Above are the lovely lady Eagles from Sara's homeschool volleyball team. Below them the entire team. They competed a week ago in their spring tournament, and had a great time. No trophies this year, but lots of fun and experience with some wins and losses. It is a wonderful opportunity and hundreds of homeschooled youth are involved in the competition. It is an all day event, lots of exhausted kids at the end of the day, after many games.
The week has whizzed by, leaving me a little disoriented and definitely in need of God's help to order my steps. We've been out of the house a lot and when home, really trying to crack down and finish up the school year well. Sara's put tons of energy into her big research paper on the Pileated Woodpecker. She finished up with Friday classes, her homeschool co op, so I'm actually home and blogging on a Friday.
Sara had a riding lesson on Wednesday with a new young lady, who is also willing to help us with our "problem children," of the horse variety. My wonderful niece helps us a lot teaching Sara and helping her prepare for show season, BUT we don't want to overtax her as she's still recouping from back surgery. Can't keep her off a horse though.
Yesterday was "girls day," which often involves thrift store shopping for Sara and I, we had a ball. Started with a podiatrist appointment (he just happened to be near our favorite shop.) I've had my third bout in about 10 years of Plantar Fascitis:
( plantar fascia is the thick connective tissue which supports the arch of the foot.It is the source of the painful condition plantar fasciitis, a inflammatory condition caused by excessive wear to the plantar fascia of the foot or biomechanical faults that cause abnormal pronation of the foot. Wikepedia)The Lord graciously allowed me to fully recover before. It does take a long time to heal. After the new doc, we had a great time with Chinese food and shopping. Then home, then back out to worship practice.
Today was a lot of confusion juggling cars to get one inspected, with our DD figuring out the solution(that should have been as plain as the noses on our faces) Are you smarter than a 9th grader? We laughed. A little confidence boost for the daughter one-upping mom/dad.
So lots of running and now my house looks like a hurricane hit it! We head out for an all day visit with Matthew for "parents day," tomorrow at GCC so it will get worse. God spoke through
psalm 107:
4 Some wandered in desert wastes,
finding no way to a city to dwell in;
5 hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted within them.
6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by a straight way
till they reached a city to dwell in.
8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
9 For he satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
prisoners in affliction and in irons,
11 for they had rebelled against the words of God,
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
12 So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
they fell down, with none to help.
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
and burst their bonds apart.
15 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
16 For he shatters the doors of bronze
and cuts in two the bars of iron.
