Happy Memorial Day 2013!

Hope you all are having a wonderful Memorial Day 2013!  We are sweating here in San Antonio, working in the yard and eating watermelon.  :)  All is well and Summer is here!

Sweet Friends

Just before the week of the move I was so happy to have a couple of hours of girl time with some sweet ladies.  These ladies have meant so much to me in the past few years and will continue to.  They have encouraged me, listened to me, prayed with me, laughed with me, camped and retreated with me, given great advice and even cried with me.  I am so thankful for their friendship and look forward to many more years of friendship.  Love you girls!

Leakey, Texas

We just returned from a nice few days with Troy's lifelong friend, Ashley, and his family.  What a great time at the families' cabin in Leakey, TX.  

The last time we went to Leakey Audrey was about 6 months old and, needless to say, there was no Laina.  Ashley and Crystal have 2 kids, Lane and Kaitlin.  They're older than our girls, but we LOVED every minute with them.  Audrey and KK never stopped playing.  

Here we are playing bubbles with Daddy.

We spent the afternoon down in the river.  We all had our fun...of course Mommy enjoyed the water AND her book right in the middle of the river.

Daddy played around in the water with the kids

Audrey and KK had a blast together!

and here's our two Lane Lane and Lain Lain

Laina stuck pretty close to her Daddy most of the time

Our evening was topped off with some smores

have to have some pics of my other girl...we all know she's part of the family...

 And last but not least, here are our sweet friends the Woffords.  Thank you guys so much for a great time.  Hope to see you again soon!

Today

It is 7:30 on Tuesday morning, May 21st.  We have been in San Antonio for about 19 days.  We've closed on both houses.  All that is done.  Thank goodness.  The boxes are unpacked.  The pictures are hung.  All is settling in. ...I know it was fast.  I'm a bit obsessive.  We all know that.  That's the way it is.

I got up early this morning.  Did my Bible study.  I'm continuing on in Precepts John.  There are several weeks in this study where we study the feasts of Israel.  Pretty amazing.  I finished the feasts today.  I am keenly aware of God's providence. His absolute Sovereignty over this world and it's days.  and...over my days.  He is always working His purposes, His plans in this world.  He is bringing all things together.  He is Victorious.  And as I pray I am so aware that He is these things in my life as well.

I sit here today feeling a sense of expectancy.  He picked up my family and brought us here.  That much was clear.  We're here now.  We're settled.  We're ready.  I don't know what He has for us.  So I pray expectantly.  God, I'm ready.  I'm pliable in Your Sovereign hands.  You know my heart.  You know my desires.  Do as You will.  We'll just rest here and live life looking for Your movement.

Grow my children.  Give them peace, stability.  Let them be more and more aware of You.  Grow my husband.  Use him.  Give him a good name at the city gates.  Use me in these things Father.
Show me where you want me.  I will not go ahead of You.  I will wait.  I will walk with you.  Serve my family.  Pray, listen and wait.  Expectantly, for YOU ARE GOOD.  YOU ARE ALWAYS VICTORIOUS.
So be it.