Cookout Time!

Tonight, we are hosting a birthday cookout for Blakester and friends. It looks like it could rain any minute, but I'm trusting that it will hold off. Blake isn't sure how many friends are coming, but he invited 50, so needless to say, I'm hoping atleast some of the partying can be done outside!

Braden did get the award letter, and we have been so blessed. Between scholarships and loans, Braden should have no problem attending JBU in the fall. Now...where's my kleenex?

Letter in the mail...could it be??

We know that financial aid award letters were mailed out on Tuesday or Wednesday. Today, Braden has a letter from JBU. I'm dying to open it. I so wish it said "To the Parents of" on the front of it...but it doesn't. So, I will wait. I'm trusting in the Lord. Jeremiah 29:11 tells me that God knows the plans he has for each of us, and I know that God knows the plans he has for Braden. We truly believe that JBU is a part of those plans, and by believing that, we also believe that God will provide a way for Braden to attend there. So, I'm excited to see what the aid letter holds for us, and I know that no matter what it says, God is in control. I pray that we will continue to see God in every decision that Braden makes, and that we will continue to trust him no matter what!

Oh No!!! It's Blake's turn.

Blakester should NOT have "faked" his illness last week, just for a chance to stay home and hang out with Braden...or maybe this momma shouldn't have allowed him to stay home so easily. So this morning, Blake came in my bathroom as I was getting ready for school, and said "MOM - I am so sick, I coudn't sleep all night, my throat hurts, blah, blah, blah". I said, "If you're not running a fever, you're not staying home". Then, Blake did the "But Mom" thing, and I stood firmly. "No fever - you're going to school". Then, he ran quickly to my toilette and threw up. So, of course, I said, "Unless you throw up..." Poor guy, he's felt horrid all day long. Today was definitely a day when I am thankful for being a stay at home mom all these years. I did leave Blake to go to work...but I ran home to check on him, and he is almost 16. And I still felt guilty. I can't imagine the moms who have to leave little ones...Thank you, Jesus, for blessing me as a stay at home mom all these years!!

Not a great day at the office!

So...I got to come home early today. It was good, because I could check on Braden, who's still sick with the flu, and Blake, who stayed home...I think to keep Braden company, though this morning he said it was a sore throat and headache! Bren will be home in a few, so I'm going to go bake cookies...the thing she says she misses because I work most days right now.

FLU!!!!

Braden has the flu! I'm so sad for him. He feels horrible! The doctor said to expect it to hit all of us before it's out of our house!! NOOOOOOO! In the name of Jesus, I'm claiming health for the rest of us! I hope he's better soon. It doesn't matter if your baby is 18 days or 18 years old...it's just not fun for a mommy to see her baby suffer! xoxo Beeper!!

I've not given up on blogging!

I've been working...every day, and I love it! Working with Alicia has been the "dream job of dream jobs", and I know sooner, rather than later, it's going to come to an end. I'm bummed. But, God always has a plan. I trust him with my life, and he knows what's in store for me, so I'm good with whatever comes my way. I'm thankful that I've had this time with Beesh, and those adorable Kindergartners though. What a blast!!

I can't believe it's the middle of February already. Seems like May is just flying this way...way too fast!!! Though Braden might disagree....when I was a senior, I'm sure it wasn't going fast enough for me either.

Blake's birthday is in a couple of weeks. I'd better get started on his birthday photo book!!

Til another day -

ICE day!

The electricity has been on and off all day. Thankfully, as I type, it is on, and it's almost bedtime. We're losing trees...but we have a nice, safe, warm place to sleep tonight, so we are blessed.