Work

Ecclesiastes 3: 9 "What gain the worker from his toil?"
Ecc. 3:20 "So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work, for that is his lot."

We all have a job or work we do in this life and that changes during different seasons in our life.
My job now is to wake and care for my family physical needs most days.
My children have the job of learning about how to love and obey God and take care of this world.
My husband........ is looking for payed work.
We came to this point at the end of July. We had just fixed our van's fuel pump and gone on a wonderful family vacation with my husbands family. We were refreshed and relaxed. Which was great because for months I have felt on edge. I needed to prepare... but for what? The Lord is so gracious to give the answer to that question.
We were prepared for this event and don't fear tomorrow. We can see the blessing of this job loss in some areas already. We are excited to see what adventure God has planned for us. We are resting in Christ and that this is for our good and His glory! Pray that having Daddy home will allow all of us to grow in godliness  as we love and serve one an other. Also that we will focus our hearts on God at this time and not the fears of this world. Thank you.

June Camping

The great thing we have found about a utility trailer is it doubles as a play pen. We camped at Penrose State Park, Friday and Saturday night. It was more stressful than last month and we lived and learned.

(Tarps are good and Thrift stores are great when you need more blankets.)

Friday getting packed.

This trip we got to camp while it was still light. We enjoyed a camp fire that evening and went to bed. It was colder then we expected and I woke up several times due to being cold and the rain. We set up tarps in the morning and enjoyed an other fire. 

Sasturday morning at camp.

Breakfast in the rain.

Saturday the rain stopped mid-morning and we went for a bike ride. We don't have pictures but I can say it was fun. Isabel rode her bike for a little, she really need more practice. She fell off her bike once into some bushes and decied to be done for the trip.  We also did the interpertive trail and David took the older two out on the beach. 

Kicking the ball around.

Playing on the way out of town in Home,WA

Sliding down with mama

She would back up to it and sit. It was so darling.
And a much better use of her time then running out in the street which she did a lot of too.

For some reason the first picture is the best,
 they were not looking but you can see all their faces as they are naturally.

The only picture of me all weekend. Next time I pass off the camra more.

Daddy and his camping crew.

Camping

May Camping Trip
Lake Chelan State Park

Identity in a Changing World

 

Who am I?

I have struggled with this question of who I am for years. For years my identifying  markers have changed. In the last 10 years nothing about me has been the same every year. So who am I?  I have gone from Miss to Mrs. My last name changed. I have gone from High School to College student to Homemaker. I have been pregnant five consecutive years (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010). My name is often "Mommy". I have moved four times in three years. I have been debt free, to in debt, to debt free but the house. I have been jobless and employed, self employed and retired. I have gone from enmity with God to child of God by faith in Christ. There I am,  that is my resting place in Christ alone.

In the next decade.... am looking forward knowing not what changes will lay ahead. I do know my dearly loved Grandparents are aging and probably will not be with us on earth much longer. I savor every visit with them, every interaction. I love them then the know as life races around me I feel I don't tell them often enough....

We may be blessed with babies that may come or not come...yet I know I will have a teenager in 2020. Life is so fleeting. She is four and time only pass faster. I must remember to savor her. I must remember nothing is as important as giving her the Lord. I have to remember who I am and share.

The Lord has plans for the next 10 years... and if He wills I will see them with him guiding me.

Psalm 119: 111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever,

for they are the joy of my heart.

Yum!

Discouragement

Well.... Life. I don't like were we are. How did we get here? Okay deep breath. THIS is not what life is to be like is it? Well, God and I have been having some words. I have been struggling to understand what is wrong... what to change and how to change it....
The only thing that can change is the hearts of the people who live in this house. The only one who can change the hearts of the ones in this house it the Lord

19And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, 20 that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 21 But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I will [4] bring their deeds upon their own heads, declares the Lord God.” Ezekiel 11: 19-21

The wonderful thing about God's Word is that when I am discouraged and down hearted and read anything, I come away encouraged... a spark of hope. May God's glory begin in me today.