Mar. 17, 2008 - New beginnings--- Spring!
Spring starts officially in a couple days. The perfect time to think of new beginnings. After a long rainy winter, I am so excited to see the flowers and trees start to bloom and see 2 amazing rainbows this week. Although the forecast is still rain, showers, some showers, rain, light showers…. as far as they can see, spring is on the way and there will be bursts of sun that make everything sparkle in between the cloudbursts. I like to walk outside and see everything change.
Besides the rain that made this winter feel long, Scott started a new job, which included a project at the start that was very time and energy consuming. That’s getting wrapped up and we’re looking forward to things settling into a more regular routine and seeing how the direction of this new job goes.
The kids have been having some fun. Gabriel turns 13 next week! He loves everything he’s learning about computer programming and is full of ideas. His imagination has been dreaming up a gnome world for his book and in between, he snacks! He is growing so fast and I am only about a ½ inch taller than him now.
Peace joined a dance group that will be performing throughout the community, as well as they have a Bible study and do service projects. She played Bianca in a junior version of Taming of the Shrew in Feb. I see her changing so fast into a “pre-teen”! She loves glamour as much as her big sister and they both put together some pretty creative outfits and even share clothes sometimes.
Jessamyn has a calendar full of social events—movies concerts, dances ( I’ll have to put up a pic of her great 80’s outfit) and play practice. She is also in a Shakespeare play and helping with costumes etc. for another play. She drives us most places now and is doing well with that. We all look forward to her getting her license this summer.
Both my sister will be having babies within the next weeks—we are so excited to hold and love those babies. My youngest brother will be getting married in the fall, so our family is growing. We are still in process of applying to adopt and I am currently working on making a photo book for the case workers and children to look through.
I feel really good about the fact that I am working toward some better habits of eating and excercising—I’m eating more small meals that have good carbs and protein in each one throughout the day and drinking more water, nothing radical, but I think I’m finding something that works for me and I can stick with and continue to improve upon. I seem to be losing that sugar craving and habit of mindless eating. It’s important to make this a priority, part of taking care of me, not putting myself last.
God is good to us, my life is full of love and blessings and I am thankful to begin again each day and to soak up the springtime.
Comments
Mar. 17, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Rebeca
Happy almost Spring to you my sister! And the luck o' the Irish and all that. Please do post the pictures of Jessamyn in her 80s outfit- I only got to see them on your camera, and I know I didn't get the full "bigness" of that hair!
Love you,
Beca
Mar. 30, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by keldaris
I, too, want to see the big hair. I had big hair once and I still have a love of (some) 80's music. Did you have big hair, too.
Spring is wonderful even if when it snows and my nose is cold as I type this because I can't stand having the heat up when it is the end of March! I love seeing my flowers blooming and watching the birds enjoy our yard...Ahh, beautiful spring!
