Montana!

I am in Montana right now and it is soooooo beautiful!!! I love it up here and I am enjoying every moment of it. I come up almost every year for the Big Sky Bible Conference. It is so great and there are so many great preachers that come up for this. And of course, where Baptist's meet, Baptist's eat! So, the food here is great as well and it's nice to reconnect with friends from the past and it's also nice to meet new friends. This morning was awesome with three great messages from three great men of God! God is so amazing and I look forward to the rest of the week!

My brother is home!

My brother, Kelley, is finally home after spending nearly a month in a Las Vegas hospital recovering from a broken back. He got injured in a boating accident over Memorial Day weekend and has been 300+ miles away since. He's home now though!

Stressed

I have had the craziest past 2 weeks. It's been awhile since I've been worn out or "bone weary" as I've heard it called. Since my brother was injured in a boating accident, I have been trying to take care of Claire (my sis-in-law) and her 2 young boys (my adorable nephews). I also feel like I have been invited to a million things and I am TIRED! This past weekend wasn't a break, I feel like it was more work. I actually looked forward to going to work so I could have a break. I was so busy running around with my sis-in-law and my friend (after the dog kept me awake until 2:30 a.m. Sat. morning) and then I went to church, worked nursery, bus class and military ministry, then I went to a graduation party for a kid I was a nanny to years ago and that was all the way in Mission Hills. Then, I went home for 30 minutes before heading back to church! I went to bed early last night but woke up still feeling tired this morning. So, I think I have to try and get to bed early again tonight. I am going to a ladies Bible study, but it shouldn't be too long. Tomorrow I plan on going to spend time with my sis-in-law, Wed. is Spanish church, Thurs. is English church and Friday is another Bible study. When will it ever end??? I guess I should be thankful that I lead a very busy and very full life. I leave in 17 days for a one week, much needed, vacation! Montana, here I come!!!

Stubborn?

Today as I was trying to convince Caroline (age 3) to stay in her bed and take a nap, I began wondering if we are as annoying in God's eyes. Okay, maybe annoying isn't the right word, but maybe I should call it stubborn. EVERY DAY I put Caroline to bed for a nap and EVERY DAY she decides she can do what she wants. EVERY DAY I have to go down to her room, yell at her and then lecture her on why she needs to stay in bed. But, Caroline is stubborn and gets up anyway. She loses priveledges, but I guess the joy of doing her own thing outweighs the consequences. Yet, as adults. we tend to do the same thing with God. He gives us instructions, but we are stubborn and think we need to do it our way. God chastises us, we whine and then we disobey again. Eventually He gives someone else the blessing or we get a good "spanking" from Him. I can honestly say, I have learned more about my relationship with God by watching my relationship with children, more than any other thing ever taught me. We are God's children (if you are born again) and He is our Father Who guides and directs us. If only we would do what He asked, then life would be grand! I am going to try harder to listen to His voice and do what He asks when He asks the 1st time. I won't master it, but I'm going to try. I want to be a good child of God.