Yesterday was the first time I've seen Carter since he moved to the Deppens' house! It was nice to see him again, and fun getting to see him and T-man play in their last home football game this season!!
(Carter is #22 and Triston is #80.)
This = Mom and Jace doing their daily eye therapy routine before the football game that night. After the game, I drove back to Tulsa while they worked on homework until 8:30, which also seems to be a tradition lately (Mom helping with the grandkids well past 7pm most days for the last few weeks). I'm thankful for her sake that they have Fall Break the rest of this week, although it may actually mean more work for her in the end!
Jace Michael with his new gorilla transformer, which I'm pretty certain was a generous gift rather than an earned reward. The Transformers obsession is still going very strong!
Kyndal and her friend, Dylan... it makes me laugh that they hold hands walking around the football stadium!
Just a meme I thought was worth saving.
I bought a cube shelf and built it myself on Friday night - HOORAY!! It was my first time using Target pickup - highly recommend - and the shelf and three gray cubes were $42 total, which made me happy! I always feel accomplished when I build things. lol The instructions repeatedly said it "requires two people for assembly," so I counted Jesus as my second person. lol Ironically, the hardest part was nailing the 3 back panels on, but I took my time and got it done!
I tried it vertically first, but it looks best this way! I really love it, and it's nice to have some extra storage space here!!
Just a Christmas 2017 memory that makes me laugh!
I want to remember this. I have a choice in what I say yes to and what I allow in my thoughts and in my life, and I want to choose wisely!
Part of my "Power Thoughts" I wrote out and have been listening to every day for a couple months says, "I choose to take full responsibility for my actions and behaviors... My heart matters, my voice matters, and my story matters." I want to do a better job of leaning into God when I feel overwhelmed or resentful or frustrated. In a recent podcast, Christine Caine reminded me that sometimes Christians these days focus too much on finding "our tribe" and forming an unshakable friend community when the truth is that people are flawed and imperfect, and we will all let each other down in a myriad of ways, so we should place more emphasis on getting closer to God and worry less about cultivating the world's best family-and-friends circle -- I loved that and needed the reminder. The God who created us is with us and for us always -- the people who love us are just the icing on that cake. I want to acknowledge and embrace the idea that I can always make choices toward growing with God and being a strong, healthy, functional person regardless of what anyone else I love is choosing. Not easy, but worth the effort.
Okay, okay, that's all for today. I'm grateful I got to have lunch with Sarah Elizabeth this afternoon - always a treat to catch up with her! Hope you enjoy this shorter work week! ...And I hope you feel God's presence and His protective love shielding you and strengthening you for whatever you are called to do in this season!! ❤
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