Spilling my guts...sort of...

Isaiah 51:15
"For I am the Lord, your God, who stirs up the sea, causing its waves to roar. My name is the Lord Almight. And I have put My words in your mouth and hidden you safely within My hand. I set all the stars in space and established the earth. I am the One who says to Israel, 'You are Mine' ".

I haven't ever formally spoken about what God has done in my life over the past 8 years since my divorce. I haven't felt ready to talk about the journey I went on and am still on... until now. I was asked to speak at a MOPS group a couple of months ago. This is a group that has some people who are really struggling and hurting. I thought that they needed to hear someone talk about hope and about how He helps His children, and loves them through hard times. Then God said to me (well, sort of, you know how He does it...) "Yup, it's time for you to tell our story." And then He gave me this verse about Him putting His words into my mouth. So, now I HAVE to do it. Really it is the story about God, He just going to use me in it... tonight. So, if anyone wants to pray for me, that God would use His words coming from my lips, I would greatly appreciate it. I want to "be a mirror that brightly reflects the glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within me, I would become more and more like Him and reflect His glory even more." (2 Cor. 3:18)

Easter weekend

We had a very nice Easter celebration. It started out with a cold Saturday morning Easter egg hunt at church. Our church did a wonderful job of putting on an egg hunt. It was very organized and fun for the kids. If it hadn't been so cold, it would have been perfect. Saturday afternoon was spent grocery shopping, shoe shopping and cleaning the house. Patrick and I went out on DATE on Saturday night! It was so much fun to be together. Our sweet babysitter Sarah and her brother Seth took the kids roller skating while we were gone. How fun is that??!! I don't think the kids even cared that we were home when we arrived because they were having so much fun. The second that Seth walked in, Michael asked him to go upstairs and play cars. Seth is about 12 I think, and so sweet to play with Michael. Sunday morning, I had to be at church pretty early to practice the music for the services. Everyone's clothes were laid out so the kids could get ready easily at home without me. The Easter bunny came... (on a side note, we have seen many bunnies in the back yard nourishing our sweet foxes. It is sort of a strange thing to watch a little bunny get torn to shreds in front of your eyes. Mmmmm....) Back to the story... Church was a wonderful time; it was so nice to have all of us together. I don't think Michael has ever looked cuter than when I saw him the first time in his tractor vest. Because Daddy got him ready, I didn't have to listen to the protests to "cute clothes" that morning when he had to get dressed. I can imagine it though. After church, we had a wonderful lunch with our friends the Sealanders as well as my parents. It was a great time of celebrating and fellowshipping. Great food, good conversation and happy kids. What more could a mama ask for? It was a very nice Easter and the entire day my heart was so thankful for all that God has done for me. I am so blessed.

Persnikkity

Maddie was the Greek goddess Persephone for her Greek presentation. Daddy has been calling her "Persnikkity" instead of Persephone. Makes me laugh every time he says it. Daddys are good for that! She did a wonderful job. She was very poised while she was reading her paragraph, and she was really prepared. The best in the class... naturally. Marky, Maddie and I designed her costume together, and that was fun to do. It was cute to see them put their heads together to accomplish their idea. Of course, Marky is an experienced Greek goddess as she did this 2 years ago when SHE was a 2nd grader... and don't think for a second that she didn't offer her expertise. Smile......