Erik decided to play soccer again this fall. He had not played a full season for almost 2 years (due to breaking his leg during spring of 2014 and playing baseball the following two seasons). We were so blessed to have him make the RecPlus league and be placed on a team with wonderful coaches and teammates! This has been the best experience we've had in the world of sports.
They played their last game today. It was the Kohls cup which is a national tournament. The format is 4 vs 4 - no goalies - 20 minute games. They played four games, winning three out of four. A fun way to end the season! It was a loooong day - we were at the soccer field for almost seven hours.
Lainey, Kyle, and Carson deserve spectator awards for all the soccer they have watched this fall.
We have 1 month off from soccer (hallelujah!) then futsal starts. Erik's team will play together for winter and spring season as well.
Erik's coach, also coaches his daughters team. Lainey will play on her team this winter as well. Futsal should be much easier on me, as it's only once a week.
So we don't get bored - I signed the big three up for swimming lessons held at a college about 30 minutes from our house twice a week. Good thing with that - all three have lessons at the same time and place. I will enjoy the two weeks off from spots though!
I am SO thankful for all the hard work and effort on the part of our coaches this fall! They have made such a difference in our lives this fall.
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Quotable Quotes
I was reading a book to Carson tonight that said, "God made everything." Carson looked up at me confused and said, "No He didnt. China made some of it too."
Sunday, November 1, 2015
"Thy Will be Done"
I joined a new small group at our church and I think it is going to be a great fit for me. It's a newly formed group, so prior to the holiday season, we are just studying short bible passages that focus on prayer.
The facilitator said something on Friday that I found really helpful. The passage we studied was Mark 14:32-42. Jesus had taken three disciples out to keep watch while he prayed. Jesus knew he was about to be arrested/crucified and was anxious about it. He asked God to take away this trial he was about to face, but followed by saying "Your will be done."
The importance of this phrase was highlighted by our bible study leader. He said, in all his years as a Christian, he hears this phrase used during prayer time only rarely. People instead pray for healing, lack of suffering, peace, etc. all well intended but maybe should be more frequently praying, "your will be done."
This is a tricky prayer though - requires you to trust that God's will for your life is best, even if things don't go the way you might want it to.
I've been at a loss as to how to prayer for my marriage during the past few months. During the year of "fighting" for my marriage - it was front and center in my prayers. Prayers the my marriage would be healed, Victor would find peace, and I would find ways to be the best wife possible. I was terrified that my marriage would fail and I would be left alone to raise four kids.
Well, I am now 5 months into this single parent gig and it's not so bad. I've truly found a new joy and peace about my life that I never expected to find. This has stumped my prayer life though.
Somehow even though I didn't want this, I am currently happier and there is more peace in our house, than there has been for a long time. At the same time, I'm certain God did not want my marriage to end or Victor to behave in the way he is behaving. Due to this, I felt like I should be praying that Victor turn his life around and come back to us. However, I just couldn't do this, because the thought of my marriage actually being a source of joy and peace seems impossible to me and I know I don't want to go back to how things were before.
So I was stumped. I can't pray that Victor continues making bad choices, yet I don't really want him moving back in anytime soon. What was I to do? I wasn't sure, so I just stopped praying about it.
After Friday night though, I've finally figure out how to pray for my marriage again.
It's simple really - "Lord, may your will be done and please give me the strength and grace to accept your will even if it's not what I think might be best."
How might the phrase, "Thy will be done help your prayer life?"
The facilitator said something on Friday that I found really helpful. The passage we studied was Mark 14:32-42. Jesus had taken three disciples out to keep watch while he prayed. Jesus knew he was about to be arrested/crucified and was anxious about it. He asked God to take away this trial he was about to face, but followed by saying "Your will be done."
The importance of this phrase was highlighted by our bible study leader. He said, in all his years as a Christian, he hears this phrase used during prayer time only rarely. People instead pray for healing, lack of suffering, peace, etc. all well intended but maybe should be more frequently praying, "your will be done."
This is a tricky prayer though - requires you to trust that God's will for your life is best, even if things don't go the way you might want it to.
I've been at a loss as to how to prayer for my marriage during the past few months. During the year of "fighting" for my marriage - it was front and center in my prayers. Prayers the my marriage would be healed, Victor would find peace, and I would find ways to be the best wife possible. I was terrified that my marriage would fail and I would be left alone to raise four kids.
Well, I am now 5 months into this single parent gig and it's not so bad. I've truly found a new joy and peace about my life that I never expected to find. This has stumped my prayer life though.
Somehow even though I didn't want this, I am currently happier and there is more peace in our house, than there has been for a long time. At the same time, I'm certain God did not want my marriage to end or Victor to behave in the way he is behaving. Due to this, I felt like I should be praying that Victor turn his life around and come back to us. However, I just couldn't do this, because the thought of my marriage actually being a source of joy and peace seems impossible to me and I know I don't want to go back to how things were before.
So I was stumped. I can't pray that Victor continues making bad choices, yet I don't really want him moving back in anytime soon. What was I to do? I wasn't sure, so I just stopped praying about it.
After Friday night though, I've finally figure out how to pray for my marriage again.
It's simple really - "Lord, may your will be done and please give me the strength and grace to accept your will even if it's not what I think might be best."
How might the phrase, "Thy will be done help your prayer life?"
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