My summer started off at school. The first week was spent packing my "stuff". This girl loves some stuff. I am excited about a new job next year. I have felt that God was leading me in a different direction for a while. It is awesome to witness his guidance when I actually sought after his will. I am so sad to leave the wonderful school that I am at....but I know God has big plans for me whatever I am doing! The second week, I had reading workshop training all week. It was a wonderful week and I left with lots of knowledge. Then.....let the fun begin. It was officially summertime.
I started my week off by celebrating Matt's dad's retirement. It wasn't a big to do. We just hung a banner and I made cupcakes to celebrate. If you know me....you know that I absolutely love a party, bringing out a platter, planning, and then of course cooking or baking. I love food. Then we went to dinner.
I tried to make the cupcakes have the golf look. The flags say "Happy Retirement".
The next day was Matt's 35th birthday!! I have wanted to have him a birthday party for two years now and Matt wouldn't have it. He does not like attention. So this year, I told him we were having a party. We just had family over. We grilled out and had a great time. Happy Birthday Matt!!!
We are so blessed with wonderful family!! We are just missing sweet Emma who refused to look at me for her picture! I'll get her next time!!
We had hamburgers, baked beans, pasta salad, slaw, watermelon, cream cheese cupcakes with cream cheese icing and strawberries. I think everyone left stuffed!
Matt felt a little silly while we sang to him.... but he wasn't getting out of it!
What a great night.
I have also started a ladies bible study at our house this summer. We are doing One in a Million by Priscilla Shirer. It has been wonderful. I don't have pictures but look forward to Monday nights every week. We also had a great fourth. Even with all the rain. We had great friends over for supper and then we headed to the lake to watch the fireworks Saturday night. We got to spend another night with great friends. I am not good at remembering to take pictures. Hopefully I will do better now that I have a place to put our pictures. When it came time to create our profile books for our adoption, I quickly realized that I do not take enough pictures.
This morning I read Hebrew 12:1-2 and loved it. Until next time I will be running the race God has set before me and I will try my best to fix my eyes on him.
The next day was Matt's 35th birthday!! I have wanted to have him a birthday party for two years now and Matt wouldn't have it. He does not like attention. So this year, I told him we were having a party. We just had family over. We grilled out and had a great time. Happy Birthday Matt!!!
I have also started a ladies bible study at our house this summer. We are doing One in a Million by Priscilla Shirer. It has been wonderful. I don't have pictures but look forward to Monday nights every week. We also had a great fourth. Even with all the rain. We had great friends over for supper and then we headed to the lake to watch the fireworks Saturday night. We got to spend another night with great friends. I am not good at remembering to take pictures. Hopefully I will do better now that I have a place to put our pictures. When it came time to create our profile books for our adoption, I quickly realized that I do not take enough pictures.
This morning I read Hebrew 12:1-2 and loved it. Until next time I will be running the race God has set before me and I will try my best to fix my eyes on him.
“Since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us,
let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles
us, and let us run with endurance the
race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter
of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the
shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1-2
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