The Winds of CHANGE

Wow, three months since the last post here. A LOT has happened in those months, thus the title of this blog. Let me back up to Dec. to fill you all in.

Beginning of Dec a good friend, Kalena Byrne (Parent), came over and asked if I would be her babysitter for her 3 very well behaved children. I told her “Yes” and started the next morning…early, early the morning, like 5:30 in the morning early. After 3 months we have all adjusted well to getting up at that unearthly hour. I think that Jacob has really enjoyed it if for no other reason then I now cook breakfast just about every morning. The ages of the babysitting kids are 8, 5 and 4 so they fit in well with my kids. The two older girls get on the bus at 8:40 and then I have the boy for about another 2 hrs before his mom picks him up. After that we hit school, squeeze in eating and then around 5pm we start getting ready for bed so the kids can have 10 – 12 hrs of sleep. The kids sure enjoy playing with friends just about every morning. God is so wonderful. We were going to be needing some extra money to pay for the propane bill that was coming up. Jacob and I had just talked about it a few days before. We weren’t really worried since God has always provided for us, I for one, was just wondering how He was going to do it this time. I am so happy with how He provided! I’m glad Jacob didn’t have to take on another job like last year and that instead it is something I can do in my own home and still homeschool my children! God is just awesome like that. J Also it is a Monday –Thursday sometimes Friday job. Can’t get much better than that.

That same week, I find out that both my neighbors are moving and that very weekend one of young couples in the church moved 5 hrs away to Kenniwick to pastor. They had a very good reason for moving (pastoring) and all but we do miss them. Our church isn’t very big 18 in Sunday school and everyone misses them. But it is neat that that same weekend they moved, that Sunday we had a new teen boy start to attend. He has been coming pretty regular since. Isn’t neat how God works things like that? We loose one young couple and gain another young person that same weekend. Not only had Jorge been coming to church but has started teaching Jacob how to play the guitar! Jacob has been quit the diligent student too, I might add. He has advanced much more quickly than Jorge ever expected him to. Jacob played his first special in church two weeks ago. It has made me very happy to see Jacob get so into playing the guitar. He practices so much. He has even start having the kids gather around and sing with him which make my heart so happy. Jorge asked me to play with them a couple weeks ago. It was a lot of fun getting to play the piano while my husband played the guitar. It was a great feeling to be able to play with them both. Can’t wait to see what all God does with all this. I can tell, far as my playing goes, that it is easier to play songs in church and even a little by ear now. That is very excited for me. I sure do love playing the piano.

I guess this is long enough for now. I hear my bed calling me, so I will have to write more another time. Hopefully sooner then 3 months. I sure enjoy time on the computer but I haven't been getting it much in the last 3 months, but that is ok. The Lord knows what we need. So for now, good night.