For the last 3 months or so I just keep thinking about Scott's thoughts on busyness... it's not always a good thing and it can distract you from your family, from yourself, or from God. Chris and I have to remind each other of this often. We have to make time to sit in the floor and read with Ethan. We have to plan to spend time with each other. It's ridiculous! And it seems like this is how our lives have been for the last 4 years. When we were dating and in school, and having to split up our time between the two families, and planning a wedding, all we ever said was "Hopefully after we get married things will slow down a bit."
Well, we got married, and we had jobs, and we had to pay bills, and we still had to split up our time between our families, and we were still in school and all we ever said was "Hopefully this summer things will slow down." Summer came and went and even then we said "Hopefully when school starts back and we have a routine again, things will slow down."
Needless to say, NOTHING HAS EVER SLOWED DOWN! And if you can't already tell, it's really starting to wear on me!
And so starts another *busy* season in our lives. Here's why:
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I got a job. I will be working for the Social Security Administration. In the same office as my dear hubby :-) We have always worked together in the past, at ODAR, running the copy business our first year of marriage, and then at CEL. People think we're crazy. But we love spending that much time together. Even though we didn't have the same classes, we had them at the same time so we would drive then walk to class together in college, drive to work together, clean together, and Chris even goes shopping with me. I am so excited to work together again!
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Ethan started kindergarten today! Wow! Since I don't start my new job until September 20th, I can take him to school, pick him up from school, and anything else in between for now. However, he is an over-flow kid at his school. They have too many kids in kindergarten over the legal limit for each classroom. This means that they may be able to hire another kindergarten teacher or he will have to be moved to another school in the district.
I really hope that he can stay at Ida Burns! Ya' see, we have these AMAZING friends that live just a couple blocks away and Christy would be able to pick Ethan up when she picks Jaylee up after school once I start my job and I wouldn't have to worry about him getting on a bus alone, or being at an after-school daycare or something. That would be a huge blessing!
Either way though, I know that God will work it all our for us like He does everything!
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Chris and I are now both in leadership at our church. Chris is currently in training for Empower Groups and is totally stoked about how God is going to be able to use him at ThatChurch! And I am on the Worship Team. Well, I have been since May, but it hasn't been a big deal over the summer since neither Ethan or me have any obligations during the week. However, since school has started, and I will soon start my job, and Chris is in training and I have rehearsal every Thursday night, it's just another busy day for our calendars!
And of course, God has us taken care of in this aspect too. Christy and Sarah are pretty much available on Thursdays so that Ethan can spend time with them while Chris and I are at church. They even feed him too! :-)
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The CALL.
For those of you who don't know, Chris and I are the coordinators for the Faulkner & Conway County Foster/Adoptive Family Support Group as well as the coordinators for the CALL Mall of Faulkner & Conway Counties.
I don't think there's enough time left in this post for an explanation of all that.
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I want to clarify though, I'm not complaining about any of the above named events or circumstances. All of these things that keep us busy are great blessings to us, our family, and hopefully many other families as well. We just have to constantly remind ourselves to breathe in... and breathe out...
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