Almost a month....really?

Wow---can't believe it's been so long. I have 2 say that being out of habit makes it harder to get back in the flow....

Life continues to amaze and floor me. For the most part, I am taking care of myself at work. Being more diligent about letting myself get overwhelmed...making sure that my bosses know when and if I need more/extra help...and absolutely NOT taking any work home.

Since it's been so long--thought I'd just bullet point some of what's been happening. Much thanks 2 my friend Sue===who LOVES getting mission update letters in bullet point style===for the idea.

~Pastor Allan from Zambia stayed with us for 2 weeks and it was an amazing time. One thing that made it great was getting to see he and Marlon develop their friendship more deeply. The boys also really had a good time with him. He and Marlon spoke more about his possible 08' trip

~~Jordyn got her driver's license! Entering this new stage of parenting is a lil odd. It's a biggie.

~~Seem to have gotten the ministry stuff straightened out with the person I was dealing with. I've learned that I just can't make everyone happy. Like I KNEW that, but wasn't always living like I KNEW it...lol I refuse to let ppl bully me into sharing their beliefs and I refuse to try and share Jesus that way. Period.

~~Marlon and I are speaking at church on the 10th of Nov. on how "Marriage in the Messiness of Life" we have enough matierial for a million hours...lol...pray we narrow it down as it should be.

~~Personally and professionally i feel like I'm at a crossroads. like the next few months/years are going to be revolutionary for me. that's both exciting and scary

~~i realize that much of my life is spent taking care of others, loving others and putting myself last. even my free time is first spent thinking of what i need to do around the house, who i can visit...i was saying that i need a nite in my jammies and a friend of mine said that wouldn't happen---something would come up and i'd be off trying to save the world. so im broaching the subject w/Marlon to see about letting me have a weekend or even just one night all by myself. what in the world would that look like? I don't even know what i like anymore other than TV. i used to love the theatre, museums, writing...what would i even do with time just for myself? we'll see what comes...

~~the boys (Isaiah and Elijah) made their select basketball teams so that made them happy. Izzy made the select baseball team. sometimes our lives are consumed by sports.


On another note. I must add that I was soooo proud of my friends Troy and Amy tonight for the way they carried themselves at the indoor soccer game. First, Amy was able to calmly ask why someone, who is STILL badmouthing her after almost 1 1/2 years ago, can't let go of the past? Woman to woman she asked her to just leave them alone, stop running them down to others (and we know this continues becuase on Sunday she did it to a mom of another team Troy coaches and they called to let them know and just tonight she was standing next to my husband at the game and was saying, "troy this and this....we try to have God in our lives and they are ruining our family...yayayaya") This person got so angry that they had to go downstairs and couldn't even have a conversation face to face about it. So I don't think this is over. Second, after the teams played each other and they crossed the field to shake hands, the other coach pulled his hand back and didn't shake Troy's hand. Whatever their beef is...as coaches they are there to set an example for their team, for their own children, for the parents. I just pray that whatever anger is still there is taken away...that they are able to move past this situation and let it go. I don't understand. Why would you feel the need to go to another team and tell parents how Troy does this and Troy does that? Why would you feel the need to badmouth them in front of their own teammates? What is going on inside a person that they hold on for soooooooooooooooooooooooo long? It's just bizarre to me. All I can do is continue to pray for Amy and Troy to continue to have level heads, to make wise choices when they run into them, to protect themselves from people who might play both sides, to turn to God for strength in dealing with them and for the court date to stop getting rescheduled.

Anyway. That's about it for tonight. Just had some sweet, wonderful thoughts enter my head and so I am going to lay down and relish in them.

Nite all!!