I ordinarily take time to draft a post before actually putting it on here so that what I say actually seems to make some bit of sense.  However, months of good intentions have passed along with the entire summer & I haven't posted forever.  Summer went by in a whirlwind as my oldest son participated in the Junior Master Gardener program at our local extension office, and our 3 oldest children had countless 4-H projects to finish (mostly at the last minute even though we resolved that that wouldn't happen again this year).  By the time all this was finished, and we went to the State Fair to see the projects that advanced past our county fair, it was already time to start up school again! 

This is our second week of our school year, and we are trying to fine tune our schedule and tweak the curriculum that wasn't working as well as we'd hoped.  At the same time, we've been blessed with people giving us fresh produce that needs to be preserved.  I've already made strawberry freezer jam, canned 14 quarts of tomatoes and 20 pints of salsa as well as freezing countless bags of shredded zucchini.  Tomorrow's project will be freezing the bushel of Redhaven peaches that my mother-in-law gave us.  They are always such a yummy treat in the winter time!

We are also preparing for the arrival of our 7th blessing, whom ultrasound revealed is a sweet daughter.  We currently have a tie ... 3 girls and 3 boys .... so this little one will give a win to the "girl team"!  Since our last two were boys, we're packing up the little blue things & getting out the pink for our Annelise (which means blessed with God's bounty).  It's hard to believe that she will be here in less than 2 months!  There's so much to get in order before then since we will be having another scheduled C-section due to a change in our hospital's policy that no longer allows VBAC's.

Nothing terribly spiritual to say tonight, though I have a lot of thoughts wandering around in my head that hopefully I'll have a chance to put in writing some time soon.  How thankful I am that God is faithful even when I am not, and that He continues to patiently pursue me and teach me even when I foolishly get side-tracked by all of the busyness and distractions of this world.

Blessings :D