I'm blessed.

Yesterday was Homecoming at our church.  Wade preached a message on the prodigal son, and then we had a wonderful time of plain ol' fellowship.  We had a HUGE potluck with more food than I have ever seen before laid out on four big tables.  Then we all went outside to play!  We had horseshoes, cornhole boards, dominoes, and lots of things for the kids to do.  God blessed us with a beautiful, perfect day.  After the playing, we had homemade ice cream - banana, chocolate, vanilla, and peach!  OH MY GOODNESS was it good!

The point of all this is, I'm blessed!  God has plunked me down right in the middle of a congregation of wonderful and amazing people.  I had no idea when Wade took the pastorate at Old Zion that God would be creating relationships closer than blood with the people there.  Two of my children were born into that church, and the oldest was only five months old when we started.  They know and love the people there like they are their own relatives.  And I guess they are family - the family of God.

I know there will come a day when God tells Wade that his time at Old Zion is over, and that He has another church who needs Wade's amazing gifts.  When that happens I'll be so sad.  I try not to think about it much, and I hope it's far, far into the future.  (I'd like it if Wade retired from O.Z.!) 

Overall, though, today I'm just feeling really blessed.  That saying, "Too blessed to be stressed," comes to mind since my whole life has been the Indianapolis 500 lately.  The stress will kick in a little later today, but right now, it's nice to just feel God touching my spirit and saying, "Daughter, I'm here- even in your storm."  Blessed... what a sweet feeling.

AAAAAAHHHHHHH!

Life is insane right now.  I have 18 hours this semester.  I have 18 hours, three children, and a pastor husband.  18 hours was a LOT when it was just me and my cat!

There are so many things I need to post on here, but I have ZERO time.  Like right now, I'm in the computer lab at school, not sitting in front of my computer at home with a cup of coffee with hazelnut creamer.  Oh, to sit at home and relax!

Here's one worth remembering though...

Parker and Jackson preach to each other all the time.  Parker was "preaching" the other day and said, "IF YOU'RE NOT SAVED, YOU'RE GOING TO HELL! AND (pointing to imaginary parishioners) THAT'S YOU AND YOU AND YOU AND YOU!!!"

As funny as he is, Jackson is equally sweet.  I fell down the stairs recently (a whole 'nother blog post in itself), and seeing my bruise, Jackson went to the refrigerator, got a piece of ice, wrapped it in a napkin, and put it gently on my arm, "To make the bruise not so bad, Momma."

And as sweet as Jackson is and as funny as Parker is, Simon is just...well... Simon.  He's PRECIOUS, sweet, smart, cuddly, and BOY does that baby have a temper!  Like I said about the stairs thing, that's a whole 'nother blog post in itself! 

Back to work....  Gotta read and write papers. 

I can do this.  I can do this.  I can do this.