Braves

Went to my first Braves game ever on Sunday, first for the kids too. Jeremy had been before but it had been a long time ago. We went with our church youth group and we had a blast! Afterwards we stayed for the Kutless concert, it was okay. I like most of their music, some of it too loud or maybe I am just getting old.... Nah, it was just too loud..LOL!

Exhausted

Went school shopping today for Shelby and Noah, they have to have so many things for middle school it's ridiculous. Binders for each class, dividers etc,etc, then had to go to three different stores to find crayons and markers for Sydney and Nathan, Sydney's bible was on sale at Lifeway reg $27.99 got it for $13.99! I was so happy. I'm not even going to share how much I have spent on supplies alone between the four of them so far. Not to mention we haven't even started on clothes yet! UGghhh!!
But praise God we can afford our supplies, others can't so no more complaining for me. Just crazy days ahead until the first day of school! Let the journey begin...

Noah

Today my baby boy turned eleven years old! Wow,, where did the time go? I find myself asking that question a lot lately. Is it just because I'm getting older? Is time really going by faster? I still remember the day I went into labor with him just like it was yesterday. It really seems that way. No longer is he a little boy or a kid, he is now officially a preteen. Which I don't like at all. He's heading into middle school which is going to be rough waters, already he will barely hug me in public. He will still snuggle with me on the couch, ah hang onto the little things while I can. I love my little boy.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is a hard thing, sometimes we spend days, weeks, months, years, holding onto hurts that we just can't seem to let go of. There are some hurts that cut so deep, to the very marrow of who you are that you think it will never heal you wonder, God will this just hurt forever- then some you realize the person was just having a bad day or it wasn't intentional they meant no harm- those are easy to forgive. But the bone deep ones you havg onto you waste precious time of your life that you cant get back on unforgiveness but then it's hard isn't it because you see it does hurt and it does suck the very life out of you when someone reaches in and rips your heart out. But when the walls are finally broken down and you finally let go man it's like a tone of bricks have been lifted off of your shoulders. And you know that the Holy Spirit was in control the whole time because he sent you up that hill and across that yard and had you ring that bell. And in the end it was all just a misunderstanding and now now the healing really begins......