Dear Friends,
Summer is here! 🙂 In a few months, the next school year will start and we will have one at home, one starting pre-school, one in elementary school, and one in middle school. But before that, we will have a fantastic camp season. 🙂
Amy and Haley finished their year well, we are very proud of them. It’s hard to believe Amy will be in middle school next year, and I can’t believe Joshua will start pre-school. I feel like years are going by, and I just want time to slow down a bit.
The boys are also doing well, they love to play with each other and with the girls. Since the weather is so nice recently, we spend a lot of time in our yard. I am so grateful to have a yard where we can play together, enjoy the weather, and just relax.
Chris was able to take some time off as well the past week, and it was so good to enjoy his company the whole week. He is still off, and I am looking forward spending another week with him. I am grateful to have him as my husband.
The other day we were driving somewhere and I mentioned to Chris how I admire his attitude when something goes wrong. There were quite a few things that week that were unexpected and objectively negative, but he didn’t stop to blame anyone, or try to find whose fault these things were, he just acknowledged the facts and tried to find a solution. This doesn’t come naturally to me at all. I think it’s so incredible that someone can just move on, looking to solve the problem without first trying to figure out who is responsible or who made a mistake.
Another thing I recently realized is that I talk much nicer with the kids when people are around. When they spill the milk because they are playing around the kitchen table, and someone is here, I am talking lovingly to them, as I should, but when no one is here, I tend to say, “guys, I told you so many times not to play around the kitchen table.” And while there’s nothing wrong in and of itself with what I say, I know the way I say it is not full of love. I made the decision to talk to them as if we always had a guest in the house. Since then, I noticed a good change in my tone, and I hope it will only get better. I have no reason to ever allow my sinful nature not to talk to them in love, no matter what they do and how many times I told them not to do that. So please pray that I may get better at this, as I know loving speech pleases God.
How can we pray for you?