Saturday

Well, I just wrote a long post about this last week and it disappeared! My internet isn't working very well today. I assumed that it would save te draft like usual but it didn't!


I am doing ok. It seems that my head has been a little more stable the last few days, which is good. Hopefully as fall is drawing to a close, my head will become a little more level as well.

There has been a lot happening the last little while. Evening meetings and events seem to drain me the most, and I had a few again this week. The week was topped off with a wonderful event, though. Both Tanner and Kylie qualified for the state Honor's Orchestra in Ames. So a big day driving there and back yesterday! We are thankful for the gifts the Lord has granted them musically and we're thankful for this opportunity that they had to use those gifts. Tanner has qualified before so this was our third time to drive for this event. I am thankful to say that I felt better this time than I have the previous two years we attended. They both really enjoyed playing with so many that were more advanced in their playing skills and remarked that it was pretty cool to play with others that are very focused on the conductor and at improving their skills. The concert was remarkable!



I am quite exhausted today, though! I am sitting quietly and resting as much as I can this morning because sadly we will be attending the funeral of Kyle's aunt this afternoon. It is still rather amazing to me that I can become so exhausted!



One of the evening activities that I was involved in this week is a Bible study. We are studying a very good book by Jerry Bridges called Respectable Sins. Very thought-provoking. This week's lesson was about Pride and Selfishnes. It has been very good for me to read this and contemplate how sinful I am even when I don't realize that I am sinning. Self reflection is important and realizing and studying the depth of my sin helps me realize what an incredible gift salvation is! One of the things we reflected on regarding pride is talking about things that we or our children accomplish without acknowledging that those gifts are from God. So I am going to try to be more faithful in that. God has given us so many gifts and how often do we take the credit for the accomplishments we attain without recognizing that they would be impossible without the gifts God has given us. So I am going to work on this area in my life. What a good reminder to me to be thankful in all things!