3 Yankees and a Good Ole' Southern Boy....

Today I have finally realized that the South has entered my house. We moved here in 2005, when Bradley was only 2 and a few months old. He has completely converted our Northern ways to the gentle South. This morning, we were going to the library, and since it is weirdly cold here today, I told the kids they needed their coats. Bradley replied with I'll wear my coat, but I am not wearing a toboggan. A what? Last I checked that was a long sled, not a hat. Taylor looked at him and had no clue what he was talking about. In fact, the only reason we knew is Laurel, our friend always says it, and we had to ask one day what she was talking about. He has also told us he wants a dawg (dog), we can find the paper we were looking for on the pisle (pile) and when is Jew-lie coming?? (July) . His "slang" makes me smile, and wonder how different we will sound when we finally make it North again. At first, it was hard for me, because the speaking here is so much more relaxed than in the North. (But everything else is way more relaxed too!!) We were corrected as kids for not correctly pronouncing words, but here, it is just the way things are, and I am ok with that. Ahhh the ways of the South. =)

Yes Lord, but....

So here's my conversation with God today. Do you trust me?? Yes, Lord but...was my reply. I went to church this morning with my heart heavy and my mind swirling with things literally out of my control. As it seems, God and I had this conversation over and over the last couple days. And apparently I've responded with Yes Lord, but. So today I can almost see Him up in Heaven looking down at me with love and chuckling to Himself and saying...hard headed woman, I guess once again, I am going to have to show you Who is in charge here. And so He did, just to put me back in the place so I can remember just how much He loves me.

The year has brought some new financial worries for me. It seemed like we were just getting a hold on things regarding our finances. Then Jim's employer announces that all employees would be taking a pay cut the first of this year. While it seemed like a little, for us, it was huge. It was time to just pull our budget strings tighter and make it work. As I fretted this morning about many things, I forgot about How all things work together for good to those who love Him. Meanwhile, He was prepared the heart of another who would allow Him to use her to bless us and honor Him. He never ceases to amaze and humble me. So today, my new answer to Do you trust me?? Is simply Yes, Lord.

Jim's back and other stuff....

Ok, So I've already fallen behind in blogging, but I think I can still catch up with myself...haha. Jim has been having back problems for months now. He has had steroid injections once before and is planning on having them again on Thursday. (Mommies...think epidural.) Remember to pray for him and me on Thursday if you can. I'll try and keep you updated on it.

Bradley update. For those who didn't know, Jim and I had a conference with his teacher in December to discuss his lack of focus in school. It was becoming a problem for him and it was making him hate going to school. It was very frustrating for all of us. His teacher hinted that he was maybe struggling because he had ADHD and suggested that we get him checked out by the pediatrician. We chose a longer more in depth route with some advanced testing because we wanted to be sure before we made any decisions about medicine. All the tests pointed us to ADHD and so be began to pray about what our options were with medicine. We did some research and decided to try him on a medication suggested by our doctor that did the testing. We figured that if it made him crazy, or made him lose his personality, we would just take him off of it. Anyway....we have had huge success!!! The first few nights, we didn't get much sleep, but then he was fine. He is eating much less, but the improvement at school has been incredible!! He was in the lowest reading group and at what I call "the bad kid" table. After only 1 week he has moved up to the top reading group and has gotten his seat moved back with the rest of the kids. Amen for small miracles!!

Taylor update: She has been nominated for APEX at school. She made it through the first round of testing. We are very proud of her!! I keep telling her that if she makes it great and if not, that she is still the best in my eyes! We are just praying for God's will here. Also she sold a bunch of Girl Scout cookies and her troop is planning on going to Space camp in Huntsville, AL for a weekend in April.

That's it for now folks!!

I am second....

Hey all...Jim found this site and we thought it was pretty cool. It was nice to hear the different stories of the people. Go check it out. I am Katie Schillinger and I am second.

http://www.iamsecond.com/