Welcome to my month-to-month publish the place I share a peek into the final month at our home! Right here’s somewhat peek into February…
I flew to Kansas close to the start of February to assist my mother and father with the Valentine’s Banquet they assist host for his or her church and group yearly. It was such a big day of preparations after which such a enjoyable and memorable night serving to with the banquet!
To learn all concerning the banquet and all the main points, try this in-depth publish I did on it.
A gorgeous Kansas sundown!
I received actually sick in the course of the night time the day I used to be speculated to fly dwelling. We have been capable of get my flight modified to an earlier flight and I took additional energy Tylenol and wore a masks and tried to steer clear of folks on the flights dwelling. It was so good to make it dwelling — and certain sufficient, I examined constructive for Flu A.
I ended up being in mattress sick for a lot of the remainder of the week. Gratefully, it was per week the place I might cancel every thing and simply relaxation!
Jesse and I recorded a podcast about my journey and illness and his journey with Silas to a CrossFit coaching camp + particulars on habits which have made such a distinction in our dwelling. Take heed to it right here.
I did quite a lot of cooking and baking in February — together with making these Simple Protein Breakfast Muffins!
It snowed once more and the children received two snow days!! (Sure, please chortle if you happen to dwell up north that that is the quantity of snow that cancels college in our space!)
I shared a narrative on Instagram about why I don’t have a nicer marriage ceremony ring and the way a lot I really like my easy ring. Learn the main points behind my marriage ceremony ring right here.
I wrote this on Instagram in February:
The previous few days, two of our youthful youngsters have struggled with attitudes. They’ve appeared unsettled and off. There was much more crying and arguing than standard.
I had them go to mattress actually early final night time as a result of I assumed perhaps they have been simply drained. However they received an excellent night time’s sleep and nonetheless wakened seeming annoyed and irritable.
Actually, I used to be feeling weary and uninterested in the unhealthy attitudes and all the additional correction and time it has been requiring. (I do know it is a enormous a part of mothering however simply conserving it actual that generally the discipling time and again can really feel exhausting!)
As I used to be washing my face this morning and on the point of begin the day, Kierstyn got here and requested if she might repair my hair. Fact be instructed, I needed to make up a lame excuse as to why I didn’t have a couple of minutes to cease and sit down and let her put bows in my hair, however then it hit me:
I used to be sick all final week after which this week I had quite a lot of additional work and time-sensitive tasks to atone for. Because of this, the little youngsters haven’t gotten as a lot one-on-one time and a focus from me. And I wager that a lot of their habits has really been a cry for consideration.
Proper then, I finished what I used to be doing, sat down and received all excited along with her about her fixing my hair. After which she requested if I might put bows in her hair and her jewellery on. After which Kierstyn, Micah, and I had a dance get together.
You guys! It was loopy how simply stopping and entering into their world appeared to utterly calm their hearts and switch round their attitudes.
I preach the significance of entering into our youngsters’ world and caring about what they care about, however I had forgotten my very own recommendation within the midst of a very full week.
And the little youngsters have been simply crying out for time with me in the way in which they knew how.
It jogs my memory of the quote: “You don’t yell at a flower that’s wilting, you water it.”
Who wants somewhat additional consideration and kindness and “watering” from you right now?
This image proper right here represents so many, many prayers answered.
You see, nearly daily since our oldest, Kathrynne, was a child, we’ve prayed for her to know and love Jesus with all her coronary heart. We’ve prayed for her to dwell a life that glorifies the Lord. And we’ve prayed for her to have buddies who love Jesus and level her to the Lord.
When she was trying into doable schools two years in the past, we prayed for clear route and for her to discover a group of believers to be invested in wherever she went to high school.
When she selected MTSU, she didn’t know a single freshman lady going there and solely barely knew just a few others who went there. She and I went to orientation earlier than college began and we regarded for any campus ministry that she may be capable to get plugged into. There was a desk for Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) and so they warmly welcomed us and we ended up speaking with them for nearly 30 minutes!
They invited her to their welcome week occasions and he or she bravely confirmed up the primary night time understanding nobody. She got here dwelling from the occasion so excited concerning the folks she met… and he or she saved going again!
BCM has develop into such an enormous a part of her faculty expertise and in February we received to attend a banquet placed on by the BCM college students.
Y’all… it was probably the most lovely factor!
To look at faculty college students discuss their ardour for the Gospel and seeing their secular campus as their mission subject, to see them enthusiastically main worship and singing collectively about God’s goodness, to witness them serving voluntarily with such pleasure, to get to see Kathrynne on stage emceeing the occasion (that’s her within the cream pants and sweater), and to satisfy the ladies who’ve poured a lot into her and mentored her the previous many months…
I got here away from the occasion so deeply grateful for the numerous, many answered prayers for her and in addition so fired up about this subsequent technology of younger folks and their coronary heart for the Lord!
Mamas, maintain praying to your youngsters. Preserve entrusting them to the Lord. Preserve pointing them to Jesus and inspiring them to not settle. God’s solutions may look very totally different to your little one than they’ve for mine, however He shall be trustworthy to reply!
An enormous spotlight of February was attending to go on a shopper getaway with my enterprise coach, Alli Worthington, and a few of her shoppers. Alli has been so instrumental in my life and in our enterprise since I began teaching along with her and I used to be so excited to see what God had for me on this getaway.
Let’s simply say, I used to be not one bit disillusioned! Not solely did we chortle so exhausting and have a lot enjoyable (which was so good for my soul!), however I additionally received to study a lot from different sensible girls.
Alli buildings the occasion so that there’s a lot of enjoyable but in addition quite a lot of time for teaching and mentoring. I got here dwelling so refreshed and in addition fired up with a lot inspiration for methods to steer my firm higher.
I’m so grateful for the reply to prayer that Alli has been in my life! And for her persistence in encouraging me to come back to the shopper getaway. I share extra on this podcast concerning the shocking classes I discovered in Disney (who knew a visit to Disney could be such a deeply transferring expertise??)
These two are about the very same dimension proper now and they’re changing into quick buddies. Micah is such a protector of David and David is continually watching and studying from Micah.
When you didn’t see it, be sure you learn my story a few actually cool factor that occurred on the park in February with David and one other little boy who has Down syndrome.
And if you happen to want a smile right now, be sure you watch this quick video of what David did when Jesse got here dwelling after being gone just a few days in February.
Additionally, be sure you take heed to this episode I recorded with Trillia Newbell on Celebrating Black Historical past All 12 months Lengthy.
Additionally, to beat back illness, we began taking these elderberry gummies in February (they’re on sale for simply $12.96 shipped per bottle!. I’m happy to report that we now have managed to go just a few weeks with out one single particular person being sick. I really feel like perhaps I shouldn’t say that out loud, however with a big household who is continually on the go, that’s an enormous deal!