Getting Acclamated

Now that we are moved we have been taking advantage of the Air Force Base here in Little Rock. The kids had swimming lessons and we have been swimming as much as possible. They have really enjoyed the pool on base!(this is Stephen's first jump off the diving board) It has been so much fun. Our rental home is very comfortable and a real blessing. Having our family together again is great. Now, to sell our home in Coldwater. The market isn't good, but God is.....

Moving

We finally did it and without these two, it would have been nearly impossible. The Tim team proved to be very powerful. I think Timmy is glad to be done loading here in this picture. The funny thing is that he is currently helping his sister and brother-in-law move from Albuquerque to St. Louis today!! He said that when he gets older and has to move he expects some pay back. This summer there is just a lot of moving going on in our family and he happens to have the muscle power needed. Thanks Timmy!!!

Lil Linz did it!

Lindsey posing with her friends at the senior breakfast. She finally graduated high school and can go on to a more challenging curricula (we hope) I can honestly say that she was by far, the easiest to homeschool. She breezed through every subject. What a joy to teach someone with a near photographic memory. I am very proud of her in every way. She was able to go to a public high school and remain true to her family and her God. As she pursues what God has for her, clinical lab sciences at Northwest CC for now, I pray for her to be in the center of God's will, finding His best for her. What a beautiful, never-been-kissed, 18 year old young woman! She is truly a gift from God.

Fear and Hormones

I realised after being up most of the night what profoundly affects my emotions. Hormones. It is what makes the world go around. As much as I hate being teary and vunerable, I love the other times when I feel full of life and invinceable. I think they call this pre-menapausal symptoms when you have the very big mood swings based on your hormones. The worst thing that can happen when feeling vunerable from hormones is getting in a fight with someone you love. Especially, when you are motivated by the fear of being unloved.(that's what the book said anyway) That very fear visits you in your darkest hour. It is an evil dark thing. To be in this pit that is part physical and part of who you are. That's when the white knight, the hero comes in. The only valiant, true rescuer of my soul. He says, "Do not fear". "I love you, not for who you are or what you can do for me." Then I am free of the trappings of this world and begin to fly above the clutter of this world. No, I am not just an animal. I am also not a highly evolved human with emotions and sins that trap me. I am a child of God, His beautiful bride, His delight.

Talk with the animals....

We are still WILD about the zoo!

We paid for another membership as we entered the zoo Friday. With just 4 of the kids it seemed like a "walk in the park". Oh, that it was! Cherone and I enjoyed the B-E-A-utiful day and lingered even until 5:30p(that's 1730) The trolley was nice too and we covered the entire zoo. There are new exhibits on the horizon such as, the northern (something) with grizzly bears! My mom should love that!

The girls

They keep growing up! Rebekah has been at Belhaven for almost a year now! She has done fabulous with a 4.0 gpa for the first semester as well as being a cross-country super star. I know that Belhaven has been a great college for her and she loves it alot. I am thankful that she has been able to attend. Moriah is a foot taller and very helpful to me. She has been loving working in the nursery and would love to start babysitting. Lindsey is looking forward to going to college herself in the fall and wishes her big sisters were still with her. Grace has hardly grown physically but is getting the confidence that age brings. She more readily lets people know when they have crossed the line, although she is still as sweet as ever. We hope that Jeannette and Justin move close to us soon.