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April showers bring May flowers. This is good! Very good.
But silly me. April showers have also brought on dreary days with no sunshine, and I just don’t like that very much. This time of year becomes a little harder for me as the winter has seemed to go on forever, and the sun is still having a hard time shining consistently. I need sunshine!!!! {insert crazy Laura face here} {on second thought, don’t. no one wants to see that.}
So yay for rain, and in particular the rain that came so fast and hard that it rained out soccer games on Saturday so that I could stay home and get much needed work done!! Rain is good for so many reasons, and I’m grateful for it.
I’m just thankful that today the sun decided to shine. It is a breath of fresh air (literally) for me when I step outside. The flowers are blooming everywhere. There is a gentle breeze. THE SUN IS SHINING!!!! {insert Laura’s happy face here.} {except that she doesn’t have time to stop and take a picture of it because she’s breathing in the brightness and the fresh air.}
In other news related to Laura’s crazy face and the absolute need for sunshine – we’re down to just about 11 soccer games remaining in the season (no wonder I can’t get anything done around here), we got Asa’s graduation announcements almost all ready to send out, the bathroom we are remodeling is this close to being finished, and this is our last week of school. Asa is actually taking all college-level courses this year (love getting dual high school and college credits, but phew!) so he will complete his course work and finals the middle of next week. What a huge relief!
The plans for Asa’s graduation reception are well under way. Then we will be welcoming guests into our home who are coming from out of state to celebrate with us. There is much to be grateful for, and today, I’m thankful that the sun is shining on all there is to do so that we can not only survive the next few weeks of extremely full schedules – we can love every minute of the ride!
By the way, if you’ve emailed recently and I haven’t responded – just know that I’ll work at getting back to you the end of May when the rest of life settles down a little bit and I wake up from a nap.
Share with us! What are you grateful for this week? How is God working in your life? Isn’t it wonderful to see God’s hand in every bit of our lives?
Congratulations! I’m right there with you in the craziness of a graduating senior and so glad to hear it’s not just me. :) But I’m grateful for a full week of good things, including a day out with my littles, 8 teen boys overnight (and then off to church) and a great lesson when I’m waiting on God to answer prayer.
In the midst of a busy life, I am thankful that though there are activities that I wonder about spending my energy on, there are some that are never a waste of time! Thank you Lord, and may we invest in these activities that glorify your name and encourage those around us, for your sake!
http://www.womenabiding.com/time/
Did you make the announcements yourself or did you order them? They are perfect :)
I ordered them through Shutterfly. :)
I am thankful for the rain we got today on my newly planted vegetable garden.
You life is busy!!!! The sun will be shining again soon;-) I always use those rainy days to get things done INSIDE that I don’t get done when it’s gorgeous outside. We had a cold, rainy weekend so I went junking with my mom and sister-in-love and blogged about it because… lets face it, when the weather stinks… there’s not much to write about;-)
Jillynn