God challenged us through our Bible Study
Fellowship memory verse, II Chronicles 20:12b “We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” We’ve
had ups and downs, but God is faithful to us when we look to Him.
January rang in with my wrist broken after ice-skating! The kids mastered dishes, showers and zippers quickly.
February started w/COVID for all! Thankfully it didn’t flare up James’ asthma
(“COVID is better than a cold!”)
March ended with another set of twins
(born to my sister) and a long/scary NICU stay for the boy.
April brought exciting horse-back riding
for Sarah, even doing jumps! (“How many days until the next lesson?”)
May started new sports, w/soccer for some
and T-ball for Edmund (“I’m not going!” but waits ready in the car).
June included a refreshing marriage retreat and a new experience on a swim/dive team for James and Sarah.
July was
long-awaited by Alexis, as she finally got to join a gymnastics pre-team! (“I
can walk in myself, Mom!”)
August included fun camps/trips before a
drastic change starting kindergarten for Edmund and Alexis!
September was filled with Edmund’s
machine pitch and James’s school soccer seasons.
October added Detroit Youth Opera Chorus rehearsals, with Sarah joining James, cousin Mark and aunt Jane.
November unexpectedly
brought several rental property issues and repairs for Joe.
December nervously started with a level 4 gymnastics competition for James and several music concerts.
James and Sarah practice piano daily before school while Edmund and Alexis do a math paper. They all continue to run regularly with me and even the twins competed in a 2-mile middle school cross country race! It’s never dull around here! As organized as I try to be, I have forgotten to take or pick up a kid at the right time!
Merry Christmas!
I pray when you and I don’t know what to do (and even when we
think we know what to do) we will look to God for wisdom and direction (as II
Chronicles 20:12 says). Nothing in our lives is a surprise to Him and He already
has a plan!
Alice
