Tru's Special 7th Birthday

What a wonderful weekend we had!!! Kelli and the girls arrived Thursday afternoon, Tabbi and the boys came over Thursday evening, and Jon came from Muscatine later Thursday night. We spent Friday together celebrating Tru's 7TH BIRTHDAY!!!! The kids had a great time playing together, and we took them to the pool for a couple of hours. Tabbi and the boys went home Friday evening. Much of the weekend was taken up with phone calls, emails, and lots of discussion because Jon and Kelli got an offer on their house Thursday!!!! There was a counter offer and an agreement made. YAY!!!! Then just to top it off they turned around and bought a house in Muscatine on Saturday!! DOUBLE YAY!!!!! We're praying for smooth sale processes and are SO happy for them!!!! And for us!!!! As of now Kelli and the girls are safely back at home and getting ready for a move! AND Jon got a lot of work done around here...the west wall of the garage is drywalled and taped. Tonight he primered the bathroom and he's basically like Superman! All that said, I'll get back to where I started...."HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRU!!!"

Five Years Old

Today Tru turned 5 years old!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRU!! We're looking forward to your party later!!

I got good news today. I had a medical test last week and got results today that showed no problem at all. I must say that I'm quite relieved but more aware. Thanks, Lord, for Your grace and protection. Tomorrow I get a day with Tre...haven't done that in a long time and I'm looking forward to it!! Saturday we'll go to Des Moines for a wedding, and Jon will be covering calls on Sunday. My bronchitis and sinus infection are pretty well cleared up, just a little coughing yet.

Thought for the day

Do you ever feel like a 5 year old? In some ways that would be great...seeing everything with fresh new eyes and finding the world an amazing, wonderful place. In some ways that would mean feeling like you'll never be "big" and get to do all the cool stuff the older kids do. I'm sure sometimes you'd feel like your mom knew everything and you were in trouble a lot. Those things are much like the things we experience as believers...the awe, the highs, the thinking we won't ever "arrive", the conviction of sin...yet God calls us to childlikeness in all the good ways. He also calls us to grow in grace, mature, and develop our faith and gifts. So it's okay to be 5 years old in our simplicity, sincerity, and trust, at the same time growing in the practices of obedience, prayer, and walking out the truth we've been given. Here's to 5 year olds!!