Paranthetically speaking...

Life's moving on, it seems. While I was away from Blogville, our elder turned 12. Thaaaat's right - one more year of non-teenagerhood. He's growing up to be such a handsome young man - well-mannered, loving, strong-minded. We're still working on that whole unselfish part, though...I'm so proud of him and his desire this school year not only to pass, but to get onto the honor roll! How's that for a goal?! (Especially after last year!) I think it may have just recently occurred to him that extra credit projects and points are good things! Woot!

So, we're heading into a crazybusy month. September is filling up super fast! Allen and his cohorts on the men's ministry group (they SO need a name!) are doing a Labor Day cookout at church on Monday. The women's ministry group (we're taking our name from the novel series by Robin Jones-Gunn - Sisterchicks!) is having a good old-fashioned lock-in at the church building - how fun is that! Our 14th wedding anniversary is this month (sorry about Memphis, dear!) We're shooting a wedding (hopefully our last!) at the end of the month. And then Zoe (thank you, Boo!) And then, of course, there's the other stuff thrown in there - craziness! Good thing my job gives me access to spreadsheets and organizationsl tools - ROFL!!!!

Breaking news...?

I'm back! Surprise surprise - internet at home! Woot!

So, what's been happenin' in my little corner of the world...? Well, if you've read my husband's blog, you may have noticed that our elder son has been promoted! Hooray! Even tho' in May, I was told that there was no way he was moving on. I called the principal when we got the letter welcoming him to the seventh grade and she told me it was an administrative decision based on what his teachers said and the year's worth of work, but "I can hold him back if you really want me to." Uh, no. Thanks! So we spent all summer preparing him for coping with sixth grade again, but fortunately, it was not needed. Unfortunately, we had already bought sixth grade supplies, but that was easily remedied...Son, of course, is over the moon! We sat him down to tell him, and started out by asking him what mercy meant to him. LOL!

In other news, my job is still going well. Now, I'm working on getting my old office manager (friend boss) to leave and come work with me. We'll see.

My grandmother turns 80 this year, and my aunt called me a couple of weeks ago to let me know what was going on. My mother, who has since moved out of state, will be returning for the birthday, so my family will not be joining in the "regular" celebration. We'll be having, evidently, some of our "own" time with grammy either before or after her birthday. Which is all well and good, but I'm wondering how they'll handle her eventual (but please not soon) funeral. Will we get a separate funeral to go to? For the love...!

So we're working on stuff for the Women's Ministry Servant Group for the autumn. (That was for Skip!) Sounds like we've got some good things planned. I'm really looking forward to them!

...and just for you, Donna - C-word holiday is in 120 days! Lol!

Blessings

Isn't God great!?!?

We kind of ran into a slight (okay, insurmountable to us) issue financially this past week. Not really wanting to go into details at the moment, but suffice it to say that we couldn't even rob Peter to pay Paul. And then God stepped in. I had to leave my desk before the last mail run yesterday, and when I came back there was an envelope waiting for me. It was addressed in an unfamiliar handwriting and it was a bank envelope. Curious, I opened it. Inside was an anonymous note saying that the Lord had put on this person's heart that we were in need of a helping hand, and to use this as we saw fit to His glory. This was wrapped around a money order made out to me, but unsigned. Let's just say it was what we needed. Don't have a clue where it came from, no idea who to thank, except God!

I know we don't deserve this blessing, and there are others in as much need, if not more, than we are. I don't know how or why we were chosen this time - I will admit that I'm struggling with feeling extremely unworthy and guilty, even. I just pray that someday, we'll be in a position to do the same thing for someone else.

Join us, saints, in thanking Him!