Made the most out of it

I like it when it when he smiles.

My little miss sunshine enjoying her bike at the park.

Dillon needed to get out of the house and have some fun on his bike.

Friday I had to work in the afternoon to the evening so I was trying to cram as much as I could before going in to work.  Dillon wanted to go to the park, so I took him for about an hour before going to work.

Karlee turns 16 on the 25th of this month.  She wanted a picture to put on her invitations for her birthday party. 

Sisters......warms my heart when they enjoy being around each other.

We took several pictures, not sure which one to use yet.....

Silly girls....I love them so much!

So on Saturday you can see that I managed to do a "photo shoot" with my daughters before the rain, and before going to work. Yes, it rained and rained.  It's been raining lately so I did not get my nature walk in.

Kyle was gone all weekend on his first boy scout camping trip, they went to Blue Ridge.  I'm so excited to see how the Lord will work in his heart as he begins this new journey into Boy Scouts.

Sunday was a mixture of sun and clouds for me.....my heart was tender for some reason.  I really enjoyed the worship music so much!  It was perfect with the lights down low, the sound of heavy rain coming down outside and beautiful heartfelt music.

All the songs were awesome.  I really felt His spirit during the chorus of this song.....

O-o-o, the Goodness of God

is flooding my heart with peace

O-o-o, the goodness of God 

is bringing me to my knees

or this one....

I Stand in Awe

You are beautiful beyond description

Too marvelous for words

Too wonderful for comprehension

Like nothing ever seen or heard

Who can grasp Your infinite wisdom

Who can fathom the depths of You love

You are beautiful beyond description

Majesty enthroned above

And I stand, I stand in awe of You

Holy God, to whom all praise is due

I stand in awe of You

Later into the day I picked up Kyle from his camping trip and took him out to join his sisters at their dad's.  It was his birthday.  I took Dillon along with me, we stayed for a little while then headed home.  On the way home all the kids got the idea that they really needed to stop at Little America to get a .50 ice cream cone. So we did.  I enjoyed one too.

I tore off a chunk of my heart that had been hurting and shared it with my husband.....it fell on deaf ears only to being silly to avoid the seriousness of what I had expressed.  We hugged.

My heart was tender, and I was struggling with my emotions, it wasn't going to take much for me to loose some control and not handle the next situation the best way.  Dillon and I got into it over something not worth much attention at all but voices were raised and attitudes exchanged and ended with him walking out and me throwing silverware across the counter in the kitchen before I went up stairs.

Sara finished up with her bath and came in and gave me a hug and asked if I was alright.  I replied "always, I'm always alright".  I smiled through my watery eyes and gave her a hug.

I felt bad for the moment that had happened, silence was between Dillon and I the rest of the night and I could feel the distance move farther away with Micah and I.  My heart was crushed again at this point.  I sat in the floor of my closet and cried silently as I prayed to God.

Micah and I ended the evening with watching a movie and he surprised me when he pulled me in his arms and kissed me....not just a short little peck :)  My heart was alittle more sunny after that moment.  He told me that he loved me and then we brushed our teeth and went to bed.

God is so good in all moments of live.  He is there in all the little moments that I try to squeeze into my day and He is there when my heart is tender providing me the strength that I need to stand up again, helping me make the most of it.

So grateful