My Life Right Now

          I was planning on Saturday to post on Monday... but it didn't happen. And the next day was Sunday and I decided not to schedule the post, because first I would need to write it. And on Monday I didn't plan anything, because I forgot that I needed to, and we tried to start our school-year. I say 'tried' because we realized that we needed another week to get ready. And then on Tuesday night I remembered that I needed to plan to post, only it was too late and I needed to go to bed so that I could get up early to try to do some prep work for school next week. All day Wednesday I told myself that I would blog later, because we had kids over all day and I skipped all preparation for school next week so that I could can from the garden before the tomatoes rotted. On Thursday I continued to prepare for the next school week, and went to music lessons and read some books and went to pick up more beans so that I could can more, and then watched some of the movie that matched my book. And today I did a full day of school just to make sure that it worked and I could do it, and later we're having a friend over to spend the night because we never get to see her, and Mom wants me to do the laundry if I get a minute because she's still trying to finish up the little-kid's school.
 
          This is my life right now. :)
  
          I'm trying to enjoy every second of it, and not miss a moment, because very soon it's going to change. And then it won't ever be the same again, and I'll miss what I once thought was unorganized chaos and running wildly all day long, trying to be in control of our lives.

          In fact, I think that most people lose a lot of time trying to stay on top of things. And I don't think that you can! The only One who can possibly control our lives is God, so I've been trying to give Him my days.

          When the schedule messes up, and nothing happens the way I want it to, and I feel like I had a useless day- I need to remember that every day is a gift from God. He delights in giving us good things, and the only useless day is the one that I spent without rejoicing in Him and praising Him for the good He gives.

          So I apologize for not posting on time... but life took over! Maybe we could start our verses next week?

          "Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen." ~Eph. 3:20-21

                           ~Emily^"""