I am helping with our Sunday night discipleship with our Middle School ladies. The series is called Reflect. Our studies so far have focused on how our image and speech should reflect our relationship with Christ. It has been great. Each time I lead a small group I am amazed at how much they teach me. I love my group. You can tell these ladies really want to grow in their Christian walk. I am just very honored to be a part of it.
Owen is coming down with a cold I think. He has allergies, another great trait he got from me. :-( So it is hard to tell if it is just allergies due to the change in seasons or he is getting koodies. Koodies are flying around work and school like crazy! C.J. and I are washing our hands like crazy and we have hand sanitizer in every room.
C.J. made the basketball team which monopolizes our schedules these days. This is a good thing though. They were conditioning last week so C.J. could barely walk the last few days. But he is improving his time on the stairs and running a mile. But now I understand completely when mom kept repeating "teenagers and babies don't mix well". My brother and sister were teenagers when I was born. By the time we load Owen up in the car, drop C.J. off to practice get home, unload Owen, play, change diaper, it is time to load back up and get C.J. picked up. By this time it is usually past bedtime or a feeding time. Ughh... But it is soooo worth it. I love watching C.J. play and Owen is just so darn cute! Luckily Owen is so laid back and easy going. God sure knew what he was doing when he picked this little guy out for us. :-)
C.J.'s grades are good. He has one C but all the others are A's and 2 B's. Yeah!! He has caught up to WA's level pretty well. We were worried about him being behind since he went to public school last year. But he has worked very hard to catch up. He is going to camp for church this weekend and when he gets back we turn around and ship him off to basketball camp. He will be one tired pup come Tuesday morning! Whew!!
Nick is working hard at the Post Office and two Fire Departments. He and C.J. went to the gym today. Nick has to "qualify" for the fire departments soon. Good thing I don't have to take a physical course to work at the church! I would be looking for another job!! But thankfully I don't because I love my job and all the lovely church ladies I work with. I am so very blessed in many ways. You know - it is very true. You cannot know joy without the sorrow. The sorrow just shines more light on the joy and the things you have to be thankful for.
Well, I am turning in for the night. Another relaxing weekend but not enough rest for what Mondays bring.