Ok, the countdown can begin!! Our new house is withing a couple of weeks from being finished!! So, excitement is truly building around our household!! With the reality of our home being ready to move into...so is the reality of things like: landscaping? new furniture? arrangement of furniture? internet provider? (ATT doesn't service our new home!!) So, can you imagine how much stuff is rumbling through my head? My head is so "thick" with all the stuff rumbling around, that I've barely had enough room in it for school thoughts to enter. I've made myself work in my room this week and I'm happy to say that I plan to be finish with it by Friday!!
On another note....I've had to do some damage control. I will be the first to say that I enjoy facebook. I have really enjoyed re-connecting with lost classmates from high school and college. I've also enjoyed building on my friendships with colleagues, church friends, and my kids' friends' parents, etc. However with all of these connections comes a sort of "censoring" that I've had to impose on myself. I think it's very sad when people use facebook as a means of airing their dirty laundry and such. I'm not a fan of dirty words or initials of phrases that include dirty words. I'm also not a fan of naughty jokes or inuendos. So, tonight I had to delete some friends from my facebook account. I won't apologize for following my convictions... We live in such a grey sort of society with no real stance on what is wrong or unacceptable. So, I took a stand tonight to protect myself from having to see questionable content...and to also protect my friends from the ability to see the same.
That was a side bar of such.....
It's been a wonderful week so far. Looking forward to the weekend!! We're having a shin-dig at the Lane's on Saturday...hopefully the whole Lane clan will be attending along with many friends from the past. I love it when we're all together!! Next week is our VBS at church...(I'm not directing this year!! ) but I'm looking forward to seeing all the kiddos coming to learn more about Jesus!!
And how about this??? Kevin and I will be married for 19 whole years on Monday, August 2~!!
I love him much more now than I ever could imagine!! God has truly blessed our marriage in so many ways....and I'm so thankful that my mom introduced us 20 years ago at her house at a summer time bbq!! He's my soul mate!!!!!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Thinking...
I'm up and it's very quiet...so I'm thinking. I spent quite a bit time earlier praying. I've been praying quite a bit this week. Ryan and Christen are at Fall's Creek and it's their first time to go. I know I've heard alot about how Falls Creek has alot of faults now...more than it ever it used to...and that's probably why I was shy about sending Ryan a couple of years ago when he became old enough to go. But after seeing footage from there and being able to listen to the services each night online....other than the lights, sound and instruments....it's the same ole Falls Creek to me. Although it looks as if they have really added more activities for the kids to do!! Plus...and this is the biggie....the adults we had going with our youth are wonderful with the kids. I know (b/c we've known for a while) that Christen is going to come home and tell us that she has been called into missions. While I'm so proud of her for not being afraid of that call...I'm scared to death!! I know God protects those He calls....and I know He will have to do some major work in me so that I don't always this knot in my tummy when she actually goes to fulfill her call. Kevin seems to be handling it very well....but we'll see!!
As for Ryan...well....I had to force him to go. Kevin and I didn't see eye to eye on that...but I couldn't let up on him going. He has had a tough time feeling like he has a place in the youth group at church. He has friends there...but they aren't his close friends. He really likes his Sunday School teacher and enjoys his class...but outside of that, he doesn't involve himself in the fun stuff that goes on during the week. So, I thought if he would just go to Falls Creek, all the walls he has put up around him would come down. As I began to pack him up and pump him up that he was going to have an awesome time....I seriously started to wonder if I had made a mistake. As we watched him get on the bus, I started to crumble on the inside. I remember as a kid going to a sleepover and not wanting to be there and how I felt....and I began to think I'm doing this to him for a whole week!!!! After waiting a full 24 hours before calling any sponsor (b/c they couldn't take phones, ipods, etc)....I had enough and began to go down the list. Is it coincidence that nobody answered their phone? Or that only 1 phone went to voicemail? I did leave a message, however, it was one of Christen's sponsors. So, Christen calls me later on in the day and tells me she is having fun....but Ryan...well not so much. Praying again!! Long story short....I did get two text responses from Ryan's sponsors very late that night and one said "so far so good"....and the other that nearly brought tears to my eyes said "He says he wants to come back next year!!" Ryan never says things he doesn't mean....so, I think mission was accomplished. I knew that it has been no accident that my kids were at Falls Creek. I know I forced Ryan to go....but really...I gave him several opportunities to back out....and he didn't want to. So, I know that while God's plans for Ryan's future is probably in the form of public service...He is equipping him before my very eyes for that plan. I could be totally wrong....maybe he has been called to do something this week that's new, I don't know...but I can't wait to get them home to find out!!!!!!
So, today is their last day. I bet everyone there is feeling the affects of little sleep....and perhaps too much togetherness?? But I know the memories made this week will last a lifetime. I'm so looking forward to the Falls Creek service Sunday night!!
And crazy as I am....I'm actually looking forward to doing their stinky, smelly, gross laundry tomorrow!!!!
As for Ryan...well....I had to force him to go. Kevin and I didn't see eye to eye on that...but I couldn't let up on him going. He has had a tough time feeling like he has a place in the youth group at church. He has friends there...but they aren't his close friends. He really likes his Sunday School teacher and enjoys his class...but outside of that, he doesn't involve himself in the fun stuff that goes on during the week. So, I thought if he would just go to Falls Creek, all the walls he has put up around him would come down. As I began to pack him up and pump him up that he was going to have an awesome time....I seriously started to wonder if I had made a mistake. As we watched him get on the bus, I started to crumble on the inside. I remember as a kid going to a sleepover and not wanting to be there and how I felt....and I began to think I'm doing this to him for a whole week!!!! After waiting a full 24 hours before calling any sponsor (b/c they couldn't take phones, ipods, etc)....I had enough and began to go down the list. Is it coincidence that nobody answered their phone? Or that only 1 phone went to voicemail? I did leave a message, however, it was one of Christen's sponsors. So, Christen calls me later on in the day and tells me she is having fun....but Ryan...well not so much. Praying again!! Long story short....I did get two text responses from Ryan's sponsors very late that night and one said "so far so good"....and the other that nearly brought tears to my eyes said "He says he wants to come back next year!!" Ryan never says things he doesn't mean....so, I think mission was accomplished. I knew that it has been no accident that my kids were at Falls Creek. I know I forced Ryan to go....but really...I gave him several opportunities to back out....and he didn't want to. So, I know that while God's plans for Ryan's future is probably in the form of public service...He is equipping him before my very eyes for that plan. I could be totally wrong....maybe he has been called to do something this week that's new, I don't know...but I can't wait to get them home to find out!!!!!!
So, today is their last day. I bet everyone there is feeling the affects of little sleep....and perhaps too much togetherness?? But I know the memories made this week will last a lifetime. I'm so looking forward to the Falls Creek service Sunday night!!
And crazy as I am....I'm actually looking forward to doing their stinky, smelly, gross laundry tomorrow!!!!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Stressing out a little....
The older I get, the easier it seems to be for me to stress out . Of course, we're living in a sort of "Holding Tank" and have been for 3 months. I think the stress of that alone is wearing on me. I am missing having my own house....I am missing all the furniture we had to put in storage and finally, I'm just missing life as I used to know it. I am not trying to throw a pity party here...but just getting all these feelings into print is somewhat helpful.
I am so genuinely grateful that my dad offered for us to live at his house while we were building our new house. It has been financially a smart move for us...and so very convenient. I am equally as grateful for our builder. He is a wise and Godly man and I've enjoyed getting to know him and his wife throughout this process.
I think Kevin and I have become so much closer during these past few months. I know it's been said that building a house can destroy a marriage....and I was a little hesitant at first when we decided to go this route. However, we've gotten to enjoy picking things out and learning more about each other doing so!!
I am learning just how God paves the way, even when the way gets very long and when someone like me with acute ADD is involved!!
I am so genuinely grateful that my dad offered for us to live at his house while we were building our new house. It has been financially a smart move for us...and so very convenient. I am equally as grateful for our builder. He is a wise and Godly man and I've enjoyed getting to know him and his wife throughout this process.
I think Kevin and I have become so much closer during these past few months. I know it's been said that building a house can destroy a marriage....and I was a little hesitant at first when we decided to go this route. However, we've gotten to enjoy picking things out and learning more about each other doing so!!
I am learning just how God paves the way, even when the way gets very long and when someone like me with acute ADD is involved!!
Friday, July 9, 2010
YAY!!
Yay!! We've been to Florida and Sea World and now back again!! I love going on vacation...and it's nice being home again. We stayed 2 weeks and enjoyed every single minute!! We hunted and found sharks' teeth, cool looking shells, saw some dolphins and manatee playing in the ocean, swam, splashed, shopped, ate like pigs, and slept like babies!! So, it was AWESOME!!
Now that we are back, we are on the last leg of our house-building journey. We came home to the house being almost all bricked and the sheetrock in and textured!! This week since we've been back, lots of changes taking place...cabinets are being built into the house in the kitchen, baths, desk in the butler's area, and our master closet...oh, and laundry room too!! All of the interior doors are in the garage ready to be installed and the garage doors are installed!! We've got the flooring all picked out...we had it picked out...but had to tweak it b/c of the colors of cabinets and the paint colors that we picked out. The formal dining will be painted in "burning bush"...aka deep RED!!! That's bold for me. I'm more of a neutral wall color kind of girl...with lots of color accents...but we're going out on a limb here.
Next week, the kids are going to Fall's Creek. It'll be their first venture there. I had some reservations in the past about sending them....but I truly believe this will be a week with wonderful growth both spiritually and socially for both Ryan and Christen!! So, Kaylyn and I will be doing some fun stuff like see "Toy Story 3", eat at the Pink House, go swim at G-parents' house, and we'll start working in my classroom...probably do some other fun things too...like SHOP!!
Well, it's been action-packed...and I'm ready for things to settle down and for us to be in our new home. We're all ready!! Praying for the next few weeks to be productive, yet calm!! :)
Now that we are back, we are on the last leg of our house-building journey. We came home to the house being almost all bricked and the sheetrock in and textured!! This week since we've been back, lots of changes taking place...cabinets are being built into the house in the kitchen, baths, desk in the butler's area, and our master closet...oh, and laundry room too!! All of the interior doors are in the garage ready to be installed and the garage doors are installed!! We've got the flooring all picked out...we had it picked out...but had to tweak it b/c of the colors of cabinets and the paint colors that we picked out. The formal dining will be painted in "burning bush"...aka deep RED!!! That's bold for me. I'm more of a neutral wall color kind of girl...with lots of color accents...but we're going out on a limb here.
Next week, the kids are going to Fall's Creek. It'll be their first venture there. I had some reservations in the past about sending them....but I truly believe this will be a week with wonderful growth both spiritually and socially for both Ryan and Christen!! So, Kaylyn and I will be doing some fun stuff like see "Toy Story 3", eat at the Pink House, go swim at G-parents' house, and we'll start working in my classroom...probably do some other fun things too...like SHOP!!
Well, it's been action-packed...and I'm ready for things to settle down and for us to be in our new home. We're all ready!! Praying for the next few weeks to be productive, yet calm!! :)
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