Raising Arrows

"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness ." Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong ." 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 It's been a hard couple of weeks. Croup, an allergic reaction, a UTI, an urgent care visit for my hubby, cancelled or rescheduled fundraising appointments, on top of the normal, every day life of a homeschool family with 4 kids and a puppy. I've lost a few socks and a shoe to the dog and his obsessive chewing, I forgot to pack a very special friend for show & tell today - resulting in quit the tears at preschool (and for momma on the road with a sick sibling), soccer games & thunderstorms, keeping up on reading and math, and making sure our chickens have water each...

What?!?! Summer is over? Hold on, while I step back and wipe my tears away. How come summer always flies by? We can never seem to get enough sun, sand, beach, ice cream, late night sunsets and swim time in. But man we sure did live it up and enjoy each sweet second of it! Here's a quick recap on what late July and August held for us... - we had a soft start to school in July, taking it easy and enjoying our morning times together and working here and there on math, science, writing and reading. - we celebrated NINE years of marriage!! my goodness how that time has flown. and i love daddy more then i could of fathomed and love each day we have together. - we spent a few nights out at Gull Lake and enjoyed some sweet cousin time in the water, on the boat, and in the rain - SCIENCE camp at church! It was quit a great time. Our VBS this year was all science based and it was a fun time full of experiments, goo, rockets, and snacks. I helped lead for a few nights and the boys just ...

So this summer has truly kicked our butts! Holy Cow! We can't seem to get healthy. It's a real struggle and I feel like each week we add more to what we had before. Really praying for some healing and relief soon. I'm not sure how much more our little plates can handle before they tip over, more from exhaustion then anything else. But God is good. I keep on reminding myself of that. None of this is surprising to Him and He's in control. I just feel so attacked. Fundraising has gone so slow and I constantly feel behind in everything I do. BUT I can tell you what I'm SLOWLY learning thru these last 6 weeks or so ... I WANT TO BE MORE FOR YOU guys. I want to the all natural mom, who takes vitamins daily, has homegrown everything, buys organic, lets you learn by doing, and using all natural cleaners. I want to heal you by natural ways and not be at the doctors so much. I want to spend more time at the beach and less time in our home. (Ok, that's a want that's al...

So this last week and a half has flown by. So much has happened. It's been a whirlwind of fun, chaos, travel, and family time.  We have loved every minute of it. And as always, we have lots of photos to remember and recap the times. But never enough...

Well we are half packed up and will be completely ready by tonight. We are heading to New Jersey!!! And everyone can not wait to get there. Gonna spend 5 days with Uncle Jesse and Aunt Debbie and the cool cousins. Looks like it'll be nice out there too. Hot and summer like! And y'all are anxious to get there and swim, have slumber parties, see their chickens and ducks, see Uncle Jesse's snake and just be with cousins 24/7. 💕 Wish us luck as we adventure out with a can full of love and excitement!!

Dinners with Grandparents.  Naptime stories with daddy.  Birthday Party for our Princess. Afternoons with cousins.  Summer sun.  Dirty hands. Sunscreen and sand.  New friends. Summer Break has begun!  Grateful for these last few crazy filled weeks. It's been rough. Croup. Pneumonia. Birthdays. Pool time. And lots of hot weather. We managed to finish first grade and we are breaking for a few fabulous weeks of pure summer bliss. With an upcoming vacation to see Uncle Jesse, Aunt Debbie and the awesome cousins in New Jersey, the fourth of july and another birthday. Not sure when we will resume and begin second grade, but we are enjoying our first full day of break.  But before the weeks get away, here's a recap of the last few weeks and all it's beautiful, crazy, germ infested, sweaty fun!  Our little princess ended up with pneumonia over her birthday but was a true trooper!  Our neighbors down the road brought out their ...