Trust

I am currently doing a bible study on the Proverbs 31 woman.  This whole week has been about our husbands' trusting us, being prepared, and trusting the Lord to provide.  I don't know if it is funny or sick but it never fails that when you are studying something, you end up walking it out.  I think we have to walk it out in order for the character building to become reality.


Money is what has plagued me lately.  The normal stuff is covered, the bills are paid.  It is the extra's and there always seems to be extras!  The missions trip that the middle one wants to go on, the college that the older one is attending, the drum lessons, swim team, homeschool supplies needed, registration on vehicles coming due, camps, driving lessons, school clothes, haircuts, the "mom, I need" statements......  See if I let my mind wander, it can start to stack up and I begin to hyperventilate and...It is what my mind is worried about, constantly thinking about what I can do.  Did you catch that? What I can do??


Yesterday I received a text from hubby that his car wouldn't start and I needed to come get him.  I took the boy to his baseball game and told him I would be right back with Dad to watch his game. I got to my husband, turned my car off, and now both cars are broken.  Get it working, go to Costco to get gas and again it stops working. In the Costco gas line.  Yes, we were not well loved there and yes, you can laugh. The tow truck guy did, my husband and I tried to.  We had to call a friend to go get my boy.  While I am sitting there praying for God to start my car, TRUST comes to mind.  When I wanted to cry I begged God to stop the tears from flowing.  I knew that would not help my husband at all.  I changed my prayers for a good attitude instead.  Thanking God that we had someone to call and that they could retrieve my son safely. That my husband and I were both together, we knew where all of our kids were.  That we could walk home if necessary, as we were only up the road from home.  That we could call a tow truck, free of charge and get help. Immediately the day's scriptures came to mind:

Psalm 37:3

³ Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 

Proverbs 3:5

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;

Phil. 4:19

¹⁹ And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

My husband said something that put things in perspective for me, "All of our problems can be solved with money".  You see, we are all healthy, we have food on our table and clothes on our backs.  My children can run and play. The other stuff is material.  It is life, things wear out.


Today I choose to trust in the Lord instead of stuff!

Well Hi!  It's been 5 long months since I've posted last.  What have I been up to, you ask?  In no particular order, just things that have occupied my time

• Got really sick with some virus that sent me to the doctors dehydrated and needing IV fluids.
• Went camping to a place called Jellystone.  Yes, Yogi and BooBoo were there. :)
• Threw a big year end party for the homeschool group that I lead, full of games and food and fun.
• Finished up our homeschooling year.
• Played on a softball team.
• Got our wood floors, in the public areas, redone.
• Painted rooms and put baseboards up.
• Demolished the kitchen and started remodeling.
• Went to Oregon and helped a friend with her son's graduation party.
• Planting and tending the garden.

Now that we are on summer break, I hope to post a little more regular.  I will post pictures with more details of some of the above things soon.  I have to track them all down.

Tomorrow is the 4th of July and we are planning on going to enjoy the fireworks in the little town down the road.  Looking forward to spending the time with the family all together.  It doesn't happen much lately.