and to God Almighty, the Author of life...who has for now, blessed me with these!

my favorite Karen Kingsbury quote....the way she starts each book...the way we should start each day in my opinion! Grateful for the day...grateful for all that God has given us and entrusted us to....

So....today I finally got to have lunch with two very special friends! We've been trying to do this for awhile as it was Sharon's belated birthday lunch! Last Friday we had to cancel thanks to the terrible storms we had here and the fact that school was even cancelled because of them so Sharon had to pick up her little girl at noon as opposed to 3:00! Oh well...we had a wonderful time today just laughing and talking! I wish that was a regular Monday event! It sure made my heart a little bit lighter to just sit, talk, laugh and eat with two very special people! Thank you Brenda and Sharon for making my monday!
Ok....since then....all of Emily's paintings arrived while I was still at lunch...I didn't tell them that the shop was calling and that I was needed! Why should I? I got there in plenty of time to do all that I needed to do....in the meantime my day was becoming crazier....first of all...I got a text from the school that my precious angel baby ( and I'm so kidding! ) had received a d-hall for having his cell phone taken up! Let me  catch you up a bit...if we had had this Renweb system in place with my oldest son....WOW!!! I would have been on top of everything....or just depressed! But now...you get an email...phone alert...you name it.. when they go to the bathroom practically! So...there I was mad at Miller when another email came just 5 minutes later that basically said..."OOPs....it wasn't Miller's cell phone that was taken up...so please disregard this email"... WHAT????????????????????? Who really thinks I'm going to rest easy for the rest of the day when this happened at 8:55.....then I had to go be nice and fun at lunch...then I had to work....all the while MAKING myself not text Miller to see what was going on and WHO really DID  get the d-hall!!!!! I was afraid if I did.......HE would  get a d-hall!!! For the love, as Holly says!!! You can't win!!!!
So..luckily for me, I'm able to vent about that on here and not make a Total idiot of myself by calling the school to find out how this could happen! Isn't this crazy that something so silly could make you so...well...crazy???

You think that makes me crazy...I'll tell you crazy!!! Crazy is talking to that son later in the day all about taking the ACT again and trying to fit in a class to help with the ACT when he does football, basketball and lacrosse!!! crazy is realizing that this child of mine...this child that we prayed for for so long...is now 6ft. 3" tall and will be a senior in high school next year! Crazy is thinking about him not being in this house anymore when he has been the only child in this house for the past 7 or so years!! It took me forever to get used to him being the only one left at home...something I had dreaded forever only because I felt sorry for him and I knew how much he would miss his brother and sister!! Once we finally got used to it you could tell he really liked it! It's almost like he's an only child and then he's not...he has a wonderful older brother and sister who are both married and all of them are extremely close! I am so thankful for that! But you see...Miller has been through both of his siblings going off to college....watching both of them date and then get engaged and then get married...enjoying all of these wonderful events!!! Even all 4 of them graduating from college!! he's been through ALOT with his brother and sister in law and his sister and brother in law! He has wonderful memories of all of these special times... he was even blessed to become an uncle to the most beautiful little girl in the world!!! I just can't believe it's time for him to start this journey! I found myself weeping tonight...I had to fight it...because I know this is the normal growing up process...but he's the baby! and I don't want to be empty nesters! I'm scared of that next step! I don't know how people transition and yet I remember weeping when my other two went off to college and then sometimes...weeping when they came home!! :)
so....like I said earlier....and to God Almighty, the Author of Life...who for now, has blessed me with these....
We are not promised anything except the love of a God and a Savior that gave His life for us....we are not promised that life will be easy or carefree or fun or any of those things that I in my earthly thoughts think that I want...we are promised so much more!!!!!

So while you and I both think that I'm "going" crazy as Miller enters his last year of high school and I brace myself for yet ANOTHER one of life's transitions.... I am determining myself to focus on God's goodness and ALL that He has provided us through His Son! Especially as Easter is fast approaching! What better time than this to thank God for all of His blessings and for me not to focus on the things that are making me "crazy"! aka....sad!!! He has promised me peace....He has overcome the world...and He has risen.....
John 16:33 " I have told you these things so that in Me you might have peace. In this world you will have trouble, But take heart! I have overcome the world!"
Blessings to you and yours during this Easter week!!!