Girls Mystery Trip

I promised an update on our girls mystery trip and here it is! We drove to Valdosta, GA and went to Wild Adventures! It was a great surprise as many of the girls thought we were going on a Community Service type trip. So they were thrilled! I had never been to Wild Adventures so it was great to go and check it out. It wasn't Disney - but it was a fun day. I'm such a Disney snob! Hee Hee! I kept thinking about the story that Russ told me that I shared in an older post. He was so right!

It was quite hot but we had a lot of fun. I was able to share a devotional with them on Friday night which led to some fun discussion. Then I had about 8 girls piled on my bed that night peppering me with questions about how Russ and I met, how he proposed, etc. It's always fun to retell that story and be reminded of all that God did to bring us together.

School starts in 2 weeks! Part of me is excited and part of me is dreading it. Anne starts Pre-K this year. She is so excited! She is counting her sleeps! (That's how she knows how many days - by how many sleeps she has) We have placed her in a school real close to the church so Russ or I can get to her quickly if she needs something. But it means going back to driving to the beach every day (instead of 2 days during the week). We attempted to get Jarod a special placement for the Elementary school at the beach but it was denied. We missed the cut off day (Back in May - before Russell's job was finalized) and since we don't have an address out there, they won't let us register him. So, he will stay at OPE until we move. I was trying to avoid having him make that transition in the middle of the year, but obviously God has different plans. I have walked through all the doors possible and they have been slammed shut - so I figure God's not done with him at OPE yet.

So, we will drop Jarod off at school in the mornings, drive to the beach and put Anne in school from 9-12 and then be back in Orange Park to pick Jarod up by 2. That's the part I'm dreading. Lot's of time on the road going back and forth. It's temporary though and God has a plan so we will go with the flow. Please continue to pray that our house will rent in His time. I have to chuckle a little. All these months I've been fighting God about moving - and now that I have surrendered and am totally ready to go - the house won't rent! God definitely has a sense of humor! Why do we get so stressed out when He's ultimately in complete control anyway? What will be - will be and there is nothing we can do to change it. Until next time......