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Putting things into perspective-Jer.29:11 {
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I have not been on in awhile as I hurt my back so I have not been doing alot of sitting. I have went to the chiropracter 4 times and she gave me a natural herb for back spasms as the ones I have gotten from the doctor make me groggy. today, my back seems to be on the mend, I hope so. My kids and I fly out of Texas on May 3 to VA and then have a drive to NY after visiting friends and relatives in VA. I do not look forward to the trip if I have back problems.
Well, let me see if I can up date you all on what I have been doing. Schooling of course. Jonathan is finished and he officially graduates May 19th. We are having a party for him at my in-laws house. They live out in the country in NY and have a huge pond. We will barbacue.
He still is not sure what he wants to do for school but I get the sense that he wants to go away from home and so he is looking at some NY colleges :( I am glad my in-laws are up there though, if he chooses that. He may be working at a Christian camp for the summer.
Alex and Zach will school all summer. Mostly math, some English, lots of reading and some science experiments. I have started getting books together for next year and buying a few. We have a few used books stores here in Texas, and I have found a few things there. ( I just used the word few 3 times :) I must be tired.
Well, my garden looks terrible, not like NY gardens. My dh tells me to be patient. We bought a maple tree and plan to plant it in the front yard this weekend. My dh hope it will grow fast and shade the front of the house as the sun comes in there and it gets so hot. We bought some of that window treatment stuff that you put on your windows to shade them but have not put it on, so maybe that will get done this weekend too. We have to organize the back bedroom too, and use it as an office , craft room.
I have tons to do before we fly out, I have a list already started :)
I have met some more people in the neighborhood, I took a meal to a girl that is on bed rest while being pregnant.
One thing that happened today that has been on my mind: I went to the chiropracter and while there a girl came in with a VA tech t-shirt on. I recognized her from being on the news the night before. She was in the dorm where the shooter shot the first victims at 7:15. She flew home to Texas since school was out for the week. As we talked, I fumbled for words, something I don't usually have trouble with. She seemed like she wanted to talk but she seemed dazed. One thing that she said that she is having trouble with is that on Monday morning she set her alarm for 7:20 (5 minutes after the first shooting). She hit the snooze button and decided to sleep in. Now, she thinks if she got up that she could of met the gunman in the halls on the way to the bathroom. She feels fortunate but at the same time wonders why not her. The guy that was killed was her RA and she knew him well and the girl that was killed was three doors down the hall from her.
All I could tell her was that God had a reason for her to still be here. we don't know God's plan and why some were singled out and others were not. I felt so bad for her that I wanted to hug her. She looked so young and vulnerable. If any of you can remember her in prayer, her name is Sam and she goes back to school on Sunday and classes start on Monday. She is concerned about the media still being there, and of course the safety issues. She is having trouble sleeping. It really put my thoughts into perspective. We never know how much time we are going to have with someone. We don't know why God chooses some for certain things and not others. We don't know why God allows us to go through certain experiences, meet certain people or be in certain places. I just keep holding on to Jeremiah 29:11. That is the verse I gave to my oldest son this year.
I hope you all are reminded as I was today that we never know how long we have here and we need to cherish the people in our lives. God has a plan for everyone, even if we don't understand it, He does.
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