So much to cover in so little time

Well it's been a hectic weekend but a fun one. Friday Joseph went with his daddy to work, which he thoroughly enjoys. This was his prize for doing so well at swimming lessons. He enjoyed it so much that he did not want to come home when I went to pick him up so he could take a nap. Morgan's prize was to go to Hobby Lobby to pick her out some stickers for her scrapbook. She was so excited that every time the cashier would ring something up she would say, "I am going to scrapbook with my mommy", of course the cashier just ignored her, but it sure brought joy to my heart. We all had a fun day, YEAH!

Saturday was a blast! This was our monthly crop at the church that I attend and boy did we have fun. I think there were 14 people to show up, which is great especially since it is summer time. I had one friend that brought her daughter who is 9 (I think) and she was wonderful. I would watch her and think one day I hope that is me and my daughter. So Anndrea you don't know how that blessed me to see your daughter scrapbooking with you. Which brings me to a point that was on my heart then and still is. I know that sometimes we all need time away from our children and spouses just to keep us sain, but sometimes our children need us to be with them just to keep them sain. When I would look at Anndrea's daughter scrapbooking you could see that she truly loved what she was doing. She could not have enjoyed it if her mother had not taken the time to show her what to do and to help her do it. This was a blessing to me and something that I hope to have with my daughter. I hope that one day when I am old and gray that my daughter will still want to scrapbook with me. Don't get me wrong we don't make a habit of bringing our children all the time because this is our time, but sometimes it just works that way and when it does we all understand and no one seems to mind. I think this is due in part to everyone's children being so well behaved and having a love for scrapbooking too.

Any way, getting back to the rest of the day. I know that I sometimes talk too much at these crops and only end up getting one page done, but when I come home I feel as though a weight has been lifted off of me. I feel like these people know who I am and accept me for who I am, so when I have had a bad week or I am just grouchy, I know that these women will listen (some probably ignore me-can't blame them) and just let me vent. And when I leave I feel that I am refreshed and ready to take on whatever God has in store. This is such a great thing to have, friends that have an unconditional love. I know that God has put these people in my life for a purpose, right now I think that it is not only the common bond of scrapbooking but also the uplifting that I need from time to time. So to all of you who come to the monthly crops at the Vineyard, thank you and may you be blessed the way that you bless me.

Sundays are usually very busy, but this Sun. was different. After we went to church, instead of going out to eat we came home and had fried bologna sandwiches and man were they goooood. Linda had brought bologna sandwiches to the crop Sat. and after I ate one, I was hungry for a fried one, so thank you Linda for the lunch idea. After that we all took a nap, which is unusual for Michael and I. We usually have so much to get caught up on that naps are out of the question, but like I said this Sun. was different. We had my dad and his girlfriend over for supper, which is becoming the normal Sun. dinner, but this Sun. our next door neighbor had her daughter and granddaughter here, so they all came over. The best thing about this was our next door neighbor cooked supper. Yes, we do know how blessed we are to have someone next door to us like Cookie. She has been a blessing to us ever since we moved in (I will tell that story another time). After everyone left, Morgan and I put her scrapbooking stuff in a bag that I don't use anymore and boy was she tickled to death. I don't think that I could have done anything else to make her any happier. I told you this Sun. was different but it was the best.

Now for today, Mon., we all loaded up this morning and took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese and spent the whole morning and some of the afternoon there. Michael met us for lunch, which surprised the kids. It ended being me, Cookie, Lisa, Lauren, Morgan, and Joseph a truck full, but a fun bunch. I don't know who had the most fun the kids or me and Lisa. It has been so long since we went to Chuck E Cheese that I didn't remember to take some of the token receipts that Lauren had brought with her, I felt really bad, even though she said it was o.k. I had a memory lapse, oops.:( We all still seemed to have a great time.

This weekend and today, God has been teaching me to let go of things that I worry about so much that mean nothing. I feel as though he has been teaching me how be a kid again and have fun out of life instead of worrying about it. I am by nature a worrier and God is really dealing with me on that. I have stopped having fun with life and started having everything so planned out that my hubby tells me that I am borderline OCD, this is not good. I have been one that if it is not planned to the "t" then I become very anxious and started going into a frenzy of sorts. So I am learning to deal with life as it is thrown to me and trust God that he really does know what He is doing. This is really taking me out of my comfort zone, but don't kids and God do that to you sometimes?

Matthew 6:25-27

25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet you heavenly Father feeds them. Are you no much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?