This blogging thing is starting to become hard! There is SO much going on and deciding what to blog is so difficult. We are staying very busy, especially Sam. This past week he learned about Small Groups and what they look like. He also was able to attend one day of the Acts 29 boot camp, which was held at the Rolling Meadows campus of Harvest.
Okay, so enough about Sam...this is my blog right?
What does life look like for me? Great! I am loving this season at this moment. The boys (Bryson & Landon) are in school everyday from 8am-3pm and Ashlyn attends K4 on Tues, Wed, & Thurs from 8-11:30am. So basically that leaves me with Madelyn and Hudson. Honestly, I hardly know what to do with all the time on my hands. For the first time in my life I am caught up on laundry and housework all the time. I seriously wonder what I did when I had just 2 kids?!? However, one thing I am learning about quickly is HOMEWORK. Do you know how hard it is to motivate a child who has been at school all day to do more work when they get home? Still trying to decide where I stand on this whole homework thing.
This seems to be turning into some random thoughts jumping quickly from one thing to another. That is seriously how my mind has been since we arrived. I have to say one of the best things about being here at the training center is this: I am not in this alone! There are other wives, moms, women who are facing the exact same struggles, fears and thoughts as I am. In fact, 6 of us live right here next to each other and it so encouraging to know that they are literally a few steps away. We were able to attend a brunch on Saturday morning together with a few of the staff wives of the fellowship. It was held at the MacDonald's residence. We had such a great time sharing our hearts and how God had brought us to the training center. We shed tears, laughed and just felt so "full" when we left. Kathy was such a gracious host and I enjoyed hearing just a bit of her heart. I know why God has blessed Harvest Bible Chapel so much over the years....the MacDonald's are very humble and faithful to what God has called them to do. I am blown away the more I learn about the ministries here. The excellence and the way things are done are such a testimony to the goodness of God!
Finally I have to share something funny, yet neat that Bryson said this weekend. He said, "Mom, we need to pray for a million dollars!" I said, "Really, why?" He said, "We need to pray that God would give us a million dollars for our church!" I snickered and then later I thought how neat that he is already thinking and praying in his own way about our church.
Okay, so enough about Sam...this is my blog right?
What does life look like for me? Great! I am loving this season at this moment. The boys (Bryson & Landon) are in school everyday from 8am-3pm and Ashlyn attends K4 on Tues, Wed, & Thurs from 8-11:30am. So basically that leaves me with Madelyn and Hudson. Honestly, I hardly know what to do with all the time on my hands. For the first time in my life I am caught up on laundry and housework all the time. I seriously wonder what I did when I had just 2 kids?!? However, one thing I am learning about quickly is HOMEWORK. Do you know how hard it is to motivate a child who has been at school all day to do more work when they get home? Still trying to decide where I stand on this whole homework thing.
This seems to be turning into some random thoughts jumping quickly from one thing to another. That is seriously how my mind has been since we arrived. I have to say one of the best things about being here at the training center is this: I am not in this alone! There are other wives, moms, women who are facing the exact same struggles, fears and thoughts as I am. In fact, 6 of us live right here next to each other and it so encouraging to know that they are literally a few steps away. We were able to attend a brunch on Saturday morning together with a few of the staff wives of the fellowship. It was held at the MacDonald's residence. We had such a great time sharing our hearts and how God had brought us to the training center. We shed tears, laughed and just felt so "full" when we left. Kathy was such a gracious host and I enjoyed hearing just a bit of her heart. I know why God has blessed Harvest Bible Chapel so much over the years....the MacDonald's are very humble and faithful to what God has called them to do. I am blown away the more I learn about the ministries here. The excellence and the way things are done are such a testimony to the goodness of God!
Finally I have to share something funny, yet neat that Bryson said this weekend. He said, "Mom, we need to pray for a million dollars!" I said, "Really, why?" He said, "We need to pray that God would give us a million dollars for our church!" I snickered and then later I thought how neat that he is already thinking and praying in his own way about our church.
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