Anniversaries, and Air Conditioners....

So Bryant and I went to see Hairspray last night and it was such a cute movie....very light, very summer. It is so nice to go out with my husband of almost 22 years. (Yes, I got married when I was 8!) We will celebrate 22 on August 10th. Wow! It kind of freaks me out a little to think that I met my mate when I was 18 during my first semester at SFA. Did I mention that Brendan is going to SFA? Did I mention that he turns 18 tomorrow? Kinda freaky if you think about it. We thought we were old enough, mature enough, ready enough to get married. I look back now and know that it was the GRACE OF GOD that got us through. It really is amazing that we made it through with out killing each other. I am so blessed to have him. Anyway, on another note, we have been having an air conditioner/birthday extravaganza over here. We keep having problems with our air and Lindsee can testify that it has been interesting. We were hanging out one Sunday night because the before mentioned hubby was out of town when I started hearing a drip, drip, drip, hitting leather! Now, our couch is pretty new, so when you hear the drip on leather it sends you in to a panic! My words were "SAVE THE COUCH! Don't worry about the ceiling, SAVE THE COUCH! I was so glad that Lindsee was here to hold the flash light and make sure I didn't fall through the ceiling and it turned out that I had to turn off the unit and spend the night and the next day in a hot house waiting for the air guy. But, he ended up not charging us (nice man, thanks God) because he had been out so many times this year. I think we have reached some kind of quota....
We have been celebrating our July bdays this month...Ethan on the 20th, Megan on the 28th and Brendan on the 31st. Ethan had a moving watching party, Megan had a scrapboooking sleepover and Brendan doesn't want a party. I am trying to change his mind and have some friends over. I am a glutton for punishment. Yes, I know what you are thinking.....WEIRD! Three of the four within the span of a few days. (Collin is in May) We didn't plan it that way, but God did. It feels like Christmas with all the presents and planning, stressful but fun. My kids are so awesome, and I am so glad that God made them. My prayer today is to enjoy them and the time I have with them. To enjoy every crazy, mixed up, stressful, with out air conditioning day with my family. I love them all so much....

Grace,
Dana

Summer

So, I have been reading a lot this summer and just finished "Quaker Summer" by Lisa Samson, for all of you readers out there. It was such a great book to get you thinking about life, yet lite enough for a summer read. It is about a 40ish Mom going a little crazy and God calling her to a ministry in the urban part of her town. Very interesting......I am praying now that God would shake up my life a little as well. I know that He wants me in Youth Ministry, but I am open to whatever He has. We will see. On another note, I need help with my JH daughter and her friendships. She is having some trouble and I am having a difficult time knowing how involved to get. She wants me to talk to the Moms sometimes, which is hard, but I don't know if that is the right thing to do. Right now, I am encouraging her to work things out on her own. So hard to watch her go through this. She is a gentle soul and takes things much harder than I do. I am more of a boy mom..."suck it up and get on with it"...so God is teaching me to be more sensitive and thoughtful with her. Just praying my way through this one. We are trying to plan a trip to Santa Fe for August with the family....needs to be economical and that is hard to do! I love NM and haven't been there is years, hope it works out. That is about all that is going on...
Grace and Peace,
Dana