This past Monday was the first day of school for Michael (9th grade) and Katie (6th grade). Michael is taking a break the first part of the year from sports, while Katie has decided that she wants to play girls basketball. Today is her first practice. Sandra and I had little bit of trouble coping with the fact that we now have a child in high school. Oh, where does the time go?!!
We made it back from up North a few hours ago. We had a meeting up at the school for Michael's orientation for... can I say it... "High School" earlier this evening. We still haven't had much of the chance to catch our breath.
We had a great time, but it's good to be home. Soon I'll update the blog with a few of the 80-some pictures we took on the trip.
Today we will be taking Buddy up to my mom and dad's house. He'll be staying with them while we're at church camp next week. The kids are sad to have to not have him around for what will be over a week long period. However, it sure beats the alternative... the dog kennel.
Thanks mom and dad for letting buddy hang out there for a while!
Meanwhile camp preparations are at full steam ahead. It's crunch time! There is much to do over the next three days. This is when the not-so-fun work has to be done. When we're at camp, the work is fun.
Then after camp it's a week of preparation for revival. I'm really looking forward to that week!
Oh, I think that in between those two weeks Katie has volleyball camp. I'm not sure the dates for that. She's really looking forward to that.
All in all, Katie has had a pretty normal summer. We've made some minor adjustments in what she's allowed to do, activity wise. But overall things have been normal. She is almost done with the one seizure med that she is being weaned off, while the new med has gradually been increasing. She does great at remembering when she has to take it and she prepares it herself.
Michael is a little less busy now that baseball is over. He mostly hangs out with the guys from church. They get together often and go to the batting cages, play tennis, and other stuff. Michael has been a good help around the house and around the church grounds this year. He has helped me with ministry work from time to time as well.
Well, that's all for now.
It's hard to believe that we're nearing the end of the month of June already. Baseball is almost over for Michael, he hopes. It's not that he's lost interest in baseball; it's just that he's been playing it a lot lately. He has experienced some shoulder problems lately, so he's been taking it easy on the throwing. He was able to pitch in two games this week; two innings each. He had to leave the games early due to his desire to be a VBS. I'm thankful he wanted to be at VBS. His coach works well with the fact that our ministry is priority #1 to us.
Today is Katie's last day of basketball camp. She's been coming home every day from it exhausted, but she's ready to go back each morning. I think she has enjoyed it. Sandra left work early today to go up to the school and watch Katie play.
VBS ends tonight. It's been a great week and we've met some new kids this year. Next week I go into "Camp Mode" seeing that I'll only have three weeks to get all the preparation done. It's a heavy load, but it's worth it. Maybe some day I'll get to experience one of those things I hear about... I think people call them "vacations" - anyhow, one would be nice.
Regardless of all the weight of burdens, the Lord is always good! I'm reminded of the song that says, "It will be worth it all when we see Jesus." What a day that will be!! I'm thankful for the "haven of rest" that I have in Jesus and that it is a present possession. No matter what we go through, in Jesus, we're safe evermore! Our duty is to Trust and Obey!
