We've been having a lot of computer issues on our main computer for quite a while now...everything is taking FOREVER to do...it shuts off frequently and can't even recognize a disc now....so very old, little laptop is our trusty standby....great for emails, READING internet, (can't print or run discs)...and I am grateful for it....for keeping in touch, for research....but it makes blogging, especially with pictures very time consuming lately. Frankly....I wish I had more time! LOL And a computer that worked quickly without aggravation. (we are not a very computer literate family)But I have come to realize...that I LIKE the excuse of not feeling as if I HAD to write something everyday....to put every picture we have taken on...or even to research....we've been reading BOOKS! We have thousands of books and are rediscovering the joys of sitting together and reading aloud...playing games...learning games, games for fun.
Now that our learning is in full swing....our "lazy days of summer" are ending....and we are moving into our favorite season. Productive, sometimes busy...simply living life together, is our family of 6 these days....with lots of extended family added in.
I've noticed that right now, we have lots of transitioning going on around here...and it is causing us to guard our time more. We're transitioning from Dad working nightturn and weekends for 10 years...to daylight and weekends off....with the added bonus of being able to come home to lunch everyday as well. My oldest is in a transition period right now....learning how to drive...finishing her last year of formal schooling, praying about her future...taking over more responsabilities around the home. My Sara is in a fairly comfortable position right now...not a little girl anymore, but not quite entering the "grown up" stage either...she is content with herself and her life. My son is transitioning more and more to wanting to be more responsable, tough & manly....more and more doing whatever Dad does. (he offered to pump gas into our suburban last night...he is 8 years old...I thanked him, but told him that Dad would teach him!) He is learning a lot of new things this year...and learning multiplication/division and fractions...so some days, those things are hard to wrap his brain around. My little one, Anna....she is such a joy!!!! She is learning to read...and wants to read her own Bible so badly! She is trying to read everything in sight....and some days is very frustrated by her efforts...other days...she is so proud! So as she transitions into a reader...and she seems to be taking after her older sisters and wanting to read historical fiction....we're all helping her transition into a great reader who LOVES to read.
We also have a big (for us) transition of finding a church family. We feel the Lord leading us to find another church family, but aren't quite sure where He wants us to be. So....we are going tonight to get involved in a local church that seems where He is leading us...we will be stepping out of our "comfort zones" a little bit, meeting new people, hopefully forming relationships...and getting involved and serving within the church and our community.
Nothing extraordinary about our lives....we're still preserving the harvest, getting ready for winter. My 2 very favorite foods of the summer will soon be gone...corn on the cob and tomatoes, so we are putting lots of them away for winter! FInishing up some crochet and knitting projects so we can start planning for Christmas gifts...getting the wood pile and kindling ready. I don't know how often I'll be posting....when I feel the Lord leading...and the computer cooperating! LOL May you all be abundantly blessed in all the Lord's goodness!!!!! ~Sue~
