Ike is gone. He went to Liberty University in Virgina,a part of 72,000 students! 'm beyond excited for him. He's loving the college life so far. It's cool with google skype we've been able to see his dorm room and "meet" his roommates. We didn't go down with him. He went down with a friend who is also going there. He's greatly missed!!! I joke though with friends that I cried on and off after he left until.... I cleaned his room! OMG years of hoarding even after he "cleaned" his room it took me two days to get the thing fully cleaned.
It's kind of funny we started going back to the church he continued to attend(after we left) but now he's gone and we are there. That was also part of my sadness this summer. I love that church and think the pastors there are fantastic,people fantastic. But... we never really had the connection we had with our old church. So we looked around a bit and never really found a place we could call home. We stayed at a lovely church for over year I think almost two, but in the end decided to go back to our old church. The old churches style of teaching really works for us ,we learned so much there. Life changing stuff, we missed their bible studies a lot. So I feel a bit like I'm taking steps backward but it's the best choice for us right now. The sad thing is now we're going to miss seeing some of the people we met when were at that church we went to for a while. Life is never perfect it's always messy. I'm so grateful for all 3 churches and their ministry. Just really missing how church felt more like a family and we really knew each other. We've talked to so many people who left our first church and we all say we can not find the same connection again. It's funny the longer I'm around the more I realize that every church has it's strengths and weaknesses just like people. So all three churches now have a part of my heart and I will miss the ones ,we aren't attending.
Nothing really exciting happened this summer with the kids. We started a tree house. Francesca learn to ride without training wheels. I feel like it was a bum summer for them too because we didn't do nearly as much as we normally do. We are going camping soon so at least we did manage that. Camping in the fall seems to becoming a tradition with us anyway. It's a really nice time to camp. But we didn't make it to six flags and barely went to the beach. The meds I was on really caused me to burn ( I wasn't even supposed to be out in the sun...) even with high sunblock I really had to watch it. We do have a pool so at least there was that. The kids had a blast filling up the blow up pool I bought and putting it at the bottom of the slide. They spent hours and hours with that. They helped me in the garden quite a bit,even starting their own plants this year. Oh we now have chickens! They have started to lay so it's really fun to go out everyday and get the eggs.
Favorite book for the summer,This Life Is In Your Hands.
It's a biography about Eliot Coleman written by his daughter. If you don't know him he's a gardener whose research and methods are really changed the way people farm organically and seasonally. I've read a number of his books so I was curious. It's funny before I read the book I read some reviews and it's really interesting how differently people think. The reviews I read made them out to be the worst parents really neglectful and weird. Franky I agree with a lot of how they parented. I think kids should have lots of down time and freedom especially outdoors. I've always been accused of being a "hippie" with weird ideas so I guess I can see part of where they were coming from. I don't agree with all they did. I think some of their lifestyle was bit much for kids but I think I would rather have my kids growing up around that then the close minded box type people. I think the thing that really touched me about the book was the mom's story. You could tell in the beginning they were so hopeful. They wanted a beautiful life for their family. But then life crowded in and things became too much for both of them. It's sad to see a family slowly fall apart. Sad that in part it was their desire for a perfect life that brought it about.
My favorite Movie of the summer,The Music Never Stopped.
Pretty much a movie about learning to listen ,really listen and how much you discover when you do. I think so often we think we are listening but aren't. Sometimes it's hard to wrap your head around someone else's thoughts specially when we have preconceived ideas about them. I hate when people think they have you pegged. Please you see me maybe a few min every week and you think you know me? But the worst thing is I consistently catch myself doing just that! I love movies that inspire me deeply and this one did.
Favorite new album of the summer, ugh hard to choose!! I guess Ben L'Oncle since he was my go to album LOL The great thing is he's recorded both in french and English.
BEN L'ONCLE SOUL from yamoy on Vimeo.
BEN L'ONCLE SOUL -SOULMAN- English Version (Official Music Video) from // Videodrome on Vimeo.
Been searching for some Christian music I would like and found some great ones. I am kind of sick of the life is hard but I love the lord anyway theme. I mean you could get depressed listening to Christian music really! But I can connect with this one so, one life is tough song is ok sandwiched in between my happy music.
Out on the farthest edge
There in the silence
You were there
My faith was torn to shreds
Heart in the balance
And You were there
Always faithful, always good
You still have me
You still have my heart
I thought I had seen the end
Everything broken
But You were there
I've wandered at heaven's gates
I've made my bed in hell
You were there still
Always faithful, always good
You still have me
You still have my heart
You have me, You have me
You have my heart completely
You have me, You have me
You have my heart completely
You have me, You have me
You have my heart completely
You have me, You have me
You have my heart
You have me, You have me
You have my heart completely
You have me, You have me
You have my heart completely
to end it right a happy Christian song. :) Nadia is so sick of this one... I've way over played it! LOL
