Deb’s Journey

My oldest boy has had a girlfriend for the last 4 months and before that they were really good friends, which I’m really thankful for. I knew the day would come but I was hoping that it would be a little longer. Her birthday was a month ago and we needed to find the perfect gifts for your girlfriend. It was fun going shopping with him and he did a good job not going overboard and getting carried away with the moment. He even got a 2 or 1 deal, so he’s ready for the next event.

Maybe next time we will go online and find the perfect gift.

Last night my youngest son had a melt down, which cause me to have one. It wasn’t a major one but I had a talk with him and explained that he has to work through he feelings when he doesn’t feel like talking. Being disrespectful is wrong and being rude is hurtful, so control your feelings, now I’m talking to a 14 year old teenager but one who has Christ in his heart. May Christ grow in you dude.

What will I do this summer? He is going to need recreation in his life and maybe a commercial playground to play some bball! The more wiped out the better!

My middle son always bugs me when I’m trying to write……it’s funny. I just advise him that I’m writing and please tell me later.
We actually have alot of fun with it but since he is like my son not actually blood related we laugh a little more. There are times when I feel like I need a contactless card, so when I want to be lost from the world I can be. But I still can’t run away from myself, plus God put us here to be with people.

We really love our middle son and thankful that he is in our lives!

OH what a full day it was!! I had work, set up at the church, basketball camp for 2 hours, clean up for the dinner tonight, and have everything just right. Then in the back of my mind, did I feed my kids, take care of my family, and I’m tired, can I rest now! Today I needed some traser watches to help me keep up with myself!

But now it’s over and reflecting over the day, I messed up a few times, got frustrated a few times, Lord help me to do better.

We have had the best weather here in the last week…..almost perfect! The highs in the 70′s and the lows in the 40′s, like perfect and we don’t have to use the air conditioner, I love that.

My boys went to the gas station a couple of days ago, they each came back with a Monster Energy drink. The next thing I knew my middle son was asking all of us if we wanted to go for a run. It was ridiculous and funny, I told him he was never to have another one of those, ever!! He finally got my youngest to go for a run with him, but it actually scared me because I had never seen him like this, so pumped up from drink. I wonder what the facts are, we know what the facts are for mesothelioma life expectancy but what are are the dangers for these drinks are. I only need a couple of sips to feel the effects from these drinks!

Why is age 14 years old so difficult? Is it because the teen is trying to flex his independence, to desire his freedom, to want to gain the respect of his peers by showing off? Whatever it is, it’s so annoying and rude!! I think the only words they know is stupid, and everything is stupid. Please Lord, give me wisdom to know how to respond.

On to other items. My first day as “the girls basketball coach” was today. We have a 3 day camp this week. I had a lot of fun today and felt like it went really good. I’m glad the first day is over, to get feel for it, and now looking forward to the second day! I need to go over a few more drills for setting screens and moving without the ball. I should come up with some plays of my own and with how I talk sometimes, I could come up with some doosies, maybe a box cutter could be one. That could mean a forward that commands the boards.

This is our lovely Bible Study Ladies minus the leader, she was taking the picture. We have been meeting for 5 years now, I think. I love growing with these ladies! At the end of the school year, we celebrate by going out for lunch and do a little shopping, we always have a great time.

We picked Quincy this time, shopping at some consignment shops where you can pretty much find anything including a log swing and normally at good prices. I love these places because of the prices! There are times that I will buy something regardless if I need it, and it becomes the next thing I take to the consignment shop where I take my things.

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone! It’s a beautiful day here in the midwest area, one perfect for a great cookout. We don’t have evening services at our church so that all can just enjoy the family!

This Friday is also the last day of school for the boys….I can hardly believe that it’s over. Once again, time flies in this life, teaching me to keep enjoying the moments and laugh alot. I don’t think the boys are getting any teacher gifts but not because they don’t deserve them. Our teachers put up with alot of crap with our kids and I’m very thankful for them.

I think with my homeschooler, I will do some math and biology the whole summer. AND believe it or not I will homeschooling him next year and will have a couple of classes at the college. The fun just keeps going on here!!

I’m just continuing the pictures from the Fest…so it’s Friday night and we are ready for Toby Mac. He comes out and starts singing the favorites, it was fantastic, we were enjoying so much, then a lady interrupts Toby’s singing to make an anouncement that a storm is coming our way, and the music has to stop. Bummer!!

We quickly got out of there, we didn’t want to find out how to plan a funeral on our watch with our teenagers! It was an exciting adventure, all the girls held hands to make sure we didn’t lose anyone, of course the boys didn’t dare hold hands, but arrived back at our hotel safely.

More about the Agape Fest and more pictures…Toby Mac was there the first night. We arrived there around 7pm, cool night, and lots of people there. There were 3 smaller bands playing before Toby, all were good. We made our way to the front of the stage, and was surrounded by sweaty young kids, but was having fun with the expectation of more to come.

Out in the midwest in a small town, listening to great christian music, but with poor cell reception, but it not like I would be able to talk to anyone, the hearing might be an issue. But soon I would be back at the hotel for the night where I would be able to connect to the internet and catch up with the world.