Life's finally back to normal....

(...whatever that means!)

We're finally back to a more normal routine. Kraig came home Saturday afternoon. My sister and nieces left Sunday after church. Monday was a normal day off, and we got to enjoy it as a family. We walked through Walmart, got ice cream at Sonic, went to two music stores and chilled around the house together. It was a nice relief from the busy life of the past two weeks. My parents were supposed to come in this weekend, but it looks like my Dad is going to have to work. It's a bummer, but now I don't have to over clean my house. I'll take the rest:)

I met with a new friend on Sunday to chat. We're a lot alike, I think. We're in somewhat similar places in our lives. As we were talking, it was nice to hear her admit that she didn't have it all together either. We talked about the things we're struggling with, and it was nice to have someone be real about things. We're not perfect. My relationship with God isn't where it should be. There's always something more I could be doing. The one thing God has taught me over and over again is that He is our Provider. Do I remember that, though, when there's not enough money for all the bills and we need to tithe? Of course not. This week, I tithed. I thought money was good. Then yesterday, I realized that I forgot to pay a bill last week, so we had $110 less in the bank than I thought. Then Kraig's mom told him he was going to get a check in the mail for doing his grandfather's funeral. Seriously. That's a terrible reason to get money, but it was already set aside in the funeral costs. So, I paid tithes, and we were blessed. I'm not sure why that should be such a surprise, but I need to control our financial situation. I feel like it so quickly can get out of control that I don't let God have what is His or let Him control the situation. Guess He showed me!

Thank you, Lord, for showing me again that You are in control!