 12 month clothes, so he's a big boy. He's almost 20 pounds and he's probably about 29 inches long. He tries to pull himself up to furniture and he's almost there, he just needs a little help to get up. It's been amazing to watch him grow and learn things. He is so smiley and he loves kisses. He will "ask" for a kiss by opening his mouth, grabbing my cheeks or hair and kissing me right on the mouth. But I love every slobbery kiss he ever gives.
So it's been a very good year for us so far. Time just keeps going by so fast, so we try to cherish every moment of it. What a blessing God gives our family each day as we celebrate life together.
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