So much to say....

I totally forgot that I started this blog! Let's see, what has happened since late July? After presenting all the hard facts and numbers to my husband, he has agreed to me having a homebirth! I can honestly say that I was leery that I would ever be able to get him to see that it was a safe option. Good thing we serve an amazing God, because without Him there would have been no way. So, I have found a midwife who will be making home prenatal visits and my husband likes her. She emailed me with my blood work results and I was just so excited about that. I have never had an OB give me my results. Their policy has always been, "we will inform you of any problems". I feel so enlightened to be so informed. I can tell this is the beginning of a great new friendship blossoming.

Jaylem is playing football. Last week he couldn't practice for most of the week, because after trying to break a tackle he pivoted while another player had his feet and hurt himself. The pedi diagnosed it as Achiles Tendonitis. Poor thing was in so much pain. He literally crawled to our room to tell us about the pain. He could not even walk! Then the coach told me to soak his feet in ice water. Let me tell you, that is not a job for a mom to do. He was in the worst pain ever. I called my husband at work bawling. Praise report,my little big guy is perfectly fine now! He has practiced hard all week with no problems at all.

Last thing, on Tuesday 8/21 I will officially be working from home. I think I am motivated by the paycheck. I pray to God that we are good stewards of the extra money that will be coming in.

The Lord has truly been blessing us.

"Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples." Psalm 105

Life....

This is my first post. The kids are running around the house playing football. I know, why am I letting them play football in the house. We live in Florida and it's hot outside! They aren't throwing the ball, just chasing each other and doing a "safe" tackle to the oldest. He is such a good big brother. How many 13 year old boys like to play with his younger siblings? He makes them feel loved. He makes me so proud of him.

The boys are trying to get all of their schoolwork done weekly by Thursday afternoon. I don't know their motivation, but as long as it is done, legible, and they have learned what I have set out to teach, it is fine with me. I am making the two older boys do handwriting daily, now. Why? My boys seem to think that they can form their letters whatever way they like. Who cares that manuscript was already in effect long before they were even conceived? So it's back to basics. That's the beauty of homeschooling.... If I feel they are lacking in some skill, I can drop everything or add a lesson to tackle that problem.

I had an encounter with a high school aged girl in Publix yesterday. As she was checking out my two items, she looked at my four blessings with disdain in her eyes and asked were they all mine. I of course, answered yes, but added that all five of them were mine, while rubbing my eight week preggo belly. Her eyes bulged and she asked was I crazy, why was I doing this again. I told her that I wasn't crazy, and that all of my kids are blessings and that my husband and I would accept however many God gives us. She went on and on, and concluded that she was only going to have two kids, at the most, and that she was too conceited to even risk getting stretch marks! I ended that conversation by telling her that I would pray for her. Too bad my babies had to see the disdain some of the world feels for children.

Well, that's life. At the end of the day we need to make sure we have impacted someone's life positively and shown the love of God to those we encounter.

"This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you." John 15:12