Good Morning! 

Well, today is the first day back to school for us!   The summer went sooo fast! Monique is in 10th grade and the high school spends their first few days at a camp retreat.  So I won’t see Monique until Thursday.   Elizabeth is in Junior High this year.  She is in the 6th grade and she now has a locker and switches for every class. And last, but not least, Megan is in first grade.  She was a little behind last year in the reading department but over the summer she improved greatly!  She was soooo excited about starting first grade!

Brian had the last 3 weeks off for vacation but he went back to work today too.   So , it’s just me and the dog!

I know that I felt better over the summer (much less anxiety and depression) because I am really going to miss having everyone around.   I know it sounds terrible but by the end of most summers I am looking forward to everyone going back.  But I think because I have such a hard time with the depression and anxiety and dealing with everyone all the time.   Thank the Lord , I’m doing better.

I wasn’t as organized about getting everyone ready for school as I normally am but I’m happy to say that everyone had everything they needed today.   Woo-Hoo!  (I had my doubts a couple days ago.)  I even made some awesome French Toast for breakfast!

Yesterday was an awesome Lord’s Day (even though I had a terrible headache, it’s gone now.)  We went to church in the morning and then in the evening I planned on listening to a sermon on Sermon Audio.  (We listened to a pastor named David Murray)  Monique and Elizabeth elected to listen with me and we were all truly blessed by the message and listening and talking about it together.

Hope you all have a blessed day!  I gotta figure out my new schedule of life now that everyone is gone.

Jenn

Grasshopper walking up my sliding door window.

Hi!   On Wednesday we went to the park with the girls and the dog for the afternoon.  Yesterday,  I went to the antique shops (didn’t buy anything) with my girlfriend and then she took me out for this amazing dinner.  We had steamers to begin with and then had a steak and cod fish dinner. Doesn’t sound that impressive but the food was just cooked soooo well. YUM!

Then I stayed over with her at her RV.  She keeps it at a campsite and stays there as here summer home.   Lotsa fun.

I had to leave early this morning to come home because my hubby was going down to South Jersey to spend some time with his family.   

Now, I’m just sooo tired , hardly slept at all last nite.  I’m going to go watch, “It’s Me or the Dog” with Victoria Stilwell on  Animal Planet with the girls. 

Hi all!

We  just got back from our annual vacation to Virginia on Friday.  Every year (well, the last 4 and we are signed up for next year)  we drive to Virginia to a conference center where the Free Church of Scotland Continuing (not our current denomination but one we love) has a 4 day retreat.  All of us look forward to going.  We heard 12 inspiring sermons, helped with the food, and enjoyed incredible fellowship.   The girls have a chance to meet so many other like-minded children.  Monique and Elizabeth write to some of them through out the year.

This year we went a couple of days early to meet a Pastor and his family in Lynchberg, VA.  They were very hospitable and lovely family.  They had a little homestead, with goats, chickens, rabbits, two bulls, cats and dogs. Megan loved it.  She would love to live on a small farm like that.

Megan petting a goat.

Me with one of their many kittens.

We also stopped at Lexington, VA where we stopped at Stonewall Jackson’s House.  He seems like such a godly man.  We really enjoyed the tour. 

Elizabeth.

And here are a few pictures from the conference:

This is all of the families (well just us and two others) from our denomination that attended the conference.

We are on the porch of the main conference hall.

Megan standing in front of the hall.

Monique and friends.  (She cried when it was time to leave her friends.)

This is one of the morning beverage tables. Their was two.  Brian was in charge of both.  This is the one Monique helped with. 

I helped with lunches twice. Next year I will take a larger role in food preparation.

I will try to update more during the week. 

Have a blessed day.

Jenn