Another week-end. After working at my mom's house for a few hours I swore I would not leave that much stuff for my kids to sort through. So...every year I will clean out my house. We worked on the basement today. Now we have a garage full of junk. It feels good to get rid of stuff and get somewhat organized. We have an olympic star in the family. Riley won first place in the softball throw at the toddler olympics. He was the youngest in the event and brought home the blue ribbon. Tomorrow we dedicate little Evan and we will bring Riley and Trey home to spend the night and go to the zoo Monday. I am really looking forward to spending some time with them. Evan is smiling and trying to make noises. He is so sweet. I love my boys. Mike and Mikey have gone for Chipotle and I think the rest of the day will be relaxation with my two bigger boys.

Just finished Blue Like Jazz. Good book. It had a lot to say but the end said it all - there is nothing that compares to truly falling in love with Jesus. I don't always do the right things, I don't always please him in my choices. But there is something inside me that makes Him love me and I am so glad for that. It isn't complicated, I love Him and He loves me and that's really all I need to know.

What a great Sunday!! It started with an unbelievable sermon from our worship leader. Unfortunately he has resigned. He is an awesome person and I have watched him evolve into one of the best preachers I have ever heard. Fear was the topic of his sermon; a topic I think we all can relate to. We've all said "what if"... the words that invite fear. "Then God..." If those are the words that finish the sentence - fear is banished. It's really sad when you haven't heard an old hymn for so long that you have forgotten how powerful the words are. We sang "How Firm a Foundation". WOW may I never forget what that song says.

Fear not, I am with thee, oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy God I will still give thee aid;
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by My gracious, omnipotent hand.

When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;
For I will be with thee thy trials to bless
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply.
The flames shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine.

E'en down to old age all My people shall prove
My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;
And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn,
Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne.

The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose
I will not, I will not, desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake
I'll never, no never, no never forsake!

As I was leaving the first service, I watched my mother walk in to the second by herself. You see my dad was at home, not able to attend much anymore. My parents have lived this song in front of me. I am watching God's unbelievable grace carry my mom through a very hard time. Because of them, I know these words to be true. No one will ever convince me otherwise. He is a firm foundation even down to old age that will never forsake us.

The rest of the day included a work-out at the gym with my husband, lunch at our favorite chinese place, some training for the new guy and watching the Espy's with Pup. It was a great show with some very inspiring stories.

I'm looking forward to a visit from Kerri and the boys this morning.

I know I have used these words here before but I really like this. I was reminded of this song today and I think there is a lot of comfort in their simplicity.

To everyone who's lost someone they love
Long before it was their time
You feel like the days you had were not enough
when you said goodbye

And to all of the people with burdens and pains
Keeping you back from your life
You believe that there's nothing and there is no one
Who can make it right

For the marriage that's struggling just to hang on
They lost all of their faith in love
They've done all they can to make it right again
Still it's not enough

For the ones who can't break the addictions and chains
You try to give up but you come back again
Just remember that you're not alone in your shame
And your suffering
When you're lonely
And it feels like the whole world is fallin on you
You just reach out, you just cry out to Jesus
Cry to Jesus

There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He'll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus

To the widow who struggles with being alone
Wiping the tears from her eyes
For the children around the world without a home
Say a prayer tonight

Cry out to Jesus

Thank goodness He never gets tired of hearing our cries. Have a blessed Sunday

We're enjoying a very nice week-end with nothing we have to do. Mike is watching a movie I am not the least interested in so thought I would post a blog. We met the boys at Easton for just a little while today. They saw Curious George at the bookstore then played in the fountains. Evan just slept. He is so cute. Mike and I did a little shopping and had lunch at Fado.
We are still in the long process of trying to decide the timeline to move my mom and dad. I know what my timeline would be but it has to ultimately be her decision. I will really be glad to put this time behind and get them settled. I guess the work will actually just begin once we move them. So much to do with the house it makes my head swim.
Last night we stopped by one of Gahanna's establishments for a quick dinner and our neighbors walked in and ate with us. I love it when things like that happen unplanned.
Mike and I will be going to Nashville Indiana for a few days this week - one of my very favorite places!! I am really looking forward to it. Church tomorrow and a new week begins. Summer is flying by. Enjoy, drink lots of lemonade and relax. That's my plan.

I've been busy lately. Not a lot to post about. I have been looking for a place to move my parents. It has become painfully obvious that it is time. It hasn't been the most enjoyable thing to be involved in but we're getting through it. Trying to decide what kind of place they needed has been the first hurdle. They are really at different places when it comes to their needs. We are doing what we think is best and I am following my gut you might say. Gahanna has some really nice places and we are hoping to move them by the first week of August. Now that the decision is made I really need to get this finished and have them settled. I don't know what to expect from my Dad. He is not happy about this and it is next to impossible to discuss anything rationally with him anymore. I am trying to keep a positive attitude, hoping the move will transpire smoothly. For the longest time I thought it would be fun to have the families of three of my friends over for a cook-out. So I finally made that happen this past Saturday. It was really fun. We will probably try to make it a yearly event. We had 22 adults, seven rug-rats and two cutie patooties, lots of food and an all-around good time. We passed on Red White and Boom this because of little Evan. Papaw says "thanks"!! It just wasn't the same for me on t.v. but that's o.k. I'll take Evan any day. Trey and Riley will get back from the cottage today. I'm sure they'll have lots of tales to tell. I don't have a clue where June went. It seems to be the fastest moving month every year. I just wish summer would slow down. I'm trying to spend some leisure time and enjoy summer on my new porch. I purchased two new books - Blue Like Jazz and Velvet Elvis. "Everybody" seemed to be reading them so I thought I would see what they are all about. I started with Blue Like Jazz and I am thoroughly enjoying it. I'm getting fairly good at Sudoku also!!