Today we met our buddies in Columbia at the zoo and had a great time seeing all of the animals and pouring sweat in the muggy morning air. The kids had a great time, the adults did as well, and everyone left soaking wet with sweat and ready for some air-conditioning. I think that is one of the things I thank God most for on a daily basis. Air-conditioning. Thank you Lord! I know all good and perfect things come from the Lord, and air-conditioning HAS to be one of them.
Mom and the kids and I grabbed a bite to eat and then headed to Grandmama Ott's to visit. Grandmama is 86 years old, and still gets down on the floor to play with my children. How special is that? How many great-grandmama's do you see on the floor with their great-grandkids? I truly am thankful to have TWO grandmama's for my kids to know and love, and they are both in good health! We celebrated Father's day (finally) and Todd's birthday, and ate way too much as usual.
Casey reported that he had a fun day playing golf with some of our buddies, and then crashed their house again this evening to be fed. A good day in the Argo house. : )
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
The thoughts in my head...
I would just like to say, that I have had this blog for YEARS now, way before all of my buddies jumped on the blogging bandwagon. So what that I only posted things about my kids and never chose to wax poetic on the thing for any random passerby to read?? Well, I'm starting to feel guilty about it, so maybe I'll think about trying something new on this thing in the near future, since I've been content to neglect it for almost exactly a year.
Life with TWO kids is ALWAYS interesting and busy. Never a dull moment, truly. I am so incredibly blessed and I cannot thank God enough for giving me two of the most stubborn, hard-headed, wild and energetic children. I just pray daily that their stubborn personalities can be trained to work for good, and that God is raising them up some very special mates that will be able to deal with their high-strung personalities. Life could not be better. The hubby is home for the summer, the families are good, staying home with the kids is the best thing ever (even on the most stressful of days I remind myself of this), and VBS is almost here and gone. I'm in charge of that this year, and I have nothing but respect for those who have planned it before me. What a challenge!
My God is a great and awesome God who is purposeful and powerful. He is the supplier of all my needs, and he gives me what I need at exactly the right time when I need it. It may not be the way I thought I would get it, or exactly what I thought was needed, but He is always there. That's what having children has taught me - that God is in control, that He knows what you need before you need it, and that His good and perfect will is better than ANY plans I could have made for myself.
I have been reflecting on God's plans for my life a lot recently, and it is amazing to go back and look to see how He has provided for me and taken care of my family. If we will put our trust in Him, he will guide us and use us for His great purposes. I am enjoying the happiness that comes when I give myself FULLY to Him and dedicate myself to serving Him. Hopefully I'll be able to share some of what He's been doing in my life SOON. Here's hoping that SOON isn't a year from now...
Life with TWO kids is ALWAYS interesting and busy. Never a dull moment, truly. I am so incredibly blessed and I cannot thank God enough for giving me two of the most stubborn, hard-headed, wild and energetic children. I just pray daily that their stubborn personalities can be trained to work for good, and that God is raising them up some very special mates that will be able to deal with their high-strung personalities. Life could not be better. The hubby is home for the summer, the families are good, staying home with the kids is the best thing ever (even on the most stressful of days I remind myself of this), and VBS is almost here and gone. I'm in charge of that this year, and I have nothing but respect for those who have planned it before me. What a challenge!
My God is a great and awesome God who is purposeful and powerful. He is the supplier of all my needs, and he gives me what I need at exactly the right time when I need it. It may not be the way I thought I would get it, or exactly what I thought was needed, but He is always there. That's what having children has taught me - that God is in control, that He knows what you need before you need it, and that His good and perfect will is better than ANY plans I could have made for myself.
I have been reflecting on God's plans for my life a lot recently, and it is amazing to go back and look to see how He has provided for me and taken care of my family. If we will put our trust in Him, he will guide us and use us for His great purposes. I am enjoying the happiness that comes when I give myself FULLY to Him and dedicate myself to serving Him. Hopefully I'll be able to share some of what He's been doing in my life SOON. Here's hoping that SOON isn't a year from now...
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