My daily....

Schools started back. Thats a good thing, right? Maybe it is for some, but for a mother of 3 school starting back begins with high stress, no money, and early awakenings. Stress from the mountaning cost of school supplies (and we will not even touch on school clothes). The cost of school supplies and clothes is the reason my bank account is so thin.. Its not just the kids who enjoy summer break, I do too. I enjoyed not having to get up as early. And, yes, that whole extra 30 minutes makes a huge difference for me. Let me just say that the first day of school and the week after have been a major success. Both girls love their teachers and seem to be doing pretty well adjusting to the upper grade. Kids were on time!!!! Yay, Go me! I should get brownie points for that one :) Now here comes more to add to the stress: Extra Curricular Activities. And, yes, that is an option. But for me, I feel like the more involved my kiddos are in activities they will be less likely to become couch potatoes!!!! So Girlscouts here we come! So by now I am running, running, running, helping with homework, cook, clean, bathtimes, and bedtimes. Did I mention I maintain a 40 hour job also. And in between getting the kids off to school and work and homework I also have a two year old who needs my undevided attention at all times. We have recently took custody of another child so now my life is a whirlwind of beginnings and new emotions. Beyond this crazy new beggining I have also started a new beginning spiritually. I truly want to be everything God wants me to be. I want to let go and let God be in control of every aspect of my life. This is hard to do because I have major control issues. I have the need for everything to be planned out and non-sparatic. So pray for me on that matter. I want to be what a christian woman is supposed to be. Last night I attended a revival at Solitude. It was the best most up lifting revival I have ever attended. God spoke through our preacher directly to me. As Pastor Marcus was preaching about falling in love with our fist love again it hit me...I have allowed so many things come in between me and my savior. God has blessed me beyond means. He is always there for me and never fails me. He is always there no matter if im not. He started to talk about the prodigal son and how he left his father and returned home and his father never shunned him away but took him back with arms wide open. Thats what our saviour does for us...We fall away, but hes always there to accept us back in his arms. Praise you Lord. In conclusion, I will continually praise my God for all the reasons I am stressed. There will always be school cost and craziness in this world. But I have three beautiful children to raise and for that I am blessed. 

Luke 15:24

²⁴ For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.