A Look At The Week

This Week:
1) We are celebrating the Lord's provision of work for Braden. Starting this week he will be putting in (billable!) time at a local attorney's office. It will be great experience. Braden respects and enjoys this attorney and anticipates learning a lot. We are grateful for the opportunity!

2) Is my birthday. Another year older. It leads me to much introspection and hard questions, such as, "What am I trying to accomplish here, anyway?" It drives me back to my Bible and to my knees.

3) The kids and I are packing up and flying to IL to visit the farm during harvest. They are terribly excited. I'm excited, too, but realistically looking at all we need to do. . . is rather intimidating. My lists are long!

4) I am preparing for the JuicePlus+ conference in Memphis next week. This is largely why we are visiting the farm. The kids will have an extended stay with Grandpa and Grandma while I am with Tate in TN. I will be spending time with some of my favorite people, learning exciting and challenging things. It looks like I will have to drive to Memphis by myself (with Tate). He is a delight and I am looking forward to having some extra special time with him. . . and yet it will be challenging, too.

5) I will be visiting my Grandma B. She is still battling colon cancer. This may be our last visit, so I am praying over the things I want to say and ask, thinking of how I could bless her and thank her for all she has brought into my life. She has been my grandmother for over 30 years; surely our relationship is deep and unique. Watching my grandparents do life together has inspired me to stay in love with Braden; I want to hold his hand for the next forty years.

6) We will continue with homeschooling around all these other events, while recognizing that there are many things to learn in all that we will be doing this week. Braden and I have set some goals for the rest of the year, and I'm thankful to work off my lesson plan this week and to see how Owen and Rhyle follow along.

7) I am looking for God's faithful sustenance. In my weakness, I look for His strength. In my weariness, I look to Him for refreshment. In my grief, I look to Him for hope. In my introspection, I seek His guidance and revelation. In relationships, I look for His blessings on my words and my silences. I am expecting surprises this week, and yet I will not be surprised at all that my great God will do more than I ask or imagine- for His glory. May I see Him this week.