Raise your hand if you’re in unbelief that it’s already June! 🙋🏼♀️
In January I heard this prayer—“This year—only YOU and what YOU are doing, LORD. Amen.”
I wrote it in my journal and on our family chalkboard that I look at everyday. I’ve rolled it around in my head and heart more times than I could count. What would a year look like lived under this prayer? What things might I quit doing? What things might take priority? How would I spend my money? How would I interact with my kids? In what ways would I adjust how I respond to my husband? So many questions and thoughts around this prayer.
I had a list of prayer needs under this prayer written in chalk. And I’ve already seen the Lord’s hand at work in specific ways as we have rolled our concerns over to Him.
Ruby found an apartment for the fall and another room mate, in addition to her current awesome one.
Ruby is thriving at woodlands camp and learning a new skill (photography), making new friends, loving on younger kids, and oh so much more. I’m so proud of her!!!!!!
Molly is settling in at her camp in Ohio. Camp Carl. She is being stretched and learning how to lead well. She’s making new friends and expanding her horizons and getting to lead worship. She drove all the way there alone—that was a big deal. For me anyway.
Mack is starting his senior year of football summer practice along with additional training in football this summer. I’ve seen him grow up a lot over the past year, and I’m very proud of him. So excited for his senior year.
God led us to vehicles the kids needed.
He provided for a Spring Break trip that was so fun for all of us.
He has clarified our summer trips.
He is preparing Mack for a Utah Mission Trip in July.
He has helped me in areas of health and has helped me discern the importance of my place at home in very sweet, personal ways.
I’ve enjoyed resting in His sovereign arms as I bring decisions and potential plans to Him and ask Him to help me. To make things clear to me. To help me see what He sees and trust Him when I hear His voice, no matter what He says.
This summer is so sweet as I see each of my kids living on purpose, using gifts God has given them to love and serve others. My heart is full. Even though I’m missing them terribly, I’m proud beyond words of where they each are these days.
How about some photos from the last month or so?
We traveled to Augusta to celebrate my niece and nephew graduating from high school! So thankful I got to see my sisters🩷 and my dad😊
I took a ton of photos of my yard in May because it was so beautiful!!! And I always have plenty of photos of Rolo on my camera roll. She’s my BFF.
She turned 20 while she was away at camp, and I just can hardly believe I’m old enough to have a two decade old child. We love Ruby.
We said goodbye to Molly and then prayed all day as she drove over seven hours to get to her camp in Ohio. We miss Molly!!
So all in all I just want to say that being in the center of God’s will is what I want—for me, for Josh, for Ruby, for Molly and for Mack. I’ve listened to “The Purest Place” by Christy Nockels a lot this past week. I’ll probably share more about it soon, but look it up and give it a listen. The purest place is where God is and that’s where I wanna be. He brings life and purpose.
Hope your summer is off to a great start!☀️