One thing I love about life in the country is the constant change. One day you’re a happy farmer with a cow grazing in the field. The next day you’re a crazy woman wading through mud in your good shoes chasing a cow down the street.
Everyone’s talking about school starting and all of the excitement surrounding that. But dude. It’s still steaming hot here in our part of the world.
I am usually calm and collected….OK not really. I do usually appear calm on the outside, but my mind is almost always racing with thoughts that I have to push down so I don’t come across like a psycho on steroids.
I am so in love with this clock I made. It was really a simple project and it makes me so happy every time I look at it. I have moved it all over the place and it’s one of those things that looks good everywhere. Don’t you love those things? If I am fixing…
It can’t be. Today my oldest son is 20. TWENTY.
There must be a mistake. I only have to close my eyes and I can see him lying next to me in my bed. So tiny, so new.
Why is there always something wrong with me? If it’s not my knee it’s my shoulder. If it’s not my hip it’s my neck. I can see that I won’t be aging well.
I encourage you, if you are raising sons, to step back and be quiet. Ask the Lord to show you his gifts and gently nurture them. It’s a fine line you walk as the mom.
Is it Friday already? The summer is speeding by. Maybe that’s why it is so hot….the world is moving too fast.
Another question: If I am so busy, why does it seem like I am not getting much done?
I thought, since we are pretty boring these days, I’d give you an update on the kids:
Levi has some new interests…..colors, spelling and body parts. It makes for some interesting conversations:
This is a big day for us. Tax season is officially over at 6:00 this afternoon. In just a few hours I will have my husband back. Of course, he’ll be a zombie for a week or so.