Summer's Over

I can't believe summer is over. It went by in one big blur. I spent my summer taking Calculus. It was really hard. I had class 4 days a week and homework each night. Somehow, I made it through.

I'm on a 2 week break before the fall semester starts up. Unfortunately, my son has already started back to school so I won't be taking a vacation anywhere. They are ever so slowly shifting the schedule around to get us parents used to a year round school schedule. I can't say that I mind the year round schedule. I do wish the public schools and colleges would work together and schedule the breaks at the same time. It would really help out the 25% non-traditional students they have around.

The small group I've been a part of for the last 3 years has dissolved. The leaders are going with the team to plant a church in north Chattanooga. So I've started a small group in my home for single moms. We've met a couple times. So far I've had one person show up. I know there's a lot more single moms in my church. I can't figure out what's up or how to get them to come.

My house is a fixer upper. I've been struggling to get things done. I've asked a few people to help me with different projects, and they've all been too busy. One of the recovery principles I've learned is to keep asking for help until you get it. So I finally mentioned my dilemma to my associate pastor. Next thing I knew, a team had been pulled together and they spent a Saturday working on my house. It was really cool. Now he wants to do this every few months to help out some of the other single moms in the church.

God has been talking to me a lot more lately. It's been weird. He even used me to speak prophetically into someone's life. I've never had that happen before. I felt thrilled, humbled, and completely not worthy all at the same time. He's teaching me to let go. To trust him that he will take care of my son when he's not with me. To learn to bless and pray for my ex so that bitterness does not grow in my heart. They are both really hard lessons. I'm slowly taking baby steps walking them out.

I'm so grateful that he's with me. Pulling me up when I fall down and cheering me on.