June

Hope you all are having a great summer! I haven't been around as much this week but still think of you all often and reading blogs/comments when I can. May God bless you and that this weekend is a great one. The weather is hot, hot, hot!

June has been another fast month but this week seemed to have slowed down for me but very busy for my husband. Our daughter is visiting her biological dad for the last few weeks but will be home the first week in July. I'm thankful that she is able to have some time with him and hope they are having some memorable times. I'm thankful that my schedule (not that I had one full schedule) has changed some. From sleeping a lot to now I'm having more energy to get up and actually make a routine. A routine of some time in God's word (reading through the New Testament of the Bible in a Summer Session and doing a Bible Study on Romans 8 with Precept Ministries.) and therapy times (from writing, stretching, walking and other exercises).

Speaking of walking, praise the Lord! I have had more good days this week! My walking seems to have improved some and I could have lots of moments without my cane in our apartment. This sudden change has helped me prepare my own food and drinks, deal with our cats (play toys and food/water), straighten up a few places that I hang out and put my own trash, dishes etc away. Even standing longer without as much pain, still sore but much better! I can only thank God for allowing continued progress!

Our prayer requests - Praises for progress but also for continued healing of my right side, for safe journey home of our daughter, and for God's direction for some unspoken decisions. May there be doors either open or close but His will be done.

"But those who wait on the LORD
      Shall renew their strength;
      They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
      They shall run and not be weary,
      They shall walk and not faint."

Isaiah 40:31

May

I can't believe that May is here! This year, for me, has moved quickly. School is almost done for this year until fall. We have filled out the paperwork and our daughter will be in 3rd grade. There are two schools close to each other so the district has made one lower division (Pre-K to 2nd grade) and the other Upper division (3rd to 5th grade). So in August we will have a new school to learn, if we move by that time we will have a new area as well as district. Praying we will have a house on base!

I have joined up with several others for "May for Me". Here is my post.





I was "chatting" with my friend Belinda @ B Lines about our "May for Me" ideas and she helped me compile my list of books. I wanted to write a post but had not really written what all I had for ideas. She didn't know it but gave me the right nudge *smiles*. Stop by her blog sometime and see what is going on in her corner!

Here are a few books, projects and ideas that I have for the month of May:

- Therapy, in and out of the apartment and making sure I do my exercises
from stretches, hand exercises and writing to walking more and climbing stairs
- Clean, straighten, two corners of our living area
- Books to read
"Misplacing God (and finding Him again)" by Joanne Heim from "The Simple Wife"
"Secrets to Exceptional Living" by Joyce Meyer

I have two "Precept upon Precept" to finish, for books in the Bible - Jeremiah and Lamentations. While the bible study is finished I'm not quite done. I really like inductive study as I get deep into God's word and not just a place here and there.
For more information on Precept Bible Studies see Precept Ministries

Then I have a few other new books sitting on the shelf that I can choose from:
"Radical" by David Platt
"Made to Crave" by Lysa Terkeurst
"One Thousand Gifts" by Ann Voshkamp
And one big book that has "Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis which my husband got for Christmas. There are seven books that make up the one.

We will see what I get done. No matter what I do or don't do, I pray for the Lord's guidance.
 
Monday starts our daughter's dental procedures for the next four weeks. Something every week so we pray that everything goes well and that she doesn't miss too much school during this time.


Have a blessed weekend and great start for the month!