Gripped by the Sovereignty of God

Can you thank me for trusting you with this experience even if I never tell you why? -God.
After listening to Walk in the Word with James McDonald today, this comment sticks with me and causes me to contemplate this question in my life. I don't understand why we are in Fargo, why our house hasn't sold, why my mom is in heaven today and left this earth earlier than I wanted her to. BUT, can I thank God for trusting me to endure all these things?

No School?!

NDEA, otherwise known to us as, MEA weekend. Yippee. Four day weekend. TROUBLE. That's was that is. It takes us two days to get used to being at home together, one day to get along and one day to prepare to return to school. The only choice I had was to put McKenzie in charge and go off to lunch with a friend. We had a lovely time and actually, while I was away, the kids played very well together. Even spent most of it outside. Music to a mother's ears. All afternoon, we anxiously anticipated Sarah and Dorothy's arrival for a sleepover this evening. Of course the climax to this event is the debut of High School Musical 3 on Friday. I secretly can't wait to see the movie!
We had a fun evening as I tooked five children to a "photo shoot". There is a young women's event coming up at church and one of the ideas was to take pics of women of all ages with no makeup on. All natural. I think it sounds really cool. Sophia and Dotty Lou got in on the action too. Isaac had a melt down when he walked into the room full of estrogen. So, Hannah had to take him out and hide in the van. Where else could a boy go? Afterwards, we picked up five girls from Olive Garden. (Mckenzie and her friends) and brought the people count in the van up to 10. Yikes.
Troy is enjoying himself in Bismarck at the NDEA conference. I love how he ends up singing karoake and eating good food all night. Sounds like hard work to me.

Rainy days in Oct.

I am finishing what I started. I don't do that a lot. I get something going and then have a hard time completing it. My husband calls it abstract/random. I also refer to it as adult ADHD. I can be going along, with a task in my mind, and be completely thrown off by something else that catches my eye or enters my thoughts. Like today, I had no intention of trying to begin to blog again. I have things to do!! However, this grabbed my attention and I was off to the races. Call it random, call it whatever...

"Sing praises to the Lord, for He has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitants of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel." Is. 12:5-6

He has been glorious in my life over the course of the last year. I have been pricked my the brokeness of the world and have lived through it to tell about it. There were days I didn't think I could go on happily ever again. I have learned how to live in the moment and savor the people in my life. I have learned that God is good, not matter the circumstances. There are many other truths that have been imprinted on my life that I hope I never forget. Learning things in the classroom is one thing, but going on a field trip will seal the memory forever. I don't like field trips, but if that what it takes to make me student of the Word, so be it.

I hope to share how this happens and how to trust God in difficulty.