School is Back in Session

The kids are happily back in school and enjoying daycare!!! So far each time we have picked them up, they have asked why we got there so quickly. I guess that is a good sign! We have managed to have a home cooked meal each day this week - two days - knock on wood. And, Zack even had soccer practice last night.

Zack is on the Kicks this year, and he is really enjoying his new coach. Yesterday in practice he was very driven and showed lots of skill out there on the field. I was a proud mom. I always am when my kids have a smile on their faces as the result of working hard.

Work is going very well. I am enjoying meeting lots of new people and working in a diverse population. What a breath of fresh air!! Lots of people openly praise God which is cool. Best of all, I am able to be completely honest and open. It is so nice to live in the truth.

I'm looking forward to getting my first paycheck this Friday! That would not normally be a big deal except that I haven't earned a paycheck in years! I am excited about it not because I want to spend it but because God provided it!!! Now to catch up on some past due utilities and perhaps squeeze out a dime or two for the kids school supplies. Even though the money is already gone, I am THRILLED to have earned it.

It has been brought to my attention that I have exposed myself to the "world" since I was young. I was thinking about that, and well, it is true. I left a very small world and entered a great big world. I went out and got an education beyond one way of thinking. I embraced the idea of learning more about life and people in general. I traveled the world and expanded how I see my own small place in it. I allowed myself to experience Christ in a whole new way - from the standpoint of grace and love instead of rules and regulations. My relationship with God now is infinitely deeper than it ever was when I was doing all of the "right" things. I wish I had known then what I know now; for now I know how much I didn't and don't know.

What I do know is that God loves me! And, He loves me as I am. When He looks down at me He sees His righteousness. That is Scriptural so I know I can hang my hat on it!!! I also know that I am fearfully and wonderfully made! Focusing on Truth is the way I choose to live. I have a new refusal to focus on the maybes, the grey areas, or on what other people think of me. What I know is that I am surrounded by love and my cup runneth over.

As we sit each night around our dinner table and enjoy dessert while we pray and read Scripture, I realize that God is working in our lives! My kids are learning and growing in Him in OUR FAMILY.