Energy for the day

Somehow I woke up surprisingly refreshed despite my very minimal sleep last night. Which was incredibly miserable by the way! But I think I know why I'm feeling some energy this morning. I think its because...

~I know its going to be warm today and I'm really looking forward to it. Sleeveless shirts, open windows and flipflops. Oh how I've missed you. It energizes me. :)

~None of my kids have school today. And though they all chose to wake up at the same time anyway, they're all looking especially cute and kissable today.

~Today is Jake's day off. Which means we'll spend most of the next two days together (Sundays are really a work day for him). And everything is more fun when Jake is around.

~I've got some family in from out of town, that I haven't seen in a long time (in fact I'm pretty sure they haven't met Micah, Mabry and maybe even Abby?). So my aunt and uncle, cousin, mom, grandparents, Jake, all the kids and I are having lunch today. I miss them and I'm really looking forward to spending some time with them today.

~This next one is going to sound funny, but yesterday I cleaned out the Suburban... like all the trash out, all the clothes and toys out, vacuumed the whole thing and then washed the outside (drive thru wash). And it does a Mommy's soul a lot of good to drive around in a clean vehicle! My brain feels a little less cluttered when my Suburban is clean. :)

~Jake spoke a great message last night at our young adults group. Lots of great points about taking the Lord with us where ever we are, community and believers, and drawing closer to one another as we grow closer to Christ. Good stuff that I want to chew on this weekend. (I'm so thankful for a man of God that speaks truth with boldness.)

~This coming week is spring break for all of my kids (although Micah and Abby's spring break will last the next week as well). And even though this is the week I'm going to dive hard core into packing, I'm really hopeful that the weather will be nice and I can stick them all in the backyard while I work. And it will be nice not to worry about washing uniforms, packing lunch boxes, checking folders, helping with homework, etc, etc, etc at the end of each day. Really nice actually.

~Lastly and most importantly, God is good and gives me strength when I need it.

You know, I've talked before about what I call divine anesthesia. This unexplainable peace that I have when I should be stressed. I have that right now. You know, we have no idea whats going to happen at the end of this month. We aren't 100% sure where we're putting all of our stuff, where we're going to live, if we're going to rent something and if so for how long, nothing is certain at this point. But I was thinking last night on my way home from church... I know the Lord knows the plan. And I know He'll reveal it to me as He see's that I need to know. I'd so much rather be in His hands than my own.

And I have to say that I'm impressed with my husband too because he's a planner. Like... bigtime. But he's surprisingly at peace just walking this out a day at a time. And I love that we are on the same page, just fully putting our trust in the Lord for our family.

So we'll see what the Lord does. But today, I'm excited to spend time with my kids, my husband and my family. I'm excited to breathe in the fresh spring air. I feel positive about getting some projects done this week.

Thank you Lord for your goodness. I know in my knower that I can put my trust in You alone and You will be faithful to us.