Family Update!

Wow, so much has happened since the last time I updated.
Lets see, Ellie started the First grade. She loves her new teacher. I just had a parent teacher conference and found out that Ellie is reading above her grade level. She is doing great in her spelling and she is really enjoying math. She is very helpful and a hard worker. (of course, I didn't need a teacher to tell me that)

Isaac started preschool and he loves it!!! I love that he loves it so much. He goes everyday in the afternoon. He is learning so quickly. I don't know if its because he is left handed, but he is struggling picking up the writing things out...but in the month or so that he has been in school, he has come so far. When I met with his teacher, she said that he is a typical 4 year old boy and sometimes struggles to keep his hands to himself. He knows how to spell his name, and if you ask him I am sure he would sing to you in the "BINGO" tune..."I-S-A-A-C, I-S-A-A-C I-S-A-A-C and Isaac was his name-o!!"

Spencer is missing his brother and sister while they are at school, but he also really does enjoy being an only child. I rather like having an only child for a few hours a day! He does go down for a nap on most days, so its quite in the house...if you have been to my house recently...you know thats something that we don't come by very often...and its LOVELY!!

Erik is still driving truck, he gets to come home for a couple nights a week, so that is nice. I really really want my husband to be home every night, but we will take the job that we get for now! He is enjoying the work that he is doing. He loves his dog, I love that he takes the dog with him on the road! He has a traveling buddy, and we get a dog 2 nights a week, so the kids are happy, and I don't have to take care of the puppy!!! Best of both worlds!!!!

As for me, I am hanging in there, I am counting my blessings everyday. I have a great husband who is working so hard for the family. I have 3 beautiful children that keep me on my feet everyday. I have a home that keeps us warm, and food in our bellies. I am currently recovering from my second miscarriage this year. I thought the first one was hard, well, I am learning that we are never finished learning and that these things don't get easier. I am not angry, I have learned over the last year that I am can't do anything without my Lord and Savior. He has brought strength into my life when I didn't think it was possible. He has brought peace and healing when I couldn't do it on my own. And isn't that the lesson anyway? We can't do anything without Him. I had a moment when I was emotional and worried because everything and everyone in my life depends on ME being strong. But if there is one thing that I have learned this last year is that I can't do it all. I have to draw on the strength of the Lord to get me through the everyday things, not to mention the "hard" days. I have learned and am still learning everyday that the Lord has a plan, and the hard thing is, is to be ok with the plan...no matter what it is.