it’s been a long time since i’ve posted again. four birthdays have come and gone!!
Jamin turned 4 on Aug. 9, Josiah turned 6 on Aug. 12, Jace turned 2 on Sep. 28 and Jerry turned 39 on Sept. 30. hard to believe, all of them!!!!
i also lost a very dear friend from high school. she is in heaven with our Lord now, but i really miss her! i love you, Amy!!!!
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homeschooling is going well. i’m enjoying the new curriculum, and the boys finally seem to be getting into the swing of things. 
any day now, we are going to implement Accountable Kids for the whole family. mama needs to be held accountable just as much as the boys do! how can they really learn when i have fallen so far behind!?
i have always been a messy person (despite the ‘i’m creative, not messy’ button i was always so proud of!) and i’m not pleased with that. i want to be able to take care of the home God has blessed me with, to make it a haven for my hard-working hubby and a place my kids can feel comfortable in. it seems more often than not, they feel stressed because of the clutter and mess, and act out. i realize since this is a life-long thing, pretty much ingrained in me, that it won’t be easy to beat. i’m going to have to cut a lot of other things out to make sure that my time is spent more wisely. but i’m hoping that as i go on, it will become easier and easier, and the kids will learn what the right thing to do is, where cleaning is concerned. i’d appreciate prayer about it, in case anyone is reading. 
oh i just wanted to thank the Lord for this absolutely GORGEOUS weather we have been having! it’s like a nice summer or perfect spring day. it’s amazing!
well that’s it for now. i’m going to leave you with a song that i just can’t get out of my head. the parts i love are the chorus and the bridge; the bridge is my favorite though.
But You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
Yes You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
I am the thorn in Your crown
But You love me anyway
I am the sweat from Your brow
But You love me anyway
I am the nail in Your wrist
But You love me anyway
I am Judas’ kiss
But You love me anyway
See now, I am the man who yelled out from the crowd
For Your blood to be spilled on this earth shaking ground
Yes then, I turned away with a smile on my face
With this sin in my heart tried to bury Your grace
And then alone in the night, I still called out for You
So ashamed of my life, my life, my life
But You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
Yes,You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
You love me, yes You love me
How You love me