It's 6pm on Sunday and I am trying to stay awake for a couple more hours, but I am TIRED! I don't think I got much sleep this weekend and I'm really starting to feel it!
This past Tuesday was fun! I spent the evening with Danielle celebrating our birthdays. Her husband made us appointments for manicures and pedicures at a beauty school in Chandler and Jeremy's gift to us was dinner, so we ate at Shangri-La on Alma School and Elliott. Dinner was yummy and then we headed over to the beauty school that was in the same strip mall. I had never had a manicure (besides getting acrylic nails put on), and I've never had pedicures done at a beauty school. I was really impressed by the whole experience and our finger and toe nails came out beautiful! I'd go back again for sure and the prices are very reasonable!
I also had the chance to ride in a convertible for the first time that night. Danielle drove her little Eclipse and I have to admit it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. However, by the time we got to the restaurant, I was sweating a lot (but I didn't really notice until after I got out of the car). I always thought my hair would be all over the place and it wasn't (but I had it pulled back in a pony tail), and I always thought I'd feel really unsafe like flying objects would nail me; like bugs, debris, or other vehicles if we got in a wreck. Luckily nothing like that happened and we arrived to our appointment and back home safely.
Saturday morning (yesterday), we went over to Schnepf Farms for the Peach Festival. We met up with Gail, Kristi, Steve, Dustin, Tess, and Mikey at 7:30 am. We ate pancakes with peaches and whip cream on them and were joined by Taylor, Erin, Quinten, and Barrett. The kids played at the park for a little bit before we headed out to the orchards to pick peaches. It was super hot and I couldn't wait to be done and go home. We got our measly box of peaches (only $6 worth because last year we bought a lot and a lot went to waste).
Jeremy had to book it to his golf tournament and he took Andrew with him. I was able to squeeze in an hour nap before getting ready and heading over to April's house.
April and I went to Central Christian Church in Mesa to see Wm. Paul Young (author of, The Shack) be interviewed by the senior pastor of Central. April and I were really impressed with the interview and were so glad we were able to hear him explain the book and the story behind the story. We were surprised that we were also blessed in different ways by some of the things he spoke about in his own life and spiritual walk with God.
We booked it outta there to drive out to Surprise (aka the complete opposite side of the state) to see the Globe Tigers vs. Wickenburg in the 3A State baseball championship game. April's brother-in-law, David is the head coach so it's always great to see someone you know coaching young kids and being so successful at it! Globe won the game 4-2 and it was amazing! Very close for most of the game so I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Also, where we were sitting had the potential to get hit by foul balls from the left handed batters so Jeremy constantly reminded me to 'pay attention dang it' whenever a left handed batter was up and I was chit chatting with Mindy. Only one ball came our way and I was OK because I WAS paying attention (dang it).
Anyway, good times it was, of course! I was so proud of David because he's obviously worked really well with those boys and all his effort really paid off!
Today was a typical Sunday. Get up early, run around getting ready, being late to help teach the kids at the school, show up to service a tad late, out to eat with friends, then home (well, this Sunday, Jeremy filled in for the co-ed softball team at 3:00 and now he's working on people's yards while Andrew and I are at home).
I heard some awesome news from my friend today that she is expecting her 3rd child in November and her story is so inspiring of how God works! She has been trying for quite a while to get pregnant with her third and discovered she does not ovulate. Her doctor said he would put her on a low dosage of a fertility drug. She filled the prescription and was supposed to begin taking the pills with her next cycle. Wouldn't you know it, the cycle never came because God decided to show her the awesomeness of His powers before any medication could be given credit for His doing!!!!! She was already pregnant! I say AMEN to that and it will always be a reminder to me that God can do anything at anytime He wants and it's sad to think that we sometimes won't give Him credit for the stuff He does for us. It's made me realize that I want to remember to give credit to Him for all He does for me and my family because I realize how easy it is to think, "oh the doctor did this", or "the medicine I took allowed this", etc.
Let that sink in for a bit.
On that note. Good night!
1 comment:
I have to admit by the time I got to "flying debris" I was cracking up. I know how you feel, My first trip in that car was in between two semi-trucks with Ari flopping around in the back seat, in 5 o'clock traffic through Seattle... ekk! That is awesome about our friends baby # 3!!! A nice reminder that God really does know what we want and will supply when the time is right! What a blessing!
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