My last post ended with us heading out of town. The highlight of our trip was the chance for me to see Jen in live person. While she has looked better, she is one tough cookie. When I was leaving the big house, the lady at the welcome desk saw me looking a little blue. She told me that her boyfriend had brought her chocolate covered strawberries and she didn't have the heart to tell him that she didn't like white chocolate so she offered one to me. It is one thing to know that someone is sick and it is another to see it for yourself. So, please keep praying.
When we got home, our friends from Seattle arrived for a week of fun and adventure. Our visit didn't go quite the way I had planned it in my mind but it was such a delight to see them in person that it made my heart feel better. After they were home again, my friend from Iowa and her darling kids arrived for the annual summer adventure at our house. We worked on all sorts of fun projects while our kids had fun at Science Camp.
After our company, I have been busy getting ready to call a new Senior Pastor at our church. While we have been working on this project for close to a year, the final details are coming together. Our congregation plans to vote this week right after the service where my daughter will receive the kindergarten blessing. I am hopeful that I will be done crying by the time I am supposed to address the congregation.
Yesterday, we went to meet my daughter's new teacher. We were walking into school and my daughter said, "I love you, Mommy." She must have caught on to my sense of dread that I have been trying to hide. When we are done, I asked her what she thought and she said, "I love her." So, I think my worries will subside although we are still having bus negotiations.
Well, I have had a brief sabbatical from writing during our summer adventures. My hope is to spend more time working on my next big project, my Grandma's book, after school starts. She has her work on it done but I don't have all of mine done yet.
My friend recently sent me a reading about modeling for our children. It reminded me that I need to practice rest and take care of myself a little more often in hopes that my daughter will learn to do the same.
Until then, I hope you can find me at the gym, quilting with my friends at church, reading in my hammock, or just taking life at a little different pace. You will also find me eating all the time as a new med has me hungry in the middle of the night.
Blessings,
Cindy
