Out of the Loop...

Wow- things have been so insane here, lately. I just spent the last hour catching up with all the blogs I read and just sitting on the couch with B. I have been dragging out the girls winter clothes and putting away most of their summer ones- a HUGE task when they have the amount of clothing they have. (My fault- I buy all their clothes at the end of the season for the next year- and at 75-80% off, I can't pass it up... so I buy a ton.) I've been going around to different places giving flu mist for our office this week, too. Plus, we are supposed to close on our lots tomorrow and so there have been some loose ends with that to tie up. The girls are out of school tomorrow for Parent-Teacher conferences and so they are spending tonight and tomorrow night with Aunt Libby while B and I go to conferences and closings.... I've also been doing some soul-searching and spending a bit more time in prayer than I had been. I know the only way to be happy is to be doing what God wants you to do, and the only way to determine what that is is to spend time with Him- same goes for any relationship. I've been reading the book "The Shack" and it is just such a thought-provoking book as far as how we view God and what He is all about. It's a very interesting and eye-opening read. It is about a man who loses his youngest daughter to a serial killer/kidnapper and he goes back to the shack where she was killed and has an encounter with God. Really deep book. I'll let you know more about it when I'm done. Between that, reading the Doxa Glory blog I read, and getting to church on a regular basis again, I have really been convicted to talk to God about the path I need to be on. I want to be the best parent, wife and friend I can be and I can only do that if I am in God's will. I also am a little worried about this upcoming election and what it can mean for our country- so I have handed that over to Him, too- since He already knows what is going to happen and He wants us to give all of our burdens to Him and trust Him with them so that we don't have to worry about anything, ever. I just need to get back to where I need to be, and I finally feel like I am doing that. It's an awfully good feeling. For now, I am going to bed. Lots going on tomorrow- and on top of all of it, we are going to make time to go see Fireproof sometime between closings and conferences! Promise not to be so slack in the upcoming week.....