Life as a Christian is so different than I thought it would be. I honestly thought life would be more boring and sensible, but it is nothing like that! It is a roller coaster ride. I used to have every minute of my future planned out. I wanted to call all the shots and make all future decisions. That's not an option as a Christian. God is the leader and while that gives me such peace it is also such a change from what I am used to. I want to plan my future and Max's, but I can't! I don't even know what we will be doing in a year!! Will we be living here in Nixa? In Springfield? In St. Louis? In Utah? In another country? Pray for me to have peace and to be still and know that God is in control!!

The semester is over!

Yay! The semester is finally over. It has been such an odd semester. With the ice-storm postponing the start of school for a week, spring break, spring holiday, and some cancled classes the semester went by both quickly and super slowly! I am going to start my internship with Pet Stop in a few weeks and then one semester to go after that!

Sorry

Sorry about yesterday's blog. I think I sounded a little bitter. I'm really not... I think it is just when you hear something over and over again you tend to want to scream a little!

My first entry

While I love keeping up our family blog, I thought it might be nice to have a place to post my own thoughts and ideas. So, here it is! I have a feeling I won't get too much posted until school is out (just a few more weeks)!
Anyway, just a quick little about me... I am currently loving life as a wife and mom. The only downside of life right now is school. I tend to feel a little stressed sometimes because of it.
I have a difficult time focusing on a lot of things at once. I don't think I could ever work full time and have any energy left to give to God, my husband, my son, our home, and our friends and family. And honestly, since I have never had any real career goals those are the things I would much rather think about. I honesly doubt I will ever have a "real job". Unless of course our family needs the money. But, I personally think being a wife and mom is a full time job. People often really struggle with that when I tell them I don't plan on working. They say things like... "well you will work when your kids are in school" which I hate. First of all, I might not send my kids to public school (we are thinking Gloria Deo, basically half home school, half private school) and secondly, I think being a wife can be a full time job too! I adore being a mom but a little part of me looks forward to time to myself after having kids in the house for 18+ years. What an awesome time in life to spend time serving, ministering, and doing things with my husband! I feel sad that so many people try to find their worth in their career. My identity is not in a career!
I think Nick is the perfect example of someone who loves his job but doesn't wrap his identity in it (anymore at least!). My husband is a very talented computer programmer and he loves his job. But, he finds his worth in Christ and identifies himself as a husband and father and would much rather be building relationships for the Kingdom then sitting at a computer. Wow, just writing this I am realizing how much Nick has grown in the past few years. He is such an increadible man. I am so blessed to have married him!
Wow, that all skipped around a little bit. I appologize for that. Well, I am sure you will hear more about both of these subjects as this goes on...
Katie