Week Six!

Thumbs Up: It was 4^th of July weekend! It rained all day on the actual 4^th, but that just meant we extended the celebration to be two days long, complete with burgers, ice cream cones, talking dinner and even fireworks! Also, the rain gave me lots of time to read, so I found this pic especially fitting :)

Thumbs Down: Week Six. This week has been different and good and exhausting and restful and busy and boring and just plain weird. I think it’s hard because this is the longest I’ve been somewhere besides school in three years (our Europe trip last year was six weeks long, but we never stayed in one place more than two). I felt really settled into the routine at first, but for some reason this week it wore me out. I’ve taken a complete break from reading since Saturday evening, which is good but different. I’ve had quite a few real, questioning, thought-provoking conversations, which I enjoyed greatly but made me tired. I’ve made lots of progress on the “planning for the future” front, but I don’t feel like I have, I just feel tired from sending emails and doing paperwork. I feel like I need a break, so it is a good thing I am going out of town this weekend!

God-Sighting: Y’all, I saw the CUTEST video yesterday. I don’t know how to link it here because it’s on facebook, not youtube, but this southern little toddler recites Psalm 23 and it is the most precious thing. It’s nice to be reminded in childhood joy that though we may walk “through the balley of the shallow of deaf,” we shall fear no evil. It is rest to the weary soul to know that amidst my attempts to plan and stress and worry about the future, God’s got it. Really.

Other Notes: We went black raspberry picking this week! There are lots of wild bushes here, so it’s a little bit of an adventure to get to the berries, but we handled it. :)

We got to meet one of the sisters when she came home for a day visit; she has been in a nursing home recovering from an injury. She’ll be back for a longer stay in about week, so I am looking forward to getting to know her more.

Lastly, I am so so so excited to be headed to Charlotte this weekend! I leave tomorrow, so please send up some prayers for safe travels! I can’t wait to be in the land of friends, heat and Chick-fil-A. Oh, and Kara and Becker’s wedding will be nice too, I’m sure…

Actually, this is the end: check out these pictures of Little Beth taking complete advantage of her adorable and diminutive size to stand four-footed on my back and eat my hair.