...and the living is easy...
Okay, not really. Life with six children can be fun, busy, silly, exciting, tiring...but not REALLY easy. And with homeschooled children, summer vacation never really seems to be here. 3 of my 4 children have yet to finish their curriculum and therefore, their teacher, ME, does not get to quit, either! That being said, we have much to be thankful for with summer here.
Ballet recital was beautiful, the girls developed so much this year, and the year is over just in time...to start summer workshop.
Baseball season was a blast. Truett had a great coach he adores and learned so much. We finished 2nd at our park and 3rd in the city and spring season is over just in time...for All Stars, which Truett made for the very first time!
And soon, school will be over. (It WILL be over, right kids???)
Bradlee and Whitney have the wonderful opportunity through our church to go to Child Evangelism Fellowship training camp. They are off staying at Clearwater Christian College, studying hard, preparing well, and hopefully, having a great time. This will hopefully equip them to lead Back Yard Bible clubs with confidence!
Truett's All Star career has been frustrating to say the least. While I consider him to be in the top half of his team ability-wise (and am quite confident in my assessment) because his new coach hasn't ever had him on a team, he has been sitting the bench. A LOT. It is terribly unfair and quite sad. We played 2 games Saturday, nearly 11 innings, IN THE RAIN, and Truett played 1 1/2 innings. Now, I try really hard to be a team player. I really WANT to be happy "just for being nominated." That being said, with finances the way they are, I am not really willing to sacrifice our only vacation for our entire family this year for Truett to go to the state tournament if he is going to sit on the bench. He's such a good little player, with so much heart, and love for the game. I only wish others could see what I see and what every coach he's ever had in regular season has seen. It's a treasure, and his current coach is just missing it. I can say that because no one is harder on my kid than me. And he truly deserves to be playing. (Stepping off of the soap box, now.)
I hope that all of those I love are truly enjoying their summers! We have had the joy of celebrating my Dad's 70th birthday which was great fun. I hope that soon we will get some beach time. For now, we are home, waiting for our pool to be resurfaced and "like new", trying to get our house ready to sell, and building a new client base for the ever changing fundraising business. All blessings!
May your summer be filled with many blessings, unexpected and expected, also!!
