Mid August Update

I have no real news since my last post in July. We traveled to Buford to visit Aunt Allison, Uncle Daniel & Alex at the beginning of this month. The pictures below were taken at the Gwinett Braves game we went to with Allison.

This was Allison's second picture of Georgia. After she took the first Georgia sat down like this and asked that another picture be taken. Quite the actress.

Rory's new exersaucer

passed out on a walk with me and Christian

Georgia has really gotten into playing with her stuffed animals lately. She brings all of them into the living room and sets them up on the couches and often has them talk to each other. It's so precious to listen to her talk on behalf of the animals. She has them speak with really good manners, too. If only she'd remember to use such good manners herself!

Rory is sleeping somewhat better. What a blessing that has been! She's also gotten pretty attached to me which is both sweet and difficult. The nursery workers actually had to get me out of prayer meeting Wednesday evening because she wouldn't calm down. That's a first for any of my kids. Her sad face when she looks at me when someone else is holding her is so pitiful it's humorous. She also loves to laugh with her siblings. Georgia was particularly silly on the way to church Wed evening. She was making herself crack up which got Christian laughing and then I could hear Rory laughing, too. Then I started laughing at the fact that Rory has no clue what is so funny. She just enjoys her brother and sister laughing so much.

Christian and I start school Tuesday. I can't believe it! I am excited though. I'm going to be a substitute tutor for our group this year so I get to go to the tutor meetings and I am very excited to get to know these other moms better. They seem like a wonderful group of ladies. We even had a playdate with one yesterday! We've also had lunch with another family from church twice, and I hope we get to be good friends. Georgia is also going to preschool this year at our church 3 days each week. I am confident she will enjoy it, and I'm looking forward to some more focused time for homeschool with Christian. He's reading an early reader's Bible right now, and I loved his reaction the other day to the story of the Israelites and the golden calf. He actually laughed out loud when the people declared the calf to be their new god. For some reason, that struck me as so wonderful that my boy could see so clearly how foolish that was.

Andrew has not found a job yet. There have been several interviews, several that seem very promising, and then an email will come that the position has been filled. Most schools have already started, so teaching is becoming very unlikely. Discouragement seems to be knocking at my heart's door and then my Bible reading or the hymn we sing at church reminds me that God will meet our needs in His time. All of our needs are being met very well right now in great ways. Andrew got an unexpected check from a job he had seven years ago (they didn't know his whereabouts all this time and just sent the check this summer--praise the Lord!). I was somehow overcharged for my prenatal care and just got a big reimbursement check from that doctor's office. Andrew has been writing lesson plans for his old school this summer and should get that paycheck later this month. I had prepared myself for no income at all this summer, and we actually received so much! Praise God from whom all blessings flow! In my times of questioning I've also remembered testimony from two friends in particular who have seen God provide in very surprising ways when money has been scarce, my friends Jennie and Leah. Andrew has started looking at some non-teaching avenues for work. I'm starting to get questioned why I am not job hunting. I could. Maybe I'll have to eventually, but I really want to stay home with my children, especially for Rory's first year and as long as I can after that. Besides that, my getting a job doesn't solve the real issue. Andrew wants to work and will not be content for long without it. Please pray for us during this trying time.