Divorce Care for Kids

Roland and I are teaching DC4K again this fall. This is really a passionate program for me. Here's a promotional video to give you an overview. The first "club meeting" is August 12th from 6-7:30.

Praise God from whom ALL Blessings Flow

I often like to share how God amazes us with his grace and blessings. This morning we got a big blessing.

Roland came home from work last night and in talking about his day said that his boss had once again not turned in his overtime. This is three weeks worth of sacrificing and working hard; it was to be a big addage to his salary. We were disappointed and felt unappreciated.

Roland went to group last night and the topic was disciplines at work. I find it amazing how God prepares ahead of time for our needs. The Lord knew that Roland would need encouragement, affirmation and guidance from Godly men exactly yesterday. And...He provided!! Roland came home with new insights (many of which I can't know because I am not part of this group, Poof! Haha...just kidding), things he needed to do differently and much encouragement. Praise God for this group of men! There are just some things that a wife can't really help with.

So, this morning I got an email saying that the administrative assistant had used a favor and gotten their overtime in for this week! Yeah! Praise God!! Please thank him in your prayers today for graciously making a way for us. I think God enjoys when we praise him for the blessings of those we love.

I hope that you find many special touches of God's grace in your life today.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you."

Jeremiah 29:11-12

Eggs are almost available!

I am delighted to say that we have three hens laying eggs now! Two more hens are going to start laying any day now. The Dominic eggs are medium in size but they seem tiny in comparison to Rosie's (our Red Star hen) gigantic eggs. The hens mainly graze but they are also given some chicken food as a treat. They are not given any human food at all! (Apparently, this is a common practice. Yuck!) All of the eggs are a light brown and of course, very yummy! 

 We can sell six of the extra large eggs weekly for $1.50. (Those are available now.) One dozen of the Dominic eggs will be $2 and we will have two dozen a week. I am taking potential orders now to "gage interest". Let me know if you are interested by sending a message. 

Summer Adventures

Ahhh...a moment to stop and reflect. 

This has been a busy couple of months to say the least. The summer began with decorating the church for VBS. Have I mentioned how much I love VBS? ;o) Soon after we were heading to South Georgia to pick up  our nephew (12) who was visiting for two weeks. VBS was a great success thanks to awesome leadership in our church and the amazing hand of God working! Then we took our nephew home and prepared for the wedding of our good friend Leslee. Our niece (6) joined us for "a weekend away" and Leslee's wedding. Our niece is finishing her first full week with us now. On the 10th we take her home to South Georgia. On the 11th Roland takes his compass exam so that he can begin finishing his bachelor degree in the fall. Roland's birthday is on the 12th. On the 13th I will head to PA for a week long visit. 

I have already written a little about our nephew's visit so I won't go into too much detail now. He is a wonderful child and a lot of fun. Wesley really enjoyed VBS and said that it was his favorite part of the trip. Praise God! Wesley made some casual friends and enjoyed his Uncle Roland immensely. This was his first trip away from home and we were surprised that he didn't seem at all homesick. 

VBS was terrific this year! I wish that I could say that all my things are put away but that will probably have to wait until I get home from PA. At least our "basement" is being put to good use! ;o) Two of the girls in our Sunday School class accepted the Lord as Savior and we are so excited! I can't wait to spend eternity with these precious girls and enjoy calling them "my sisters". We will make some visits next week as we were not able to do so during the scheduled evening. 

Roland and Verity joined me in Charlotte for Leslee's wedding last weekend. We enjoyed a great hotel room and a beautiful wedding. Leslee was a wonderful bride. She had a fantastic maid of honor who really went the extra mile! Christian (her new husband) seems to be a laid back guy who adores Leslee. I am so happy for her. Charlotte is an interesting town and we would like to visit again if the opportunity arose. 

Our niece, Verity, is a precious little girl! We are playing Barbies and watching Shirley Temple movies. Yesterday we baked cookies and played in a park (Delinger). She is a sweet child that loves to tease and "act big". She loves Alex and calls him "her dog". Six is an interesting age and it takes me a minute to adjust at times. She is well behaved and as long as she has a nap and is in bed at 9 she is positively delightful! She is excited about the party we are going to on Saturday and can't wait to "go back to church". 

Roland has been working evenings most of the summer which is okay with us. I will be happy to have him home more hopefully next week. The overtime is nice though and we are counting our blessings. He is a little nervous about the exam coming up and we would appreciate your prayers. Finishing school as an adult is a big deal and will require a refocus of priorities. We feel it is a door God has opened for us though and that the sacrifices will be well worth it. Hopefully, I will continue to "stay at home" (haha!) and be able to ease some of the burden. He will be attending Southern Polytechnic University which I hear is a really good school for engineering. He is absolutely brilliant and I am sure he will excel. 

Roland's work continues to be trying at times (as any job is) and we appreciate your prayers. We also are praying for his boss who at times seems to be blind to things happening around him. Roland continues to be given more responsibility above his peer though and we hope this is a sign of his boss' confidence. 

Although our summer has been full it has also been extremely fulfilling. We have enjoyed many of our favorite activities throughout the summer. God has been very gracious to us; His hand has been woven tightly around all of our activities and we are very thankful. We hope that you have also had a wonderful season and would like to hear your stories. We love you all and praise God for our precious friends and family.