Kamryn's Day

Today was an exciting/sad day as well. I watched my little Miss Kamryn graduate from first grade. I cannot beleive how big she is getting, and what a beautiful girl she has become. Not only did she graduate, she also won the award for greatest strides in reading fluency. So very very proud of her. Seems like yesterday it was just me and her, holding her as a tiny baby. She has grown so much this last year. She reads non-stop and is excellent in math. I'm looking forward to her bright future. :-)

Ready to graduate 1st grade

With her award :-)

With her teacher Mrs. Sprengeler

Her award

Posing with Grammy and Papa :-)

What a crazy week this has been, wrapping up the school year, while juggling in their activities. Kamryn is doing GREAT at her softball games, and Carter's been doing awesome at his soccer games. :-) With all this activity, things have been hard keeping up on cleaning etc. But with God helping with a new attitude, we are making it through. Today started off rainy and cold, and I found myself struggling with laziness. We had friends over to play this morning, when they left, we were watching a movie, me and the boys, and I found it hard to find any motivation. One of my biggest struggles is procrastination. I know I need to stay on top of things so I avoid feeling overwhelmed at the end of the week, therefore having to waste family time with things I could have gotten done during the week. Idleness is just as bad as laziness, these things include watching tv or on the internet when there are things that need done. I dont know why, but I am always surprised how the day can go so much better when I take the time to get chores and things done BEFORE I sit down to do nothing. The sense of peace and happiness that comes from a house in order is enough to stay diligent in keeping on top of things. God is with me, and will give me the strength even though I may feel tired to do the things His will asks of me. After a brief nap to feel more refreshed, I was able to get up and finish with the days projects and enjoy the night with the family. 

I'm so blessed to have this job as a homemaker. And pray I can do it to the best of my abilities. To surround my family with love. Although homemaker is a term with less respect in todays culture, I believe strongly that God has a firm purpose in this job of raising a new generation to be like Christ and bring joy to God by living a life pleasing to him. Praise God for all the blessing he has given me!!! <3