We have been keeping ourselves busy here.  I have my children - the older two taking knitting lessons.  They are having different thoughts...my oldest loves it, she had already taught herself to knit and so it is easy enough for her.  My middle child though isn't sure what to think.  It is difficult and he wants to quit.  I am really trying to encourage him to not give up, life is hard and we can't give up there....so it is good practice to keep trying to work on things that aren't easy. 

As for me, I have tried to call my husband today to say hi, but he wasn't answering his page at work.  Soooo, I will try another day.  I am not as mad anymore.  Mostly hurt.  But the anger has lessened somewhat.  I have been attending a very good church here where I am at, and it has been so amazing.  The series that the Pastor has been sharing about this month since I have been attending, has been about Extreme Family Makeovers.  I have left in tears from most of the messages so far.  It has really hit a mark in my heart.  But, I can't change my husband, only God can.  And I am praying alot for that.  And I can only work on myself and try to be a better example for my children.  Somedays are hard, and I have to grit my teeth.  My oldest turns 14 in two weeks and she is worried that her daddy won't call her or remember it is her birthday.  And the boys would love to just hear his voice.  We try to call, but he is never at home.  We leave messages, but he never checks them.  So we have to just trust that the Lord will work on him, and that he will call soon.  It does make me upset alot though when they wait and wait, and then I try to call and I disappoint them by doing that because he isn't home anyways.  We have emailed him...what can a person do? 

One thing that we have been doing is keeping ourselves busy.  We are so behind in our homeschooling.  But that was first due to my middle child's illness.  I am so happy to say that the Lord has blessed him with good health again.  Oh I am so praising God!!!  It was so difficult watching him struggle to breathe.  Whooping cough and asthma just don't go together....then add in broncitis.  Yuck.  So what have been doing to keep ourselves busy...you all might wonder?!!  Well we are helping a lady that we met at the church we are attending, to pack up her home.  She sold it and has had a big yard sale that we helped her set up for.  Now we are going to help her with her home and getting things sorted and ready for the packers and then help clean it with her.  Her husband passed away 2.5 years ago and all her children are grown and gone.  It has been such a blessing for me and my children to go and help her.  She has been so good to them :)  Today she gave them all the loose change that her husband had kept in containers - they rolled them up and split it evenly three ways....and each was blessed with $42!!!!!  They were so surprized lol.  Then she made dinner.  Her and I have had some good talks too - it has been very nice. 

Well I should run.

Blessings from acraisydaisy