"Let God's promises shine on your problems. " ~Corrie Ten Boom

Here are my kiddos, ready to go, as usual. Last night we went to the BPO at the Botanical Gardens. It was awesome. Zoey brought Leo (a Little Einsteins character who is a conductor) and the two of them stood off to the side and conducted for about half the production. Then she joined Ollie who was already conked out on the picnic blanket. It was a really sweet night with my little buddies.
We met Matty at Fran Ceils for ice cream. He had stayed back to work on the transition from office to playroom.

I chose this quote because I am so excited by a book by Dr. Joyce Meyers called The Power of Simple Prayer. I was listening to it on dvd but am not really in the car long enough at a time to get in to it. So, I checked it out of the library to read. It is interesting and revolutionizing my prayer life. I've always been weary of the line in the Bible that says "pray without ceasing." This book talks about how to do that. Over the course of this new way of praying, I have been more at peace than ever before. I've been struggling with a number of things--should I do department chair? how do I handle my parents not meeting Ollie yet? should I let Zoey (and soon Ollie) sleep with us indefinitely? how can I be more present during the tedious parts of parenting? should we stay put or try to get money together to move? will Matty's freelance career be THE career for him or should he stay in school? I can't say that I have all the answers now, but I am at peace with all of these things right now. Obviously it is impossible to express spirtual matters in a blog of all places, but I am blessed by this book and wanted to pass it on.

On other exciting notes--Ollie giggled yesterday and is getting ready to roll over. Zoey is the light of my life, as always. We are all looking forward to fireworks tonight after Matty's softball game. Happy 4th of July!

Amber